Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation

Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation
Incumbent A. S. Kiran Kumar since January 12, 2015
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)
	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

• ISRO
• Homi J. Bhabha
• Sriharikota

References

1. "Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World!". mangalorean.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
2. "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman :: Dr. Vikram Sarabhai - Introduction". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
3. "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman - Prof. M G K Menon". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
4. "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairmen :: Prof Satish Dhawan". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
5. "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman - Prof.Udupi Ramachandra Rao". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
6. "Welcome To ISRO :: Former Chairman :: Dr. Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan - Introduction". isro.org. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
7. "Shri G Madhavan Nair". About ISRO. Indian Space Research Organisation. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
8. "Dr. K. Radhakrishnan". About ISRO. Indian Space Research Organisation. 2008-11-11. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
9. Shailesh Nayak appointed as new ISRO chairman, Radhakrishnan retires
10. "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.

External links

• List of ISRO Chairman