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Girish Chandra Saxena | |
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| Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 26 May 1990 – 12 March 1993 | |
| President | Ramaswamy Venkataraman Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh Chandra Shekhar P. V. Narasimha Rao |
| Chief Ministers | Vacant |
| Preceded by | Jagmohan |
| Succeeded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| In office 2 May 1998 – 4 June 2003 | |
| President | K. R. Narayanan A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Chief Ministers | Farooq Abdullah |
| Preceded by | K. V. Krishna Rao |
| Succeeded by | Srinivas Kumar Sinha |
| Director of the Research and Analysis Wing | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| Preceded by | N. F. Suntook |
| Succeeded by | S. E. Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1928 |
| Died | 14 April 2017 (aged 89) |
| Awards |  Padma Bhushan (2005) |
Girish Chandra 'Gary' Saxena (5 January 1928[1] – 14 April 2017) was a governor of Jammu and Kashmir state in India. Born in Agra in 1928, he joined the Indian Police Service (IPS) and held many positions in police and retired as Director of the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency. He took over as the head of the State on 2 May 1998 for the second time. Earlier, he held the office of the Governor J&K from 26 May 1990 to 13 March 1993.[2][3]
- ^ All-India Civil List; a Complete Directory of the Indian Civil and Administrative Services and Other Higher Services Under the Union and the State Governments, 1967, p. 553
- ^ "Girish Chandra Saxena: Girish Chandra Saxena, former Jammu and Kashmir governor, dies". The Times of India. PTI. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Girish Saxena dies". The Indian Express. PTI. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2022.