Naresh Chandra

Naresh Chandra
Indian Ambassador to the United States
In office
1996–2001
PresidentShankar Dayal Sharma
K. R. Narayanan
Preceded bySiddhartha Shankar Ray
Succeeded byLalit Mansingh
13th Governor of Gujarat
In office
1 July 1995 – 1 March 1996
PresidentShankar Dayal Sharma
Preceded bySarup Singh
Succeeded byKrishna Pal Singh
20th Cabinet Secretary of India
In office
11 December 1990 – 31 July 1992
PresidentRamaswamy Venkataraman
Preceded byV. C. Pande
Succeeded byS. Rajagopal
Home Secretary of India
In office
21 March 1990 – 11 December 1990
22nd Defence Secretary of India
In office
22 February 1989 – 21 March 1990
Preceded byT.N. Sheshan
Succeeded byN.N. Vohra
Water Resources Secretary of India
In office
1 February 1987 – 1 February 1989
Personal details
Born(1934-08-01)1 August 1934
Allahabad, United Provinces, British India
Died9 July 2017(2017-07-09) (aged 82)
Panaji, Goa, India
Cause of deathMultiple organ failure
Alma materAllahabad University
OccupationRetired IAS officer
AwardsPadma Vibhushan (2007)

Naresh Chandra (1 August 1934 – 9 July 2017) was a 1956 batch IAS officer of Rajasthan cadre who served as the Cabinet Secretary of India, Defence Secretary of India, Home Secretary of India, Water Resources Secretary of India and Indian Ambassador to the United States.[1] He was awarded India's second highest civilian honour the Padma Vibhushan for civil service in 2007.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ "Naresh Chandra". International Crisis Group. Archived from the original on 12 September 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Padma Vibhushan for Nariman, Khushwant, Naresh Chandra". The Indian Express. New Delhi. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Padma Vibhushan for Khushwant, Nariman". The Hindu. New Delhi. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Padma Vibhushan for Fali Nariman, Khushwant Singh". Daily News and Analysis. New Delhi. 26 January 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2018.