T. K. A. Nair

T. K. A. Nair
T. K. A. Nair (centre)
10th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
In office
28 May 2004 – 3 October 2011
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byBrajesh Mishra
Succeeded byPulok Chatterji
Personal details
Born1939 (1939) (age 87)
Parent(s)Krishna Pillai
Bharathy Amma
EducationBachelor of Arts (Hons)
Alma mater
OccupationCivil servant
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Thottuvelil Krishna Pillai Ayyappan Nair (born 1939) is a career civil servant who formerly served as adviser to the Prime Minister of India with the rank of the Minister of State. He also previously served as Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India.

He is a 1963 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from Punjab Cadre. He also presently serves as Member of Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode and Centre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development, Chandigarh. He formerly served as Chairman of Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation.