List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir
The following table lists the governors of the state of Jammu and Kashmir since the office was established in 1965 with their respective terms of office. After the declared annexation of Jammu and Kashmir to India by Maharaja Hari Singh (1895–1961), he remained a representative head until 1952. From 1952 to 1965 his son Karan Singh , who had already acted as regent since 1949 , held this position as Sadr-e Riyasat . On March 30, 1965, he became the state's first governor.
A law passed in August 2019 reorganized the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories on October 31, 2019: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh .
| # | Surname | Taking office | Term expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karan Singh (* 1931) | March 30, 1965 | March 14, 1967 |
| 2 | Janki Nath Wazir | March 15, 1967 | May 14, 1967 |
| 3 | Bhagwan Sahay (1905-1986) | May 15, 1967 | 2nd July 1973 |
| 4th | Lakshmi Kant Jha (1913–1988) | 3rd July 1973 | February 21, 1981 |
| 5 | Braj Kumar Nehru (1909-2001) | February 22, 1981 | 19th February 1984 |
| 6th | V. Khalid (* 1922) | 20th February 1984 | March 2, 1984 |
| 7th | Braj Kumar Nehru (1909-2001) | March 3, 1984 | April 25, 1984 |
| 8th | Jagmohan (* 1927) | April 26, 1984 | July 10, 1989 |
| 9 | KV Krishna Rao (1923-2016) | July 11, 1989 | January 18, 1990 |
| 10 | Jagmohan (* 1927) | January 19, 1990 | May 25, 1990 |
| 11 | Girish Chandra Saxena (1928-2017) | May 26, 1990 | March 12, 1993 |
| 12 | KV Krishna Rao (1923-2016) | March 13, 1993 | May 1, 1998 |
| 13 | Girish Chandra Saxena (1928-2017) | May 2, 1998 | June 3, 2003 |
| 14th | Srinivas Kumar Sinha (1926-2016) | June 4, 2003 | June 24, 2008 |
| 15th | Narinder Nath Vohra (* 1936) | June 25, 2008 | 23rd August 2018 |
| 16 | Satya Pal Malik (* 1946) | 23rd August 2018 | October 30, 2019 |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ SC Bhatt: Land and people of Indian states and union territories: (in 36 volumes). Gyan Publishing House, ISBN 978-8-178-35356-2 , p. 318 ( limited preview in Google Book Search).
- ↑ Satya Pal Malik sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir governor The Economic Times, August 23, 2018, accessed August 20, 2019