<Tr> <Th> Formation </Th> <Td> 1963 </Td> </Tr> <P> The Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation is the highest - ranked official of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the space agency of the India . The Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) was found in 1962 with Vikram Sarabhai as its chairman . The Indian Space Research Organisation in its modern form was created by Vikarm Sarabhai in 1969 . Since then there have been seven chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, with Prof. Satish Dhawan serving the longest term of 12 years as the Chairman . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Term start </Th> <Th> Term end </Th> <Th> Term length </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sarabhai, Vikram Vikram Sarabhai </Td> <Td> 000000001963 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1963 </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1972 </Td> <Td> 9! Nine years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Menon, M.G.K. M.G.K. Menon </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1972 </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 1972 </Td> <Td> 0.75! Nine months </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Dhawan, Satish Satish Dhawan </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1972 </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1984 </Td> <Td> 12! Twelve years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rao, U.R. U.R. Rao </Td> <Td> 000000001984 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1984 </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1994 </Td> <Td> 10! Ten years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kasturirangan, K. K. Kasturirangan </Td> <Td> 000000001994 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1994 </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 08 - 27 - 0000 27 August 2003 </Td> <Td> 9! Nine years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nair, G. Madhavan G. Madhavan Nair </Td> <Td> 000000002003 - 09 - 01 - 0000 September 2003 </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 10 - 29 - 0000 29 October 2009 </Td> <Td> 6! Six years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Radhakrishnan, K. K. Radhakrishnan </Td> <Td> 000000002009 - 10 - 30 - 0000 30 October 2009 </Td> <Td> 000000002014 - 12 - 31 - 0000 31 December 2014 </Td> <Td> 5! Five years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nayak, Shailesh Shailesh Nayak </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 1 January 2015 </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 12 - 0000 12 January 2015 </Td> <Td> 0.03! 12 days </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kumar, A.S. Kiran A.S. Kiran Kumar </Td> <Td> 000000002015 - 01 - 14 - 0000 14 January 2015 </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 01 - 14 - 0000 14 January 2018 </Td> <Td> 0.03! 3 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sivan, K. K. Sivan </Td> <Td> 000000002018 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 2018 </Td> <Td_colspan="2">' </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Term start </Th> <Th> Term end </Th> <Th> Term length </Th> <Th> Ref (s) </Th> </Tr>

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