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| 20 January 1971
| 20 January 1971
|-
|-
! –
! 7
|[[Justice U.N. Sinha]] ''(acting)''
|[[Justice U.N. Sinha]] ''(acting)''
| 21 January 1971
| 21 January 1971
| 31 January 1971
| 31 January 1971
|-
|-
! 7
! 8
|[[Dev Kant Baruah]]
|[[Dev Kant Baruah]]
| 1 February 1971
| 1 February 1971
| 4 February 1973
| 4 February 1973
|-
|-
! 8
! 9
|[[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare]]
|[[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare]]
| 4 February 1973
| 4 February 1973
| 15 June 1976
| 15 June 1976
|-
|-
! 9
! 10
|[[Jagannath Kaushal]]
|[[Jagannath Kaushal]]
| 16 June 1976
| 16 June 1976
| 31 January 1979
| 31 January 1979
|-
|-
! –
! 11
|[[Justice K.B.N. Singh]] ''(acting)''
|[[Justice K.B.N. Singh]] ''(acting)''
| 31 January 1979
| 31 January 1979
| 19 September 1979
| 19 September 1979
|-
|-
! 10
! 12
|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
| 20 September 1979
| 20 September 1979
| 15 March 1985
| 15 March 1985
|-
|-
! 11
! 13
|[[P. Venkatasubbaiah]]
|[[P. Venkatasubbaiah]]
| 15 March 1985
| 15 March 1985
| 25 February 1988
| 25 February 1988
|-
|-
! 12
! 14
|[[Govind Narayan Singh|Govind Narain Singh]]
|[[Govind Narayan Singh|Govind Narain Singh]]
| 26 February 1988
| 26 February 1988
| 24 January 1989
| 24 January 1989
|-
|-
! –
! 15
|[[Justice Dipak Kumar Sen]] ''(acting)''
|[[Justice Dipak Kumar Sen]] ''(acting)''
| 24 January 1989
| 24 January 1989
| 28 January 1989
| 28 January 1989
|-
|-
! 13
! 16
|[[R.D. Pradhan]]
|[[R.D. Pradhan]]
| 29 January 1989
| 29 January 1989
| 2 February 1989
| 2 February 1989
|-
|-
! 14
! 17
|[[Jagannath Pahadia]]
|[[Jagannath Pahadia]]
| 3 March 1989
| 3 March 1989
| 2 February 1990
| 2 February 1990
|-
|-
! –
! 18
|[[Justice G.G. Sohoni]] ''(acting)''
|[[Justice G.G. Sohoni]] ''(acting)''
| 2 February 1990
| 2 February 1990
| 16 February 1990
| 16 February 1990
|-
|-
! 15
! 19
|[[Mohammad Saleem (Governor)|Mohammad Saleem]]
|[[Mohammad Saleem (Governor)|Mohammad Saleem]]
| 16 February 1990
| 16 February 1990
| 13 February 1991
| 13 February 1991
|-
|-
! –
! 20
|[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]] ''(acting)''
|[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]] ''(acting)''
| 14 February 1991
| 14 February 1991
| 18 March 1991
| 18 March 1991
|-
|-
! 16
! 21
|[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
|[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
| 19 March 1991
| 19 March 1991
| 13 August 1993
| 13 August 1993
|-
|-
! (10)
! 22
|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
| 14 August 1993
| 14 August 1993
| 26 April 1998
| 26 April 1998
|-
|-
! 17
! 23
|[[Sunder Singh Bhandari]]
|[[Sunder Singh Bhandari]]
| 27 April 1998
| 27 April 1998
| 15 March 1999
| 15 March 1999
|-
|-
! –
! 24
|[[Justice B.M. Lall]] ''(acting)''
|[[Justice B.M. Lall]] ''(acting)''
| 15 March 1999
| 15 March 1999
| 5 October 1999
| 5 October 1999
|-
|-
!—
!25
|[[Suraj Bhan]] ''(additional charge)''
|[[Suraj Bhan]] ''(additional charge)''
| 6 October 1999
| 6 October 1999
| 22 November 1999
| 22 November 1999
|-
|-
! 18
! 26
|[[V. C. Pande]]
|[[V. C. Pande]]
| 23 November 1999
| 23 November 1999
| 12 June 2003
| 12 June 2003
|-
|-
! 19
! 27
|[[M R Jois]]
|[[M R Jois]]
| 12 June 2003
| 12 June 2003
| 31 October 2004
| 31 October 2004
|-
|-
! –
! 28
|[[Ved Prakash Marwah]] ''(acting)''
|[[Ved Prakash Marwah]] ''(acting)''
| 1 November 2004
| 1 November 2004
| 4 November 2004
| 4 November 2004
|-
|-
! 20
! 29
|[[Buta Singh]]
|[[Buta Singh]]
| 5 November 2004
| 5 November 2004
| 29 January 2006
| 29 January 2006
|-
|-
! 21
! 30
