Governors of Haryana
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This is a list of Governors of the India
n state of Haryana
, which was carved out from Punjab
on 1 November 1966.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state of Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
, which was carved out from Punjab
Punjab (India)
Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
on 1 November 1966.
Governors of Haryana
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dharma Vira Dharma Vira Dharma Vira was a former Cabinet Secretary of the Government of India and former governor of Punjab, West Bengal and Karnataka .-Early life and education:... |
1 November 1966 | 15 September 1967 |
| 2 | Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Birendra Narayan Chakraborty was an Indian politician who served as the second governor of Haryana. He attended Kolkata's Scottish Church College. He served from September 15, 1967 to March 27, 1976.-References:... |
15 September 1967 | 27 March 1976 |
| 3 | Ranjit Singh Narula | 27 March 1976 | 14 August 1976 |
| 4 | Jaisukh Lal Hathi | 14 August 1976 | 24 September 1977 |
| 5 | Harcharan Singh Brar Harcharan Singh Brar Harcharan Singh Brar was the Chief Minister of Indian Punjab from August 31, 1995 to November 21, 1996. He succeeded the assassinated Chief Minister Beant Singh.... |
24 September 1977 | 10 December 1979 |
| 6 | S.S. Sandhawalia | 10 December 1979 | 28 February 1980 |
| 7 | Ganpatrao Devji Tapase Ganpatrao Devji Tapase Ganpatrao Devji Tapase was an Indian politician, an Indian independence activist and later a leader of the Indian National Congress political party in Maharashtra. He was elected to the Bombay Legislative Assembly in 1946 and 1952. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 3 April 1962 to 2 April... |
28 February 1980 | 14 June 1984 |
| 8 | Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney | 14 June 1984 | 22 February 1988 |
| 9 | Hara Anand Barari | 22 February 1988 | 7 February 1990 |
| 10 | Dhanik Lal Mandal | 7 February 1990 | 14 June 1995 |
| 11 | Mahabir Prasad | 14 June 1995 | 19 June 2000 |
| 12 | Babu Parmanand Babu Parmanand Babu Parmanand was an Indian politician and the governor of Haryana from 19 June 2000 to 2 July 2004. He was born in Sarore village of the present-day Samba district in Jammu and Kashmir state. In 1962, he was elected for the first time to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from Ramgarh... |
19 June 2000 | 2 July 2004 |
| 13 | Om Prakash Verma | 2 July 2004 | 7 July 2004 |
| 14 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai is an Indian politician. He served as Governor of Bihar and Haryana states. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian parliament from 2000-2004.-Early life and Education:... |
7 July 2004 | 27 July 2009 |
| 15 | Jagannath Pahadia Jagannath Pahadia Jagannath Pahadia is an Indian politician and a leader of the Indian National Congress party. He is the current Governor of the state of Haryana since 27 July 2009.-Early life and education:... |
27 July 2009 | incumbent |