T Prabhakara Rao, born on 25 December 1955, is a retired Indian Administrative Service officer from the 1982 Tamil Nadu cadre. He holds an M.B.B.S. degree in Medicine. Throughout his career, he served in various capacities including Principal Secretary, Chairman and Managing Director, Commissioner, Registrar, Director, Joint Commissioner, District Collector, Managing Director, Coordinator, Project Officer, and Sub Collector. His most recent position was Transport Commissioner in the Transport Department from 8 May 2012 to 31 December 2015.