| Bal Dutt Mishra | |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1939[1] |
| Birth Place: | Kathauta, Bhadohi district, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Office2: | 19th Governor of Arunachal Pradesh |
| Office: | 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh |
| Term Start: | 16 February 2023 |
| President: | Droupadi Murmu |
| Primeminister: | Narendra Modi |
| Predecessor: | Radha Krishna Mathur |
| Term Start2: | 3 October 2017 |
| Term End2: | 15 February 2023 |
| Predecessor2: | Padmanabha Acharya |
| Successor2: | Lt. Gen. Kaiwalya Trivikram Parnaik (Retd.) |
| Office3: | Governor of Meghalaya |
| Term Start3: | 4 October 2022 |
| Term End3: | 12 February 2023 |
| Predecessor3: | Satyapal Malik |
| Successor3: | Phagu Chauhan |
| Office4: | Governor of Mizoram |
| Term Start4: | 11 August 2021 |
| Term End4: | 5 November 2021 |
| Predecessor4: | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
| Successor4: | Kambhampati Hari Babu |
| Spouse: | Ms. Neelam Mishra |
| Children: | one son and one daughter |
| Allegiance: | India |
| Branch: | Indian Army |
| Serviceyears: | 1961 - 1995 |
| Honorific Prefix: | Brigadier (Dr.) |
| Battles: | Sino-Indian War, Indo-Pakistani War, 1965 &<br/>Bangladesh Liberation War |
Brigadier (Dr.) Bal Dutt Mishra is a retired officer of the Indian Army, and presently Lieutenant governor of Ladakh.[2] Previously he held the offices of Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Governor of Meghalaya & Governor of Mizoram.
Mishra retired from the Indian Army on 31 July 1995, after a career that began as a permanent regular infantry officer, on 17 December 1961. He was born on 20 July 1939.
Mishra was the commander of the NSG (Black Cat Commandos) Counter Hijack Task Force that assaulted the hijacked aircraft of Indian Airlines and successfully executed the rescue operation, at Raja Sansi Airfield, Amritsar, on 24 April 1993. All 124 travellers and crew members were rescued in the operation, after eliminating the hijackers, without any casualty or damage. Mishra received the Prime Minister's appreciation for his role in ending this hijack crisis.
Mishra has served in various wars and operational roles for India:
He has received Commendation for Gallant Role in Counter Terrorist Operations.
Mishra holds an MA from Allahabad University, an M.Sc from Madras University and a PhD from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He has five years’ postgraduate and graduate level teaching experience in College of Combat at Mhow and in Defence Services Staff College at Wellington. He also holds an LL.B. degree from University of Delhi.[3] [4]
| General Service Medal 1947 | Samar Seva Star | Poorvi Star | Special Service Medal |
| Raksha Medal | Sangram Medal | Operation Parakram Medal | Sainya Seva Medal |
| 25th Anniversary of Independence Medal | 30 Years Long Service Medal | 20 Years Long Service Medal | 9 Years Long Service Medal |
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