|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
| 31 January 2006
| 31 January 2006
| 21 June 2006
| 21 June 2006
|-
|-
! 22
! 31
|[[R. S. Gavai]]
|[[R. S. Gavai]]
| 22 June 2006
| 22 June 2006
| 9 July 2008
| 9 July 2008
|-
|-
! 23
! 32
|[[R. L. Bhatia]]
|[[R. L. Bhatia]]
| 10 July 2008
| 10 July 2008
| 28 June 2009
| 28 June 2009
|-
|-
! 24
! 33
|[[Devanand Konwar]]
|[[Devanand Konwar]]
| 29 June 2009
| 29 June 2009
| 21 March 2013
| 21 March 2013
|-
|-
! 25
! 34
|[[D. Y. Patil]]
|[[D. Y. Patil]]
| 22 March 2013
| 22 March 2013
| 26 November 2014
| 26 November 2014
|-
|-
! —
! 35
|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] ''(additional charge)''
|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]  
| 27 November 2014
| 27 November 2014
| 15 August 2015
| 15 August 2015
|-
|-
! 26
! 36
|[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| 16 August 2015
| 16 August 2015
| 20 June 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/profile.htm|title=Profile of the President of India|website=presidentofindia.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref>
| 20 June 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://presidentofindia.nic.in/profile.htm|title=Profile of the President of India|website=presidentofindia.nic.in|language=en|access-date=2018-01-12}}</ref>
|-
|-
! —
! 37
|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] ''(additional charge)''
|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] ''(additional charge)''
| 20 June 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ram-nath-kovind-resigns-as-bihar-governor/article19108472.ece|title=Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor|date=2017-06-20|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-12|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| 20 June 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ram-nath-kovind-resigns-as-bihar-governor/article19108472.ece|title=Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor|date=2017-06-20|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-01-12|others=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
| 29 September 2017
| 29 September 2017
|-
|-
! 27
! 38
|[[Satya Pal Malik]]
|[[Satya Pal Malik]]
| 30 September 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-satya-pal-malik-bihar-governor-4868075/|title=Who is Satya Pal Malik?|date=2017-09-30|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
| 30 September 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/who-is/who-is-satya-pal-malik-bihar-governor-4868075/|title=Who is Satya Pal Malik?|date=2017-09-30|work=The Indian Express|access-date=2018-01-12|language=en-US}}</ref>
| 23 August 2018
| 23 August 2018
|-
|-
!28
!39
|[[Lalji Tandon]]
|[[Lalji Tandon]]
|23 August 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lalji-tandon-sworn-in-as-bihar-governor/article24758631.ece |work=The Hindu|date=23 August 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|23 August 2018<ref>{{cite news |title=Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lalji-tandon-sworn-in-as-bihar-governor/article24758631.ece |work=The Hindu|date=23 August 2018 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|28 July 2019
|28 July 2019
|-
|-
!29
!40
|[[Phagu Chauhan]]
|[[Phagu Chauhan]]
|29 July 2019
|29 July 2019
|''Incumbent''
|17 February 2023
|-
!41
|[[Rajendra Arlekar]]
|17 February 2023
|2 January 2025
|-
!42
|[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]
|2 January 2025
|14 March 2026
|-
!43
|[[Syed Ata Hasnain]]
|14 March 2026
|Incumbent
|}
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Latest revision as of 18:37, 5 August 2026


