Ajay Kumar Bhalla

Ajay Kumar Bhalla

19th Governor of Manipur
Assumed office
3 January 2025
Chief MinisterN. Biren Singh(until 13 February 2025)
President's rule(13 February 2025–present)
Preceded byLakshman Prasad Acharya (additional charge)
Governor of Nagaland
Additional Charge
Assumed office
16 August 2025
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byLa. Ganesan
Home Secretary of India
In office
22 August 2019 – 22 August 2024
Appointed byAppointments Committee of the Cabinet
Preceded byRajiv Gauba
Succeeded byGovind Mohan[1]
Secretary, Ministry of Power, Government of India
In office
July 2017 – July 2019
Preceded byP. K. Pujari
Succeeded bySanjiv N. Sahai
Personal details
Born (1960-11-26) 26 November 1960[2]
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Delhi, University of Queensland
OccupationRetired Civil servant

Ajay Kumar Bhalla (born 26 November 1960) is a retired Indian politician and IAS officer who has been the 19th Governor of Manipur since 2025. He was the Home secretary of India from 2019 until 2024.[3][4] After the death of Governor La. Ganesan, he also given with the additional charge of Governor of Nagaland.[5]

References

  1. "Govind Mohan, 1989-batch IAS officer, appointed new Home Secretary". India Today. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
  2. "Civil List of IAS Officers". dtf.in. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. "Ajay Kumar Bhalla is new home secretary". India Today. IANS. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. "IAS Officer Ajay Kumar Bhalla Appointed Next Union Home Secretary". News18. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  5. "ajay-kumar-bhalla-given-additional-charge-as-nagaland-governor". News on Air. Retrieved 17 Aug 2025.