M. K. Narayanan

Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan
19th Governor of West Bengal
In office
24 January 2010 – 30 June 2014
Chief MinisterBuddhadeb Bhattacharjee
Mamata Banerjee
Preceded byDevanand Konwar (additional charge)
Succeeded byD. Y. Patil (additional charge)
3rd National Security Advisor of India
In office
3 January 2005 – 23 January 2010
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byJ. N. Dixit
Succeeded byShivshankar Menon
Director of Intelligence Bureau
In office
January 1991 - February 1992
In office
April 1987 – December 1989
Personal details
Born (1934-03-10) 10 March 1934 (age 90)
Ottapalam, Madras Presidency, British India
SpousePadmini Narayanan
Children2
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
AwardsPadma Shri (1992)

Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan (born 10 March 1934) is a former Indian Police Service officer. He was National Security Advisor of India from 2005 to 2010, assuming the role after the demise of his predecessor Jyotindra Nath Dixit in January 2005.[1][2] Subsequently, he served as 19th Governor of West Bengal from 2010 to 2014.[3] The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1992.[4]

  1. ^ "Narayanan likely to be made Governor". Press Trust of India.
  2. ^ "Narayanan likely to be made Governor". The Hindu. 15 January 2010. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  3. ^ "West Bengal governor MK Narayanan quits office". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.