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	\| '''[[Banwarilal Purohit]]'''<br/>{{small\|(born 1940)}}		\| '''[[Banwarilal Purohit]]'''<br/>{{small\|(born 1940)}}
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	\| image =		\| image = The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG
	\|incumbent = [[Jagdish Mukhi~~]], [[BJP~~]]		\|incumbent = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
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	\|style = [[Excellency\|His Excellency]]		\|style = [[Excellency\|His Excellency]]
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	# Sir [[Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond]], 28 June 1927 – 11 May 1932		# Sir [[Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond]], 28 June 1927 – 11 May 1932
	# Sir [[Michael Keane (governor)\|Michael Keane]], 11 May 1932 – 4 March 1937		# Sir [[Michael Keane (governor)\|Michael Keane]], 11 May 1932 – 4 March 1937
	# [[Robert ~~Neil~~ Reid]], 4 March 1937 – 4 May 1942		# [[Robert Niel Reid\|Sir Robert Niel Reid]], 4 March 1937 – 4 May 1942
	## ''[[Henry Joseph Twynam]], 24 February 1938 – 4 October 1939, (acting for Reid)''		## ''[[Henry Joseph Twynam]], 24 February 1938 – 4 October 1939, (acting for Reid)''
	# Sir [[Andrew Gourlay Clow]], 4 May 1942 – 4 May 1947		# Sir [[Andrew Gourlay Clow]], 4 May 1942 – 4 May 1947
	## ''[[~~Rederik~~ Chalmers Bourne]], 4 April 1946–?, (acting for Clow)''		## ''[[Frederick Chalmers Bourne]], 4 April 1946–?, (acting for Clow)''
	## ''[[Henry Foley Knight]], 4 September 1946 – 23 December 1946, (acting for Clow)''		## ''[[Henry Foley Knight]], 4 September 1946 – 23 December 1946, (acting for Clow)''
	# Sir [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]], 4 May 1947 – 15 August 1947		# Sir [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]], 4 May 1947 – 15 August 1947
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	\|[[Ronald Francis Lodge]] (~~Acting~~) \|\| 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949		\|[[Ronald Francis Lodge\|Sir Ronald Francis Lodge]] ''(acting)'' \|\| 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949
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	\| [[Vishnu Sahay]] \|\| 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961		\| [[Vishnu Sahay]] \|\| 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
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	\| General (Retired) [[Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh]] \|\| 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962		\| General (Retired) [[Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh]] \|\| 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
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	\| [[Vishnu Sahay]] \|\| 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968		\| [[Vishnu Sahay]] \|\| 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
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	\| Justice P. K. Goswami <br>(acting for Nehru) \|\| 8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971		\| Justice P. K. Goswami <br>''(acting for Nehru)'' \|\| 8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971
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	\| [[Jagdish Mukhi]] \|\| 10 October 2017 – Incumbent		\| [[Jagdish Mukhi]] \|\| 10 October 2017 – ''Incumbent''
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{{short description|Wikipedia list article}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2015}}
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{{Infobox official post
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|incumbent = [[Jagdish Mukhi]], [[BJP]]
|incumbentsince = 10 October 2017
|style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
|residence = [[Raj Bhawan, Guwahati]]
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|appointer = [[President of India]]
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This is a list of '''governors of [[Assam]]''', and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]].

The Governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the [[President of India]] in the state of [[Assam]]. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The current governor is [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<ref>{{cite news|title=President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/president-approves-appointment-of-5-governors-1-lieutenant-governor-1757018|access-date=30 September 2017|work=NDTV.com}}</ref>

==Powers and functions==
{{see also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}

The governor has:

* Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals
* Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad
* Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor

== British military commanders in occupied Assam (1824–26) ==
In 1824, British forces occupied Assam, which was politically never part of either India or Burma
* [[George McMorine]], 1824
* [[Arthur Richards (Governor of Assam)|Arthur Richards]], 1824–26

== British political agents in Assam (1826–28) ==
On 24 February 1826, the [[Treaty of Yandaboo]] ceded portions of Assam from Burma to Britain.

* [[David Scott (Assam)|David Scott]], 1826–28

== Commissioners of Assam (1828–74) ==
In 1828, [[Western Assam]] was incorporated into the province of Bengal, followed by the rest of Assam in 1833. A Commissioner of Assam was appointed, subordinate to the [[Governor of Bengal]].

* [[David Scott (Assam)|David Scott]], 1828–20 August 1831, ''continued''
* [[Thomas Campbell Robertson]], 1831–34
* [[Francis Jenkins (commissioner)|Francis Jenkins]], 1834–61
* [[Henry Hopkinson (commissioner)|Henry Hopkinson]], 1861–74

== Chief commissioners of Assam (1874–1905) ==
In 1874, Assam was separated from the [[Bengal Presidency]], and its status was upgraded to a chief commissioner's province.