Governor of Bihar
Raj Bhavan
Flag of India
Incumbent
Syed Ata Hasnain
since 14 March 2026
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Formation1 April 1936; 90 years ago (1936-04-01)
Websitegovernor.bih.nic.in
Location of Bihar in India.

The Governor of Bihar is a nominal head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years. Phagu Chauhan is the current governor of Bihar.[1][2] Former President Zakir Hussain and current President Ram Nath Kovind were two such Governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the President of India.

Powers and functions[edit | edit source]

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, and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.
See also: Powers and functions of the Governor

In his ex-officio capacity, the Governor of Bihar is Chancellor of the universities of Bihar (at present 12) as per the Acts of the Universities.

Sir Hugh Dow and Sir Frederick Seaford – Dow was the last governor of Bihar under British Raj
Ram Nath Kovind was 26th Governor of Bihar who went on to become 14th President of India.

Governors of Bihar[edit | edit source]

# Name Entered office Left office
Before Independence
1 Sir James David Sifton 1 April 1936 10 March 1937
2 Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett 11 March 1937 15 May 1938
– Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart (acting) 15 May 1938 16 September 1938
(2) Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett 17 September 1938 5 August 1939
3 Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart 6 August 1939 2 February 1943
4 Sir Thomas George Rutherford 3 February 1943 6 September 1943
– Sir Francis Mudie (acting) 7 September 1943 23 April 1944
(4) Sir Thomas George Rutherford 24 April 1944 12 May 1946
5 Sir Hugh Dow 13 May 1946 14 August 1947
After Independence
1 Jairamdas Daulatram 15 August 1947 11 January 1948
2 Madhav Shrihari Aney 12 January 1948 14 June 1952
3 R. R. Diwakar 15 June 1952 5 July 1957
4 Zakir Hussain 6 July 1957 11 May 1962
5 M. A. S. Ayyangar 12 May 1962 6 December 1967
6 Nityanand Kanungo 7 December 1967 20 January 1971
7 Justice U.N. Sinha (acting) 21 January 1971 31 January 1971
8 Dev Kant Baruah 1 February 1971 4 February 1973
9 Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare 4 February 1973 15 June 1976
10 Jagannath Kaushal 16 June 1976 31 January 1979
11 Justice K.B.N. Singh (acting) 31 January 1979 19 September 1979
12 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai 20 September 1979 15 March 1985
13 P. Venkatasubbaiah 15 March 1985 25 February 1988
14 Govind Narain Singh 26 February 1988 24 January 1989
15 Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (acting) 24 January 1989 28 January 1989
16 R.D. Pradhan 29 January 1989 2 February 1989
17 Jagannath Pahadia 3 March 1989 2 February 1990
18 Justice G.G. Sohoni (acting) 2 February 1990 16 February 1990
19 Mohammad Saleem 16 February 1990 13 February 1991
20 B. Satya Narayan Reddy (acting) 14 February 1991 18 March 1991
21 Mohammad Shafi Qureshi 19 March 1991 13 August 1993
22 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai 14 August 1993 26 April 1998
23 Sunder Singh Bhandari 27 April 1998 15 March 1999
24 Justice B.M. Lall (acting) 15 March 1999 5 October 1999
25 Suraj Bhan (additional charge) 6 October 1999 22 November 1999
26 V. C. Pande 23 November 1999 12 June 2003
27 M R Jois 12 June 2003 31 October 2004
28 Ved Prakash Marwah (acting) 1 November 2004 4 November 2004
29 Buta Singh 5 November 2004 29 January 2006
30 Gopalkrishna Gandhi 31 January 2006 21 June 2006
31 R. S. Gavai 22 June 2006 9 July 2008
32 R. L. Bhatia 10 July 2008 28 June 2009
33 Devanand Konwar 29 June 2009 21 March 2013
34 D. Y. Patil 22 March 2013 26 November 2014
35 Keshari Nath Tripathi 27 November 2014 15 August 2015
36 Ram Nath Kovind 16 August 2015 20 June 2017[3]
37 Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge) 20 June 2017[4] 29 September 2017
38 Satya Pal Malik 30 September 2017[5] 23 August 2018
39 Lalji Tandon 23 August 2018[6] 28 July 2019
40 Phagu Chauhan 29 July 2019 17 February 2023
41 Rajendra Arlekar 17 February 2023 2 January 2025
42 Arif Mohammad Khan 2 January 2025 14 March 2026
43 Syed Ata Hasnain 14 March 2026 Incumbent

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "President Kovind Appoints 5 New Governors, Tamil Nadu Gets Its Own After A Year". NDTV.com. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Mohan, Archis (21 August 2018). "Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar". Business Standard India. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Profile of the President of India". presidentofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ram Nath Kovind resigns as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. PTI. 20 June 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 12 January 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". The Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Lalji Tandon sworn in as Bihar Governor". The Hindu. 23 August 2018.

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