{{Short description|Indian public official (born 1955)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = G. Mohan Kumar | office = 37th Defence Secretary of India | image = G. Mohan Kumar (2015).jpg | caption = Kumar in 2015 | predecessor = Radha Krishna Mathur | successor = Sanjay Mitra | term_end = 24 May 2017 | term_start = 25 May 2015 | office2 = Steel Secretary of India | predecessor2 = | office1 = 37th Defence Production Secretary of India | predecessor1 = G. C. Pati | successor1 = Ashok Kumar Gupta | term_end1 = 25 May 2015 | term_start1 = 1 September 2014 | term_end2 = 29 August 2014 | term_start2 = 3 September 2013 | successor2 = | birth_name = Gopinathan Nair Mohan Kumar | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1955|05|27}} | birth_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gaodisha.gov.in/encroachment/cadre/USER_IAS_cader_view.php|title=IAS Cadre List|website=General Administration Department, Government of Odisha|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170606011905/http://gaodisha.gov.in/encroachment/cadre/USER_IAS_cader_view.php|archive-date=6 June 2017|url-status=live|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> | alma_mater = University College Thiruvananthapuram | occupation = Retired IAS officer | spouse = Geetha | children = 2 | parents = M. Gopinathan Nair <br> Sarada | relations = G. Suresh Kumar (brother), Menaka (sister-in-law), Keerthy Suresh (niece) }}
'''G. Mohan Kumar''' (IAST: ''Ji Mohan Kumār''; born 27 May 1955) is a retired 1979 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. He was the Defence Secretary of India from 2015 to 2017. He also served as the Defence Production Secretary as well as the Steel Secretary of the country.
==Biography== Kumar was born on 27 May 1955, to M. Gopinathan Nair, retired professor of NSS College Trivandrum, and Saradamma, Mohan Kumar studied at Government Model School Trivandrum during the 1960s, did his pre-degree at Arts College Trivandrum and BSc in Chemistry at University College Trivandrum. He was selected in the civil services while doing his MSc. Initially, he was selected in the IPS and in his next attempt, he was selected in the IAS cadre in 1979 and was allotted Odisha cadre.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150523/nation-current-affairs/article/family-elated-mohan-kumar’s-new-assignment|title=Family elated at Mohan Kumar's new assignment|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|access-date=21 February 2019}}</ref>
Kumar is married to Geetha, a gynecologist in Sree Uthradam Thirunal Hospital, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram. The couple have two daughters. He is the elder brother of noted film actor and producer G. Suresh Kumar, brother-in-law of erstwhile actress Menaka Suresh Kumar and paternal uncle of the popular film actress Keerthy Suresh.
==Education== G. Mohan Kumar is a graduate (BSc) and a postgraduate (MSc) in Chemistry from University College.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14160&PageId=|title=G. Mohan Kumar - Executive Record Sheet|website=Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=121977|title=G Mohan Kumar takes over as the new Defence Secretary|date=25 May 2018|website=Press Information Bureau of India|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150523/nation-current-affairs/article/family-elated-mohan-kumar%E2%80%99s-new-assignment|title=Family elated at Mohan Kumar's new assignment|date=23 May 2015|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle|publication-place=Thiruvananthapuram|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref> Kumar also has an MBA degree from the United Kingdom.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />
==Career== During the course of his career, Kumar served in various key positions for both the Union Government and the Government of Odisha, such as Principal Secretary (Fisheries and Animal Resources Development), Commissioner of Commercial Taxes, Chairman and Managing Director of Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC), Inspector General of Registrations, Managing Director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC), Secretary to the Governor of Odisha, Chief Executive of Odisha Renewable Energy Development Authority, Managing Director of Odisha State Seeds Corporation (OSSC), and as the District Magistrate and Collector of Sambalpur district in the Odisha Government,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> and as the Union Defence Secretary, Union Defence Production Secretary, Union Steel Secretary, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Water Resources and as the Chairman of the Marine Products Export Development Authority in the Government of India.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
===Steel Secretary=== Kumar was appointed the Union Steel Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), he assumed office on 3 September 2013,<ref name=":0" /> and demitted it on 29 August 2014.<ref name=":0" />
===Defence Production Secretary=== Kumar was appointed the Union Defence Production Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), he assumed office on 1 September 2014,<ref name=":0" /> and demitted on 25 May 2015,<ref name=":0" /> when he was appointed the Union Defence Secretary. [[File:G. M. Kumar, IAS, Manohar Parrikar and Subhash Ramrao Bhamre receiving Narendra Modi.jpg|left|thumb|269x269px|G. Mohan Kumar, Minister of Defence Manohar Parrikar and Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre receiving Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.]] [[File:Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar visiting INS Jalashwa.JPG|thumb|310x310px|G. Mohan Kumar (second-from-right), as Defence Secretary, being briefed by the officers of Indian Navy, on his visit to INS Jalashwa.]] [[File:U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets Indian Secretary of Defense Production G. Mohan Kumar as he arrives at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., for a meeting, Sept 140922-F-DT527-017.jpg|left|thumb|284x284px|G. Mohan Kumar with the then United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in September 2014.]]
===Defence Secretary=== Kumar was appointed the Union Defence Secretary by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) in May 2015,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Mohan-Kumar-appointed-new-defence-secretary/articleshow/47386486.cms|title=Mohan Kumar appointed new defence secretary|last=Pandit|first=Rajat|date=22 May 2015|website=The Times of India|publication-place=New Delhi|access-date=19 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/mohan-kumar-to-be-next-defence-secretary/|title=Mohan Kumar to be next Defence Secretary|date=23 May 2015|website=The Indian Express|publication-place=New Delhi|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mohan-kumar-is-new-defence-secretary/article7236587.ece|title=Mohan Kumar is new Defence Secretary|date=23 May 2015|website=The Hindu|location=New Delhi|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/india/g-mohan-kumar-takes-over-as-defence-secretary-after-rk-mathur-ends-two-years-stint-2258744.html|title=G Mohan Kumar takes over as defence secretary after RK Mathur ends two years stint|date=22 May 2015|website=Firstpost|publication-place=New Delhi|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> he assumed the office of Defence Secretary on 25 May 2015,<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/g-mohan-kumar-takes-charge-as-the-new-defence-secretary/articleshow/47419400.cms|title=G Mohan Kumar takes charge as the new Defence Secretary|date=25 May 2015|website=The Economic Times|publication-place=New Delhi|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/g-mohan-kumar-takes-over-as-new-defence-secretary-115052500637_1.html|title=G. Mohan Kumar takes over as new defence secretary|date=25 May 2015|website=Business Standard|access-date=18 January 2018}}</ref> and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 24 May 2017.<ref name=":0" /> {{Clear}}
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==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://supremo.nic.in/ERSheetHtml.aspx?OffIDErhtml=14160&PageId= Executive Record Sheet as maintained by Department of Personnel and Training of Government of India]
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