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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| name = Syed Ahmed<br />
| image = Syed Ahmed (politician).jpg<br />
| caption = Syed Ahmed in August 2014<br />
| order = 15th<br />
| office = Governor of Manipur<br />
| term_start = 16 May 2015<br />
| term_end = 27 September 2015<br />
| 1blankname = Chief Minister <br />
| 1namedata = [[Okram Ibobi Singh]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Krishan Kant Paul]]<br />
| successor = [[V. Shanmuganathan]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/shanmuganathan-sworn-in-as-manipur-governor/article7707515.ece |title=Shanmuganathan sworn in as Manipur Governor |date=30 September 2015 |author=Iboyaima Laithangbam|publisher=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
| order1 = 7th<br />
| office1 = Governor of Jharkhand<br />
| term_start1 = 4 September 2011<br />
| term_end1 = 15 May 2015<br />
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister <br />
| 1namedata1 = [[Arjun Munda]]<br>[[Hemant Soren]]<br>[[Raghubar Das]]<br />
| predecessor1 = [[M. O. H. Farook]]<br />
| successor1 = [[Draupadi Murmu]]<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1945|3|6}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Faizabad]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|9|27|1945|3|6}}<br />
| death_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]<br />
| spouse = Smt. Syed Hasan Tara<br />
| children =<br />
| profession =<br />
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br />
| footnotes =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Syed Ahmed''' (6 March 1945 – 27 September 2015) was an Indian [[politician]], [[author]] and a member of the [[Indian National Congress|Congress Party]]. He was sworn in as the [[Governor of Manipur]] on 16 May 2015,<ref name=new1>{{cite news|title=Dr Syed Ahmad sworn in as Governor of Manipur |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dr-syed-ahmad-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur/545982-3-225.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150927201440/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/dr-syed-ahmad-sworn-in-as-governor-of-manipur/545982-3-225.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-09-27 |publisher= ibnlive |date=2015-05-16|accessdate=2015-05-18}}</ref> but only served four months before dying in office on 27 September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/manipur-governor-syed-ahmed-passes-away-in-mumbai/1/484196.html|title=Manipur Guv Syed Ahmed passes away in Mumbai|work=intoday.in}}</ref> During his tenure as Manipur Governor, Manipur Tenants, Visitors and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 was passed by the Manipur Assembly on 15 March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/manipur-governor-syed-ahmed-passes-away/article7694805.ece|title=Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed passes away|author=Rahi Gaikwad|work=The Hindu}}</ref><br />
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He died of cancer on 27 September 2015 at Lilavati hospital, Mumbai, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/RlJtF6xae7W907wGGofv5I/Manipur-governor-Syed-Ahmed-dies-in-Mumbai.html|title=Manipur governor Syed Ahmed dies in Mumbai|author=PTI|work=www.livemint.com/}}</ref> He was survived by his wife and son.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Ahmed held two [[master's degree]]s in both [[Hindi language|Hindi]] and [[English language|English]] and a [[doctorate]] in [[Urdu]].<ref name=timesofinida/> He has written an autobiography, ''Pagdandi se Shahar Tak''.<ref name=timesofinida/> His other works include ''Maktal se Manzil'', ''Kafas se Chaman'' and ''Jange-Azaadi Me Urdu Shayari''.<ref name=timesofinida/><br />
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==Political career==<br />
Ahmed joined the [[Indian National Congress]] in 1977.<ref name=timesofinida/> He was elected to the Vidhan Sabha five times as a representative of the [[Nagpada]] [[constituency]] in [[Mumbai]].<ref name=timesofinida/> He also served as a state minister in [[Maharashtra]].<br />
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On 26 August 2011, [[Indian President]] [[Pratibha Patil]] appointed Ahmed as the eighth Governor of the northern state of [[Jharkhand]].<ref name=timesofinida2>{{cite news|title=K Rosaiah, Ram Naresh Yadav named governors |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/india/29935590_1_jharkhand-governor-k-rosaiah-prabha-rau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001223/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/india/29935590_1_jharkhand-governor-k-rosaiah-prabha-rau|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-26|date=2011-08-27|work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref> He was chosen to succeed [[M. O. H. Farook]], who was appointed [[Governor of Kerala]] on the same day by President Patil.<ref name=timesofinida2/> Syed Ahmed was sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand on 4 September 2011.<ref name=timesofinida>{{cite news|title=New governor to take oath today |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/ranchi/30112614_1_oath-today-new-governor-jharkhand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/ranchi/30112614_1_oath-today-new-governor-jharkhand |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-26 |date=2011-09-04|work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref> Ahmed was administered the oath of office by acting Jharkhand Chief Justice Prakash Chandra Tatiya at the state [[Raj Bhavan (Jharkhand)|Raj Bhavan]].<ref name=timesofinida/> Dr Syed Ahmad was shifted to Manipur in May 2015.<ref name=new1 /><br />
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On 16 May 2015, Dr Syed Ahmad was sworn in as the [[Governor of Manipur]] at the Raj Bhavan in [[Imphal]]. Chief Justice of [[Manipur High Court]] [[Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra]] administered the oath of office and secretary to Dr Syed Ahmad.<ref name=new1 /><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130121124140/http://rajbhavanjharkhand.nic.in/governer.htm Profile]<br />
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