Brajesh Mishra

Brajesh Mishra

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Brajesh Mishra Profile

  • Name:
  • Brajesh Mishra
  • Other Name:
  • Brajesh Chandra Mishra
  • Born:
  • September 29, 1928
  • Died:
  • September 28, 2012
  • Born / Home Town:
  • Delhi
  • Father:
  • Dwarka Prasad Mishra

Brajesh Mishra Biography

Brajesh Mishra was an Indian diplomat and politician who served as Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary when he was the Prime Minister of India. He has also served the position of National Security Advisor during the period - 1998 to 2004. Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in the year 1951 and has held many honorable positions. He has also been a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 2011, Indian government honoured him with Padma Vibhushan for her services as an Indian diplomat and he died the following year in Delhi.



He was born on 29 September 1928 as the son of Pandit Dwarka Prasad Mishra, who has twice served as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Filmmaker Sudhir Mishra is his nephew. Though his father has been associated with Indian National Congress, Brajesh was associated with Bharatiya Janata Party. Mishra joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1951. He was appointed as charged'affaires in Beijing after the 1962 Sino-Indian War. He has also held the Ambassador position of Indonesia. He has been India's permanent representative in Geneva and for the last time in UN, before his retirement in the year 1981. He has alsoserved as United Nations Commissioner of Namibia till 1987.



After retiring from administrative service, he became active in politics. He joined BJP in the year 1991. He became head of its foreign policy cell and later in 1998, resigned from the post to become Principal Secretary of A. B. Vajpayee when he became Prime Minister of India for the first time. At the same time, he was appointed as first National Security Advisor of India.

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Known for: Serving as Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's principal secretary and National Security Advisor from 1998 to 2004.

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Updated: September 25, 2017

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