Govind Mohan
{{Short description|Union Home Secretary of India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox civil servant
| name =
Govind Mohan
| image =
| office = Home Secretary of India
| termstart = 23 August 2024
| termend =
| appointer = Appointments Committee of the Cabinet
| education =St. Joseph's College
St. Francis' College
| alma_mater = Banaras Hindu University
Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
| preceded = Ajay Kumar Bhalla
| succeeded =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1965|09|21}}{{Cite web |title=Civil List of IAS Officers |url=https://easy.nic.in/civilListIAS/YrCurr/FinalCL.asp|website=easy.nic.in}}
| birth_place = Uttar Pradesh, India
| nationality = Indian
| occupation = Civil servant
| office1 = Secretary, Ministry of Culture
| term_start1 = 1 October 2021
| term_end1 = 22 August 2024
| preceded1= Raghvendra Singh
|successor1= Vivek Aggarwal
}}
Govind Mohan (born 21 September 1965) is a 1989-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from Sikkim who has been serving as the Home Secretary of India since from 23 August 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/OSD_16082024.pdf|title=Shri Govind Mohan, IAS(SK:89),Officer on Special Duty (OSD), MHA.- Ministry of Home Affairs|publisher=mha.gov.in|language=english}}{{cite news|url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/who-is-1989-batch-ias-govind-mohan-who-has-been-made-the-new-union-home-secretary-ntc-2011020-2024-08-15|title=कौन हैं 1989 बैच के IAS गोविंद मोहन, जिन्हें बनाया गया नया गृह सचिव |website=Aaj Tak|language=Hindi}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-appoints-govind-mohan-as-union-home-secretary-101723649257698.html|title=Centre appoints Govind Mohan as Union home secretary|publisher=Hindustan Times|language=english}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/news/national-govind-mohan-next-home-secretary-takes-over-from-bhalla-23778532.html|title=Govind Mohan Home Secretary: 1989 बैच के सीनियर IAS अधिकारी गोविंद मोहन होंगे नये केंद्रीय गृह सचिव|publisher=Dainik Jagran|language=Hindi}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jansatta.com/national/who-is-govind-mohan-ias-new-home-secretary-replaced-ajay-kumar-bhalla/3525595/|title=Who is Govind Mohan who takes over a charge of Union home secretary|date=14 August 2024 |publisher=jansatta.com|language=english}}
Early life
Mohan was born on 21 September 1965 in Uttar Pradesh. His father worked in the public work department as chief engineer.
Education
Mohan completed his primary education at St. Joseph's College, Uttarakhand, and St. Francis' College, graduating in March 1982.
Afterward, Mohan earned his bachelor of technology in IT from Banaras Hindu University after studying there from July 1982 to March 1986. He then earned a postgraduate diploma in management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad after studying there July 1986 to March 1988.{{cite news|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/up-uk/senior-ias-officer-govind-mohan-take-charge-union-home-secretary-home-town-up-2766621|title=यूपी के रहने वाले इस IAS अधिकारी को मिली बड़ी जिम्मेदारी, आज संभालेंगे देश के गृह सचिव का पद|publisher=abplive.com|language=Hindi}}{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ias-officer-govind-mohan-new-home-secretary-career-ajay-kumar-bhalla-2582471-2024-08-15|title=Govind Mohan, 1989-batch IAS officer, appointed new Home Secretary|date=15 August 2024 |publisher=India Today|language=English}}
Career
Mohan has previously served in the Government of India as the Secretary of the Ministry of Culture. He was also the Joint Secretary/Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, and the Joint Secretary of the Department of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance.{{fact|date=June 2025}}
He worked as the divisional head of the Union Territories, and has also been the Principal Resident Commissioner of the Government of Sikkim.
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