Jagdish Mukhi
Jagdish Mukhi (born 1 December 1942) is an Indian politician. In October 2017, he became the Governor of Assam.[1][2] and a member of BJP and RSS. [3] He also was Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicorbar Islands from 2016 to 2017. In 2019, he was the Governor of Mizoram.
Jagdish Mukhi | |
|---|---|
.JPG) | |
| 28th Governor of Assam | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2017 | |
| Chief Minister | Sarbananda Sonowal Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| Preceded by | Banwarilal Purohit |
| Governor of Nagaland | |
Additional Charge | |
| Assumed office 17 September 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Neiphiu Rio |
| Preceded by | R. N. Ravi |
| Governor of Mizoram | |
Additional Charge | |
| In office 8 March 2019 – 25 October 2019 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Chief Minister | Zoramthanga |
| Preceded by | Kummanam Rajasekharan |
| Succeeded by | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai |
| Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |
| In office 22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017 | |
| Preceded by | A. K. Singh |
| Succeeded by | Devendra Kumar Joshi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1942 Dajal, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | National Democratic Alliance |
| Residence | Raj Bhawan, Guwahati |
| Education | B.Com (Hons) from Matsya University and M.Com/PhD (Finance) from Delhi University |
| Alma mater | Kurukshetra University Delhi University |
References
- ↑ "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Who is Jagdish Mukhi?". Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "jagdish mukhi given additional charge of mizoram until the appointment of P S Sreedharan Pillai as the new governor". uniindia. Retrieved 8 March 2019.