List of governors of Assam
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This is a list of governors of Assam.
| Governor of Assam | |
|---|---|
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhawan, Guwahati |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | Five Years |
| Inaugural holder |
|
| Formation | 3 January 1921 |
The Governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Assam. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The current governor is Gulab Chand Kataria.[1]
List
| # | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari | 15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948 |
| - | Ronald Francis Lodge (Acting) | 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949 |
| 2 | Sri Prakasa | 16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950 |
| 3 | Jairamdas Daulatram | 27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956 |
| 4 | Saiyid Fazal Ali | 15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959 |
| 5 | Chandreswar Prasad Sinha | 23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959 |
| 6 | General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh | 14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960 |
| 7 | Vishnu Sahay | 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961 |
| 8 | General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh | 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962 |
| 9 | Vishnu Sahay | 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968 |
| 10 | Braj Kumar Nehru | 17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973 |
| - | Justice P. K. Goswami (acting for Nehru) |
8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971 |
| 11 | Lallan Prasad Singh | 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981 |
| 12 | Prakash Mehrotra | 10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984 |
| 13 | Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra | 28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984 |
| 14 | Bhishma Narain Singh | 15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989 |
| 15 | Harideo Joshi | 10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989 |
| 16 | Justice Anisetti Raghuvir | 21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990 |
| 17 | Justice Devi Das Thakur | 2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991 |
| 18 | Loknath Mishra | 17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997 |
| 19 | Lt. General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha | 1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003 |
| 20 | Arvind Dave | 21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003 |
| 21 | Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh | 5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008 |
| 22 | Shiv Charan Mathur | 4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009 |
| 23 | K. Sankaranarayanan | 26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009 |
| 24 | Syed Sibtey Razi | 27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009 |
| 25 | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014 |
| 26 | Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya | December 2014 – 17 August 2016[2] |
| 27 | Banwarilal Purohit | 22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017[3] |
| 28 | Jagdish Mukhi | 10 October 2017 – Incumbent |
List Of Governors Of Assam Media
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Potrait of Sri Prakasa, Governor of Assam, Bombay and Madras.
Jairamdas Daulatram
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References
- ↑ "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/president-approves-appointment-of-5-governors-1-lieutenant-governor-1757018. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "P B Acharya to assume additional charge as Assam Governor". The Indian Express. 11 December 2014. http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/p-b-acharya-to-assume-additional-charge-as-assam-governor/. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ Najma Heptulla, Mukhi appointed Governors. 17 August 2016. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/najma-heptulla-mukhi-appointed-governors-116081700886_1.html.
