Alexander Jacob

Alexander Jacob (born 3 July 1955) is an Indian retired police officer and former college lecturer. He rose to the rank of Director General of Police in the Kerala police force heading the prisons department and later assumed charge as the managing director of Kerala Police Housing Construction Corporation. At present he is the Nodal Officer of National University for Police Sciences and Security Studies.

Education Alexander was born to parents who were both school teachers at Thumpamon near Pandalam, Kerala. He attended St. Goretti's School, Nalanchira, Thiruvananthapuram and Mar Gregorios School, Thumpamon.

He studied pre-degree at St. Xavier's College, Thiruvananthapuram and earned a B.Sc in Chemistry at Mar Ivanios College. He studied at MA Degree level in English, History, Politics and Sociology.

IPS officer After his probation, Alexander was posted as Superintendent of Police, Kottayam and subsequently at Kannur. He also worked as the Commissioner of Police, Kochi City in 1990. He was the principal of Police Training College, Thiruvananthapuram, in 1992–1995. He was promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Northern Range (Kerala) and subsequently as DIG, Armed Police Battalion.

He was the director of Kerala Women's Commission taking over his assignment as Secretary, Institute of Management in Government in January 1999. In May 2000 he was posted as Joint Director of Kerala Police Academy. He was promoted as IGP and posted Inspector General of Police (Training), Kerala State and Ex Officio Joint Director Kerala Police Academy in 2001. In 2006 he was promoted to the Director of Kerala Police Academy. Alexander is also involved in teaching many different groups of students in the Civil Service.

Awards

Alexander was awarded the President's Police Medal for Meritorious Service by the President of India on the Republic Day, 2004.

Personal life

Alexander is married to Elizabeth John, a reader in the Collegiate Education Department. They are currentlyresiding at Kollam and the couple have three daughters.