Present Governor of Andhra Pradesh

Early life

Narasimhan hails from Tamil Nadu and is a graduate in physics from the University of Madras. He continued his post-graduate studies at Madras in political science and law. After completing his studies at the National Defence College in New Delhi, he joined the Indian Police Service

Career

Narasimhan belongs to the 1968 batch of IPS from Andhra Pradesh cadre. He served as the First Secretary in the Moscow Embassy from 1981 to 1984. He is highly respected police official, and is regarded as one of the most intelligent officers of the Indian Civil Service. He worked in the Intelligence Bureau for many years until retiring as the director of the bureau on December 31, 2006.

Political career

On January 19, 2007, Narasimhan was appointed Governor of Chhattisgarh and took office on January 25.On December 27, 2009, he took additional charge as acting Governor of Andhra Pradesh from Narayan Dutt Tiwari, who resigned after a sex scandal. On January 23, 2010, he was formally appointed to the governorship of Andhra Pradesh upon leaving office in Chhattisgarh.