Nripendra Misra

Nripendra Misra
12th Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India
In office
28 May 2014  30 August 2019
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Additional Principal SecretaryPramod Kumar Misra
Preceded byPulok Chatterjee
Succeeded byPramod Kumar Misra
Chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India
In office
22 March 2006  22 March 2009
Preceded byPradip Baijal
Succeeded byJ. S. Sarma
Telecom Secretary of India
In office
January 2004  March 2005
Fertilizers Secretary of India
In office
January 2002  January 2004
Personal details
Born (1945-03-08) 8 March 1945
Deoria, United Provinces, British India
ChildrenSaket Misra
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

Nripendra Misra (born 8 March 1945) is an Indian bureaucrat and civil servant. An Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1967 batch from the Uttar Pradesh cadre, he served as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi from 2014 to 2019. He earlier served as the chairperson of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, as the Telecom Secretary of India and the Fertilizers Secretary of India. He was awarded India's third highest civilian award the Padma Bhushan in 2021. His son Saket Misra is a nominated Member of Legislative Council in Government of Uttar Pradesh since April 2023.