* [[Richard Harte Keatinge]], 1874–78
* [[Steuart Bayley|Steuart Colvin Bayley]], 1878–81
* Sir [[Charles Alfred Elliott]], 1881–85
* [[William Erskine Ward]], 1885–87, ''first time''
* Sir [[Dennis Fitzpatrick (colonial administrator)|Dennis Fitzpatrick]], 1887–89
* [[James Westland (colonial administrator)|James Westland]], 1889
* [[James Wallace Quinton]], 1889–91
* [[William Erskine Ward]], 1891–96, ''second time''
* Sir [[Henry John Stedman Cotton]], 1896–1902
* Sir [[Joseph Bampfylde Fuller]], 1902–05

== Lieutenant governors of East Bengal and Assam (1905–12) ==
In 1905, Bengal was partitioned and [[East Bengal and Assam]] was formed, governed by a lieutenant governor.

* Sir [[Joseph Bampfylde Fuller]], 1905–06
* [[Lancelot Hare]], 1906–11
* [[Charles Stuart Bayley]], 1911–12

== Chief commissioners of Assam (1912–21) ==
In 1912, East Bengal was re-incorporated into the Bengal presidency, and [[Assam Province]] was again governed by a chief commissioner.

* Sir [[Archdale Earle]], 1912–18
* Sir [[Nicholas Beatson-Bell|Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell]], 1918–3 January 1921

== Governors of Assam (1921–47) ==
In 1921, the chief commissionership was upgraded to governor.

# Sir [[Nicholas Beatson-Bell|Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell]], 3 January 1921 – 2 April 1921
# Sir [[William Sinclair Marris]], 3 April 1921 – 10 October 1922
# Sir [[John Henry Kerr]], 10 October 1922 – 28 June 1927
# Sir [[Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond]], 28 June 1927 – 11 May 1932
# Sir [[Michael Keane (governor)|Michael Keane]], 11 May 1932 – 4 March 1937
# [[Robert Neil Reid]], 4 March 1937 – 4 May 1942
## ''[[Henry Joseph Twynam]], 24 February 1938 – 4 October 1939, (acting for Reid)''
# Sir [[Andrew Gourlay Clow]], 4 May 1942 – 4 May 1947
## ''[[Rederik Chalmers Bourne]], 4 April 1946–?, (acting for Clow)''
## ''[[Henry Foley Knight]], 4 September 1946 – 23 December 1946, (acting for Clow)''
# Sir [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]], 4 May 1947 – 15 August 1947

== Governors of Assam since 1947 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''#'''
! Name
! Tenure
|-
!1
| Sir [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]] || 15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948
|-
! -
|[[Ronald Francis Lodge]] (Acting) || 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949
|-
!2
| [[Sri Prakasa]] || 16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
|-
!3
| [[Jairamdas Daulatram]] || 27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956
|-
!4
| [[Saiyid Fazal Ali]] || 15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959
|-
!5
| [[Chandreswar Prasad Sinha]] || 23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
|-
!6
| General (Retired) [[Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh]] || 14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960
|-
!7
| [[Vishnu Sahay]] || 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
|-
!(8)
| General (Retired) [[Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh]] || 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
|-
!(9)
| [[Vishnu Sahay]] || 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
|-
!10
| [[Braj Kumar Nehru]] || 17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973
|-
!-
| Justice P. K. Goswami <br>(acting for Nehru) || 8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971
|-
!11
| [[Lallan Prasad Singh]] || 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981
|-
!12
| [[Prakash Mehrotra]] || 10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984
|-
!13
| Justice [[Tribeni Sahai Misra]] || 28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984
|-
!14
| [[Bhishma Narain Singh]] || 15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989
|-
!15
| [[Harideo Joshi]] || 10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
|-
!16
| Justice [[Anisetti Raghuvir]] || 21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990
|-
!17
| Justice [[Devi Das Thakur]] || 2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991
|-
!18
| [[Loknath Mishra]] || 17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
|-
!19
| [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha|Lt. General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha]] || 1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003
|-
!20
| [[Arvind Dave]] || 21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
|-
!21
| [[Ajai Singh|Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh]] || 5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008
|-
!22
| [[Shiv Charan Mathur]] || 4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
|-
!23
| [[K Sankaranarayanan]] || 26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
|-
!24
| [[Syed Sibtey Razi]] || 27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009
|-
!25
| [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]] || 11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014
|-
!26
| [[Padmanabha Acharya|Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya]] || December 2014 – 17 August 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=P B Acharya to assume additional charge as Assam Governor|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/p-b-acharya-to-assume-additional-charge-as-assam-governor/|access-date=9 January 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
|-
!27
| [[Banwarilal Purohit]] || 22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017<ref> http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/najma-heptulla-mukhi-appointed-governors-116081700886_1.html </ref>
|-
!28
| [[Jagdish Mukhi]] || 10 October 2017 – Incumbent
|-
|}

==See also==
* [[History of Assam]]
* [[Chief Minister of Assam]]
* [[Governors of India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://assamassembly.nic.in/governor-list.html List of Governors] from [http://assamassembly.nic.in assamassembly.nic.in]
* http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Assam
* http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm#Assam
* {{Cite ODNB |title=Colonial administrators and post-independence leaders in India (1616–2000) |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/theme/93241}}

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{{Administrators of provinces in British India}}

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[[Category:Lists of governors of Indian states|Assam]]
[[Category:Assam-related lists|Governors]]