Ajay Kumar Bhalla (born 26 November 1960) is a retired Indian bureaucrat and IAS officer of 1984 batch who is currently serving as the 19th Governor of Manipur from January 2025. He also acted as Governor of Nagaland as additional charge from August 2025 to March 2026. He previously served as the Home secretary of India having assumed the office on 23 August 2019, succeeding Rajiv Gauba from Assam Meghalaya cadre. He served as Home Secretary of India for around five years there till 22 August 2024. He hails from Jalandhar, Punjab, India.