# R. K. Mathur

_Indian civil servant, 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh_

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> Radha Krishna Mathur is a retired IAS officer from the 1977 batch of Tripura cadre who served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh from 2019 to 2023. Before that he served as the Chief Information Commissioner of India. Mathur had retired as the India's Defence Secretary, two years after being appointed to the post on 25 May 2013. He was also the Defence Production Secretary of India, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Secretary of India and the Chief Secretary of Tripura.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 25 November 1953 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Uttar Pradesh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584#P19))
- **Citizenship:** India ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584#P27))
- **Occupation:** civil servant ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584#P106))
- **Education:** Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584#P69))
- **Positions held:** Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh (30 October 2019 – 12 February 2023) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584#P39))

## Questions

**When was R. K. Mathur born?**  
R. K. Mathur was born on 25 November 1953 in Uttar Pradesh.

**What positions has R. K. Mathur held?**  
Positions held by R. K. Mathur include: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh (2019–2023).

**Where did R. K. Mathur study?**  
R. K. Mathur was educated at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): R. K. Mathur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._K._Mathur) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q29026584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29026584) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: R K Mathur.jpg by Ministry of Defence, Government of India (GODL-India)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:R_K_Mathur.jpg)

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