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M. K. Narayanan

National Security Advisor · 2005

M. K. Narayanan, National Security Advisor. Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan (born 10 March 1934) is a retired IPS officer who served as the National Security Adviser of India from 2005 to 2010, assuming the role after the demise of his predecessor Jyotindra Nath Dixit in January 2005. Subsequently, he served as 19th Governor of West Bengal from 2010 to 2014. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1992.

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  • National Security Advisor2005-01-03–2010-01-23

Biography

Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan (born 10 March 1934) is a retired IPS officer who served as the National Security Adviser of India from 2005 to 2010, assuming the role after the demise of his predecessor Jyotindra Nath Dixit in January 2005. Subsequently, he served as 19th Governor of West Bengal from 2010 to 2014. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1992.

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