K. Sivan
K. Sivan | |
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Official portrait | |
| 9th Chairman of ISRO | |
| In office 15 January 2018 – 14 January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | A. S. Kiran Kumar |
| Succeeded by | S. Somanath |
| 12th Director of Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre | |
| In office 2015–2018 | |
| Preceded by | M. C. Dathan |
| Succeeded by | S. Somanath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kailasavadivoo Sivan 14 April 1957 Mela Sarakkalvilai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Education | |
Kailasavadivu Sivan (born 14 April 1957) is an Indian aerospace engineer who served as the secretary of the Department of Space and chairman of ISRO and Space Commission. He has previously served as the director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center and the Liquid Propulsion Systems Centre.