G. Mohan Kumar

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.

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. Kumar also has an MBA degree from the United Kingdom. he assumed the office of Defence Secretary on 25 May 2015, and demitted it and simultaneously superannuated from service on 24 May 2017.