Nikhil Kumar

Nikhil Kumar
Nikhil Kumar
निखिल कुमार
Governor Of Nagaland
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 October 2009
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio
Preceded by Gurbachan Jagat
Ex Member of the Lok Sabha for Aurangabad (Bihar) (Lok Sabha constituency)
In office
2004–2009
Preceded by Shyama Singh
Succeeded by Sushil Kumar Singh
Constituency Aurangabad
Ex Director General NSG
In office
30 June 1999 – 31 July 2001
Preceded by TR Kakkar
Succeeded by Sh Gurbachan Jagat
Ex Director General ITBP
In office
03 April 1997 – 03 December 1997
Preceded by B B Nandy
Succeeded by Pt. Gautam Kaul
Ex Commissioner of Police, New Delhi
In office
Jan 1995 – April 1997
Preceded by M.B.Kaushal
Succeeded by T.R. Kakkar
Ex Director BSF Academy
In office
July 1990 – Dec 1990
Preceded by D.K. Arya
Succeeded by P.Pillai
Personal details
Born 15 July 1941 (1941-07-15) (age 70)
Vaishali, Bihar, British India
Political party INC
Spouse(s) Shyama Singh
Residence Patna
Occupation Civil Servant
Administrator
Statesman
Parliamentarian
Governor
As of September 26, 2006
Source: [1]

Nikhil Kumar (Hindi: निखिल कुमार) (born 15 July 1941) is the current[1]Governor of Nagaland. He was appointed Governor of Nagaland on 4 October 2009[2] by The President of India,Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil. He was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the Aurangabad constituency in Bihar as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party. He also served as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Information Technology.[3] He is the[4] former Chief of the elite National Security Guards and a former Commissioner of Police,Delhi.[5]

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Family roots

He is a former IPS official and son of the[6] former Chief Minister of Bihar and prominent Congressman[7] Satyendra Narayan Sinha (affectionately called "Chhote Saheb"), who was a seven-term Member of Parliament, also from the constituency of Aurangabad.[8]

The Governor,Shri. Nikhil Kumar(left),with the President of India,Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil at the public reception,at Kisama,in Nagaland

His mother Kishori Sinha is a former MP from Vaishali and his wife Shyama Singh also represented Aurangabad in the Lok Sabha.[9]

His grandfather Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha, known as "Bihar Vibhuti" was the[10] first Deputy Chief Minister cum Finance Minister of Bihar and an eminent Gandhian; his father "Chhote Saheb" was personally close in his later years to Jayaprakash Narayan and was one of most prominent leaders of the anti-Emergency movement in Bihar and also the President of the Bihar wing of the Janata Party in 1977.

His brother in Law is Rajya Sabha MP N. K. Singh (A 1964 batch IAS officer of the Bihar cadre) who has[11] been among country's prominent bureaucrats and served as India's Revenue Secretary and also Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Civil Service

He did his early schooling in the St. Xavier's High School, Patna and was later educated at Allahabad University, where he earned an M.A. in Modern History. He entered the civil services in 1963 and was an I.P.S. Officer assigned to the erstwhile Union Territory of Delhi.[12] He held many important assignments and posts of national importance, in particular Additional Director General, Border Security Force (BSF) (1989–91;1992–94), Commissioner of Police,Delhi during 1995-97.In 1997-99 he became Special Secretary with charge of Internal Security at the Home Ministry. He also served as the Director-General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) & National Security Guards (NSG),a position[13] he held till his retirement in July 2001.He was then appointed Member, National Security Advisory Board, Government of India (2001–03).He was[14] awarded with the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1978 and the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1985.

Governor of Nagaland

He took the[15] oath of office and secrecy as the Governor of Nagaland on October 15, 2009.

Positions Held

Preceded by
Gurbachan Jagat		 Governor of Nagaland
October 2009 ––		 Succeeded by
Current Incumbent
v · d · eGovernors, Lt Governors and Administrators of Indian States and Union Territories (List)
States India
Union territories

References

  1. ^ HT. "ex Delhi Police Chief Nikhil Kumar appointed Governor". Hindustan Times. http://www.hindustantimes.com/rssfeed/newdelhi/EX-Delhi-Top-Cop-to-take-over-as-Nagaland-Governor/Article1-461254.aspx. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
  2. ^ OFFICIAL PRESS COMMUNIQUE. "PRESIDENT APPOINTS GOVERNOR OF NAGALAND". PRESIDENT"S SECRETARIAT. http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr041009.html. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 
  3. ^ "Nikhil Kumar, former NSG chief". Rediff. Archived from the original on 2007-08-21. http://web.archive.org/web/20070821083822/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Special-Forces/NSG.html. Retrieved 2007-09-04. 
  4. ^ FORMER DGS. "NSG". OFFICIAL WEBSITE NSG. http://nsg.gov.in/FormerDGs.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-05. 
  5. ^ Delhi Police. "Nikhil Kumar, Commissioner of Police, Delhi.". News. http://demotemp286.nic.in/standing%20order%2016/main2.html. Retrieved 1995-09-06. 
  6. ^ Official website. "PM condoles passing away of Satyendra Narayan Singh". PM's Messages. http://pmindia.nic.in/message/mcontent.asp?id=115. Retrieved 2006-09-05. 
  7. ^ Magnificent Bihar. "Nikhil Kumar On Bihar". Archived from the original on 2007-12-08. http://web.archive.org/web/20071208123420/http://www.magnificentbihar.com/interview3.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-20. 
  8. ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website]. "Member Bio Data". Loksabha. http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/biodata.asp?mpsno=4033. Retrieved 2006-09-25. [dead link]
  9. ^ A.J. Philip. "A gentleman among politicians". The Tribune. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060907/edit.htm. Retrieved 2006-09-05. 
  10. ^ Indian Post. "First Bihar Deputy CM cum Finance Minister;Dr. A N Sinha". official Website. http://www.indianpost.com/viewstamp.php/Alpha/DR.A.N.%20SINGH. Retrieved 2008-05-20. 
  11. ^ Prabhu Chawla. "N K Singh:India's supercrat". India Today. http://www.india-today.com/itoday/20010402/cover-nks.shtml. Retrieved 2004-11-04. 
  12. ^ Home Page on the Parliament of India's Website. "Member Bio data". loksabha. Archived from the original on 2006-05-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20060529042429/http://164.100.24.208/ls/lsmember/homepage.asp?mpsno=4033. Retrieved 2006-09-05. 
  13. ^ NSG website. "Nikhil Kumar DG NSG". official website. http://nsg.gov.in/june08/formerdgphotoadd.htm. Retrieved 2007-07-04. 
  14. ^ P Vohra. "Governor Nikhil Kumar". Hindustan Times. http://blogs.hindustantimes.com/capital-closeup/2009/10/14/governor-nikhil-kumar/. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 
  15. ^ PTI. "ex Delhi Police Chief Nikhil Kumar sworn in as Nagaland Governor". Press Trust of India. http://www.ptinews.com/news/332543_Nikhil-Kumar-sworn-in-as-Nagaland-Governor. Retrieved 2009-10-15. 

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