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isro a. p. j. abdul kalam on july 8 , 2002 chief g madhavan nair -lrb- right -rrb- with indian space research organisation bhabha atomic research center kulasekharam , kanyakumari , india indian rocket technology and electrical and electronics engineering 31 october 1943 indian space program india padma -rrb- bhushan -lrb- 1998 -rrb- padma vibhushan -lrb- 2009 apjwithnair.jpg g. madhavan nair
 g. madhavan nair b.sc -lrb- 1966 -rrb- , college of engineering , trivandrum . -lrb- engineering - electrical & communication -rrb-
g. madhavan nair

g. madhavan nair -lrb- ; born october 31 , 1943 -rrb- is the former chairman of indian space research organisation and secretary to the department of space , government of india since september 2003 and was also the chairman , space commission .
he was succeeded by k. radhakrishnan .
he was also the chairman of governing body of the antrix corporation , bangalore .
madhavan nair was awarded the padma vibhushan , india 's second highest civilian honour , on january 26 , 2009 .
he also served as the chairman , board of governors , indian institute of technology patna until he stepped down voluntarily due to his alleged involvement in antrix-devas deal .
