Background
ALEXANDER, Padinjarethalakal Cherian was born on March 20, 1921 in Kerala. Son of Jacob and Mariama Alexander.
ALEXANDER, Padinjarethalakal Cherian was born on March 20, 1921 in Kerala. Son of Jacob and Mariama Alexander.
India and United Kingdom.
Adviser to Government, of Iran 1970-1973. Development Commander Small Scale Industries 1973-1975. Secretary Foreign Trade, later Commerce Secretary 1975-1978.
Senior Adviser, later Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General Institute Trade Centre, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development-General Agreement of Tariff and Trades, Geneva 1978-1981.
Principal Secretary to Prime Minister of India 1981-1985. High Commissioner in United Kingdom 1985-1988.
Governor, Tamil Nadu since 1988.
Married Ackama Alexander in 1942.