Alexander Jacob IPS

Alexander Jacob is the Inspector General of Police (Training) and the Director of Kerala Police Academy, Trichur, Kerala, India.

Early life

Alexander Jacob was born on May 25, 1955 to Pakalomattom Vadakkedathu Mr. P.T. Jacob and Mrs. Mariamma Jacob (both were School Teachers) at Thumpamon in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India. He had his school education at St. Goretti's School, Nalanchira, Trivandrum and at Mar Gregorios School, Thumpamon.

Education
Jacob joined St. Xavier's College, Trivandrum for graduation in Chemistry. He had had his postgraduate studies in Mar Ivanios College. He has four Master's Degree(M.A) in Engish, History, Politics and Sociology. He has done his doctoral research (Ph. D) in English Literature on Historical Novels of Indo-Anglian Literature.

Family

Dr. Elizabeth John, a Reader in Collegigiate Education Department is his wife. The couple have three daughters: Mariam, Jesse and Ammu.

Early career

He started his career as a Sub-Editor of Newspaper in Kerala. Subsequently, he joined as Probationary Officer in Indian Over Seas Bank and then as a Lecturer in English at Mar Ivanios College. He continued his job as Lecturer until he was selected to Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1982.

IPS Officer
On completion of I.P.S probation Jacob was posted Superintendent of Police, Kottayam and subsequently at Kannur. He also worked as the Commissioner of Police, Kochi City in 1990. He was the principal of Police Training College, Trivandrum during 1992-1995. On promotion he was posted as Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Northern Range (Kerala) and subsequently as DIG, Armed Police Battalion.

He was the Director of Kerala Women's Commission taking over his assignment as Secretary, Institute of Management in Government in January 1999. In May 2000 he was posted as Joint Director of Kerala Police Academy. He was promoted as IGP and posted Inspector General of Police (Training), Kerala State and Ex-Officio Joint Director Kerala Police Academy in 2001. In 2006 he was promoted as the Director of Kerala Police Academy. Jacob is also involved in teaching many different groups of students of Civil Service and for the wider public. He is giving scholarly talks based on the Bible through the programme "Njanavachassukal" in Shalom TV India.

Awards

He was awarded the President's Scout Award in 1972. He got Best Probationer Award (Co-curricular activities) and L.B. Sewa Cup from IPS Academy, Hyderabad in 1983. He was honoured as the most outstanding Young Person of Kerala by the Junior Chamber, Jaycees in 1989 and as most outstanding Young Person of India by the Indian Junior Chamber Jaycees in 1990.

He was awarded the President's 'Police Medal' for Meritorious Service by the President of India on the Republic Day, 2004.

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