Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai

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Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai ( Hindi अख्लाक उर रहमान किदवई Akhlāk ur Rahamān Kidavaī , also अख्लाकुर रहमान किदवई ; born July 1, 1920 in Baragaon , Varanasi district , United Provinces, today Uttar Pradesh ; † August 24, 2016 in New Delhi ) was an Indian Chemist , university professor and politician of the Indian National Congress (INC), which was Governor of Bihar from 1979 to 1985 and again from 1993 to 1998 , Governor of West Bengal between 1998 and 1999 and a member of the Rajya Sabha between 2000 and 2004 . Subsequently he was governor of Haryana from 2004 to 2009 and also governor of Punjab in 2004, administrator of Chandigarh in 2004 and governor of Rajasthan in 2007 . For his services he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan on January 26, 2011 .

Life

University professor and vice minister

After attending school, Kidwai first completed an undergraduate degree at the National Islamic University ( Jamia Millia Islamia ) in Aligarh , from which he graduated in 1940 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A postgraduate course in the subject chemistry at the University of Illinois , he finished 1948 with a Master of Science (M.Sc.) and also acquired in 1950 a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D. ) at the Cornell University . On his return he took over a professorship for chemistry at the Jamia Millia Islamia, where he was temporarily head of the chemistry department and dean of the faculty of natural sciences.

In 1967, Kidwai became chairman of the Public Service Commission and held that office until 1979. During this time he held the post of Vice Minister for Railways in the second government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi between 1974 and 1976 and then from 1976 to 1977 that of Vice Minister for Trade.

Governor and member of the Rajya Sabha

On September 19, 1979, Kidwai was the successor of Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh for the first time governor of the state of Bihar and held this office until his replacement by P. Venkatasubbaiah on March 15, 1985. At the same time he served as Chancellor of the National Islamic University in Aligarh between 1983 and 1990 . As the successor to Mohammad Shafi Qureshi , he became governor of Bihar for the second time on August 14, 1993 and remained in this post until April 26, 1998; the following day he was replaced by Sunder Singh Bhandari .

Kidwai himself, who in 1998 also chairman of BR Ambedkar -Zentrums for Biomedical Research of the University of Delhi , was adopted on 27 April 1998 by KV Raghunatha Reddy , the governor of West Bengal , which he held until his replacement by Shyamal Kumar Sen on 18 May 1999.

On January 28, 2000, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament , for the Congress Party , to which he was a member until July 6, 2004. He then succeeded Om Prakash Verma as governor of the state of Haryana on July 7, 2004 and held this office until his replacement by Jagannath Pahadia on July 27, 2009. At the same time, he was the successor to Verma from November 3, 2004 until his replacement by Sunith Francis Rodrigues on November 15, 2004 governor of Punjab and in personal union from November 3, 2004 as successor to Verma until his replacement by Rodrigues on November 15, 2004 also administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh . In addition to his post as governor of Haryana , he also held the post of governor of Rajasthan as successor to Pratibha Patil from July 23, 2007 until his replacement by Shailendra Kumar Singh on September 6, 2007 .

For his services he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan on January 26, 2011 , which is the second highest Indian civilian merit after the Bharat Ratna .

His marriage to Shrimati Jamila Kidwai had two sons and four daughters.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Governors of Bihar (rulers.org)
  2. ^ Governors of West Bengal (rulers.org)
  3. ↑ April 18, 1998 (rulers.org)
  4. ↑ July 2, 2004 (rulers.org)
  5. ↑ Governors of Haryana (rulers.org)
  6. ↑ Governors of Punjab (rulers.org)
  7. ↑ October 25, 2004 (rulers.org)
  8. ↑ November 3, 2004 (rulers.org)
  9. ↑ Governors of Rajasthan (rulers.org)
  10. ↑ June 22, 2007 (rulers.org)
personal data
SURNAME Kidwai, Akhlaqur Rahman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Indian chemist, university professor and politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Baragaon , Varanasi District , United Provinces, now Uttar Pradesh
DATE OF DEATH August 24, 2016
Place of death New Delhi