List of ISRO Chairman from 1963 to 2023: Name & Working Period – Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is India’s Space Agency and its headquarters is located in Bengaluru. The parent organization of ISRO is the Department of Space. The Chairman of ISRO also acts as an executive of DOS.
List of ISRO Chairman from 1963 to 2023
There are 11 ISRO Chairpersons who have elected since 1963. On 12 January 2022, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) selected S. Somnath as the 11th chairman of the ISRO. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai served as the first IRSO Chairman.
| S.N. | ISRO Chairman | Tenure |
| 1. | Dr. Vikram Sarabhai | 1963 to 1971 |
| 2. | Prof. M.G.K. Menon | Jan. 1972 to Sep. 1972 |
| 3. | Prof. Satish Dhawan | 1972 to 1984 |
| 4. | Prof. U.R. Rao | 1984 to 1994 |
| 5. | Dr. k. kasturirangan | 1994 to 2003 |
| 6. | G. Madhavan Nair | 2003 to 2009 |
| 7. | Dr. k. Radhakrishnan | 2009 to 2014 |
| 8. | Dr. Shailesh Nayak | 2015 to 2015 |
| 9. | A.S. Kirar Kumar | 2015 to 2018 |
| 10. | Dr. K. Sivan | Jan. 2018 to Jan. 2022 |
| 11. | S. Somnath | 12 Jan. 2022 to Present |
Chairpersons of ISRO:
Vikram Sarabhai (1963 to 1972):
He is called the father of the Indian Space Program. Vikram Sarabhai founded these institutions:
- Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad.
- Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.
- Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Thiruvananthapuram.
- Faster Breeder Test Reactor, Kalpakkam.