M. K. Narayanan
Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan IPS (Retd.) | |
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| 18th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 24 January 2010 – 30 June 2014 | |
| Chief Minister | Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Mamata Banerjee |
| Preceded by | Devanand Konwar (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | D. Y. Patil (additional charge) |
| Acting Governor of Sikkim | |
| In office 7 Apr 2010 – 30 Apr 2010 | |
| 3rd National Security Advisor of India | |
| In office 3 January 2005 – 23 January 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | J. N. Dixit |
| Succeeded by | Shivshankar Menon |
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office January 1991 - February 1992 | |
| In office April 1987 – December 1989 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 March 1934 |
| Spouse | Padmini Narayanan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai University of Madras |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1992) |
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Mayankodu Kelath Narayanan (born 10 March 1934) is a retired IPS officer who served as the National Security Adviser of India from 2005 to 2010, assuming the role after the demise of his predecessor Jyotindra Nath Dixit in January 2005. Subsequently, he served as 19th Governor of West Bengal from 2010 to 2014. The Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1992.