Narinder Nath Vohra (Indian Retd. Civil Servant) Age, Biography, Fa.

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Real Name	Narinder Nath Vohra
Nickname	N. N. Vohra

College/University	Panjab University Queen Elizabeth House, University of Oxford
Educational Qualification	Masters of Arts in English
Academic Achievement	Topped M.A. (English) at Panjab University in 1957

Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Khatri
Address	Raj Bhavan, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Hobbies	Reading, Mountaineering
Interests	Governance and security issues

Marital Status

Family

Wife/Spouse	Usha Vohra
Children	Sukriti Likhi (1993 Batch IAS Officer of Haryana Cadre)
Parents	Names Not Known

Civil Service

Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	1959
Cadre	Punjab
Major Designation(s)	Union Government: Joint Secretary, Additional Secretary, Defence Secretary, Home Secretary Principal Secretary to PM Inder Kumar Gujral Punjab government: Home Secretary, Commissioner and Secretary (Industries), Finance Commissioner, Commissioner (Urban Development), Secretary (Urban Development), Labour Commissioner of Punjab, Director (Information), Director (Panchayati Raj) Union Government: Joint Secretary (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare), Additional Secretary (Defence), Defence Production Secretary (1989-1990), Defence Secretary (1990-1993), Union Home Secretary (1993-1994), Principal Secretary to Prime Minister I.K. Gujral (1997-1998) Special Services Bureau (Central Intelligence Bureau) - trained with SAS of UK following Sino-Indian conflict
Service Period	1959-1994
Pre-IAS Career	Lecturer at Panjab University (1957-1959)

Awards, Honours, Achievements

Post-Retirement Roles

Director, India International Centre, New Delhi (1995-1997, 1998-2003)
Member, National Security Advisory Board (1998-2001)
Chairman, National Task Force on Internal Security (2000)
Chairman, Review of Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (1999-2001)
Chairman, Committee on Review of Military Histories (2001-2002)
Chairman, Task Force on Joint Civil-Military Training for National Security Management (2002-2003)
President, Indian Mountaineering Foundation (1999-2006)
Government of India's Interlocutor in Jammu and Kashmir (February 2003 onwards)
12th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (2008 onwards) - first civilian governor in 18 years

1. He achieved All India Rank 2 in the UPSC Civil Service exam on his first attempt.
2. He became the 12th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, the first civilian Governor in 18 years.
3. Before joining the IAS, he was a lecturer at Panjab University.
4. He worked as a Consultant for the WHO and served on various national and international boards.
5. He led the Indian Mountaineering Foundation as President from 1999 to 2006.
6. He played a significant role in resolving the 2008 Amarnath land transfer controversy.
7. He has edited more than twelve books on governance and national security.
8. Jammu and Kashmir experienced Governor's rule multiple times during his tenure.
9. He was a Visiting Fellow at Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University (1969-1970).
10. He was inducted into the Special Services Bureau under the Central Intelligence Agency following the Sino-Indian conflict and underwent training with the elite SAS of UK.
11. He organized peaceful elections to the Punjab State Assembly in September 1985 during a period of grave disturbances.
12. He authored the NN Vohra Committee Report on criminalization of politics and criminal networks in the country.
13. He was appointed Union Home Secretary in 1993, shortly after the serial bomb blasts in Mumbai.
14. He has edited more than a dozen books on governance and national security.
15. He served as Government of India's interlocutor in Jammu and Kashmir from February 2003.
16. He writes and lectures on governance and security issues.