B. K. N. Chhibber
Governor of Punjab from 18 September 1994 to 27 November 1999.[1][2] As member of the 9th Gorkha Rifles he received all the three Peacetime distinguished service awards of Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal and Vishisht Seva Medal.[3]
Personal life
Bakshi Krishan Nath Chhibber was born on 10 February 1936 in the
Mohyal Brahmins. His family migrated to present day-India in 1947 post the partition. He was married to Rama Chhibber who died in January 2018 at the age of 78. They have a son and a daughter.[4]
Career
Chhibber graduated from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in December 1956 and later joined the Gorkha Rifles. He also served as defence advisor to Royal Bhutan Army from August 1964 to December 1967 and was honoured with the Ugen Thogyal Medal by Bhutan for his services in 1967.[5]
Chhibber had also contested the
Amritsar representing Bahujan Samaj Party but lost to Bharatiya Janata Party's cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu.[6]
References
- ^ "Former Governors - Punjab". Punjab Raj Bhavan. 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Administrators - Chandigarh". Chandigarh Administration. 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ISBN 8170622905.
- ^ "Former Punjab Governor Chhibber's wife dead". Tribune India. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Advisory Board Of Directors". WWICS Estates. 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Punjab registers 62% voter turnout". Live Mint. 13 May 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2019.