Prabhat Kumar

Prabhat Kumar is an Indian politician and retired civil servant. An Indian Administrative Service officer of the 1963 batch, he served as the Cabinet Secretary between 1998 and 2000.^[1] Upon creation of the State of Jharkhand in November 2000, he was made the first governor.^[2][3]

Prabhat Kumar
1st Governor of Jharkhand
In office 15 November 2000 – 3 February 2002
Chief Minister	Babulal Marandi
Preceded by	Office Established
Succeeded by	V. C. Pande
25th Cabinet Secretary of India
In office 1 April 1998 – 31 October 2000
Prime Minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by	T. S. R. Subramanian
Succeeded by	T. R. Prasad
Personal details
Born	(1940-10-05) 5 October 1940 (age 84) Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Profession	Civil servant, politician

Biography

Kumar was born and brought up in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1963 batch and Uttar Pradesh cadre, Kumar served as secretary to the Ministry of Textiles before his appointment as the cabinet secretary.^[4][5]