Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation | |
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Inaugural holder | Vikram Sarabhai |
Formation | 1963 |
The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation is the highest-ranked official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the space agency of the India. The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was found in 1962 with Vikram Sarabhai as its chairman. The Indian Space Research Organisation in its modern form was created by Vikarm Sarabhai in 1969.[1] Since then there have been seven chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, with Prof. Satish Dhawan serving the longest term of 12 years as the Chairman.
Name | Term start | Term end | Term length | Ref(s) | |
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Sarabhai, VikramVikram Sarabhai | 1963 | 1972 | Nine years | [2] | |
Menon, M. G. K.M. G. K. Menon | January 1972 | September 1972 | Nine months | [3] | |
Dhawan, SatishSatish Dhawan | 1972 | 1984 | Twelve years | [4] | |
Rao, U. R.U. R. Rao | 1984 | 1994 | Ten years | [5] | |
Kasturirangan, K.K. Kasturirangan | 1994 | 27 August 2003 | Nine years | [6] | |
Nair, G. MadhavanG. Madhavan Nair | September 2003 | 29 October 2009 | Six years | [7] | |
Radhakrishnan, K.K. Radhakrishnan | 30 October 2009 | 31 December 2014 | Five years | [8] | |
Nayak, ShaileshShailesh Nayak | 1 January 2015 | 12 January 2015 | 12 days | [9] | |
Kumar, A. S. KiranA. S. Kiran Kumar | 14 January 2015 | Incumbent | [10] |
See also
References
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- ↑ "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman :: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai - Introduction". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman - Prof. M G K Menon". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairmen :: Prof Satish Dhawan". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman - Prof.Udupi Ramachandra Rao". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman :: Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan - Introduction". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ↑ "Shri G Madhavan Nair". About ISRO. Indian Space Research Organisation. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ "Dr. K. Radhakrishnan". About ISRO. Indian Space Research Organisation. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ↑ Shailesh Nayak appointed as new ISRO chairman, Radhakrishnan retires
- ↑ "A S Kiran Kumar takes over as Secretary, Department of Space, Chairman, Space Commission and Chairman, ISRO - ISRO". www.isro.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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