Kannan Gopinathan Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	IAS Officer
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	12/12/1985
Age	39 years
Birthplace	Kottayam, Kerala

Bio/Wiki

Profession	IAS Officer (resigned in August 2019)

Physical Stats & More

Height	175 cm
Weight	65 kg
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Technical Higher Secondary School, Puthuppally, Kerala
College/University	Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand
Educational Qualification	B.Tech in Electrical Engineering

Personal Life

Zodiac sign	Sagittarius
Hometown	Kottayam, Kerala
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Brahmin
Food Habit	Vegetarian
Hobbies	Travelling Playing Badminton Playing the Drums Listening to Music
Controversy	On 21 August 2019, he resigned from his post citing loss of freedom of expression

Relationships & More

Marital Status

Affairs/Girlfriends

Himani Pathak

Family

Wife/Spouse

Himani Pathak

Children

Son	Aadu
Daughter	None

Parents

Father	Name Not Known
Mother	Name Not Known

Siblings

None

Career

Civil Services

Service	Indian Administrative Service (IAS)
Batch	2012
Cadre	Kerala
Major Designation(s)	Assistant Collector of Delhi Deputy Collector of Aizawl, Mizoram District Magistrate of Aizawl, Mizoram District Collector of the Dadra and Nagar Haveli Secretary of the Power and Non-Conventional Energy Sources Department in Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Favourites

Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Favourite Film	Zanjeer (1973)
Favourite Singer	Vishal Dadlani Shekhar Ravjiani
Favourite Comedian	Raju Srivastava

Some Lesser Known Facts

Worked at 'Freescale Semiconductors' before civil services.
Met wife, Himani, at a non-profit organization.
Volunteered for 2018 Kerala floods relief work.
Encouraged Gopichand to start badminton training centers.
Donated 1 Crore INR to Kerala CM Disaster Relief Fund.
Resigned due to freedom of expression loss and J&K concerns.