List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

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Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Last in office
Satya Pal Malik
23 August 2018 – 30 October 2019
StatusAbolished
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderKaran Singh
Formation30 March 1965
Final holderSatya Pal Malik
Abolished30 October 2019
Websitehttp://jkrajbhawan.nic.in

The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

When

State of Jammu and Kashmir
. On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh became the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

The office of governor was abolished after the

Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.[3]

Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir

# Name Term of office Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Maharaja
Karan Singh
17 November 1952 30 March 1965 12 years, 133 days

Governors of Jammu and Kashmir

# Name Term of office Ref
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Maharaja
Karan Singh
30 March 1965 15 May 1967 2 years, 46 days
(total: 14 years, 179 days)
[4]
2 Bhagwan Sahay
ICS
15 May 1967 3 July 1973 6 years, 49 days
3 L. K. Jha
ICS
3 July 1973 22 February 1981 7 years, 234 days
4 B. K. Nehru
ICS
22 February 1981 26 April 1984 3 years, 64 days
5 Jagmohan Malhotra
IAS
26 April 1984 11 July 1989 5 years, 76 days
6
PVSM
11 July 1989 19 January 1990 192 days
(5) Jagmohan Malhotra
IAS
19 January 1990 26 May 1990 127 days
(total: 5 years, 203 days)
7 Girish Chandra Saxena
IPS
26 May 1990 12 March 1993 2 years, 290 days
(6)
PVSM
12 March 1993 2 May 1998 5 years, 51 days
(total: 5 years, 243 days)
(7) Girish Chandra Saxena
IPS
2 May 1998 4 June 2003 5 years, 33 days
(total: 7 years, 365 days)
8 Lt. Gen
S. K. Sinha
PVSM, ADC
4 June 2003 25 June 2008 5 years, 21 days
9 N. N. Vohra
IAS
25 June 2008 23 August 2018 10 years, 59 days
10 Satya Pal Malik 23 August 2018 30 October 2019 1 year, 68 days
Jammu and Kashmir state partitioned on 31 October 2019

Janki Nath Wazir was acting governor after Karan Singh for two months,[1][5] and Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid was acting governor for 12 days.[6][5]

Timeline

Satya Pal MalikN. N. VohraS. K. SinhaGirish Chandra SaxenaK. V. Krishna RaoJagmohan MalhotraB. K. NehruL. K. JhaBhagwan SahayKaran Singh

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Previous Governors". Lieutenant Governor Secretariat, Raj Bhawan, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Reorganisation plan" (PDF). prsindia.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  4. .
  5. ^ a b Maqbool, Umer (22 August 2018). "Career politician Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ^ Lateef, Samaan (22 August 2018). "State gets its 13th Governor, first career politician". Tribune India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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