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| image = File:Phagu Chauhan.jpg
| image = Syed Ata Hasnain.png
| incumbent = [[Phagu Chauhan]]
| incumbent = [[Syed Ata Hasnain]]
| incumbentsince = 29 July 2019
| incumbentsince = 14 March 2026
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Bihar)|Raj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Bihar)|Raj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar]]
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<!-- this list can be expanded in a similar fashion to [[List of Chief Ministers of Kerala]] -->
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[[File:India Bihar locator map.svg|right|180px|thumb|Location of [[Bihar]] in India.]]
[[File:IN-BR.svg|right|180px|thumb|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.<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><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/satya-pal-malik-new-j-k-governor-lalji-tandon-takes-his-place-in-bihar-118082101168_1.html|title=Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar|last=Mohan|first=Archis|date=2018-08-21|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> Former President [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]] and current President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] were two such Governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the [[President of 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.<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><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/satya-pal-malik-new-j-k-governor-lalji-tandon-takes-his-place-in-bihar-118082101168_1.html|title=Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor, Lalji Tandon takes his place in Bihar|last=Mohan|first=Archis|date=2018-08-21|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2018-08-21}}</ref> Former President [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]] and current President [[Ram Nath Kovind]] were two such Governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the [[President of India]].


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==Governors of Bihar==
==Governors of Bihar==
{| class="wikitable"
;Legend
|+
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
! #
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred
! Name
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned/removed
! Entered office
 
! Left office
;Color key
|-
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge
! colspan="4" |Before Independence
 
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
! rowspan="2"| #
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name<br><small>(born{{spaced ndash}}died)</small>
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Appointer<br/>(President)
|-  
! style="width:7em"| From
! style="width:7em"| To
! style="width:5em"| Time in office
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
|[[Sir James David Sifton]]
| [[File:Jairamdas Daulatram 1985 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 1 April 1936
| '''[[Jairamdas Daulatram]]'''<br/>{{small|(1891{{ndash}}1979}}
| 10 March 1937
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|15 August}}<br/>1947
| {{small|11 January}}<br/>1948
| '''{{ayd|15 Aug 1947|11 Jan 1948}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Lord Mountbatten]]<br/>{{small|(Governor-General)}}
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
|[[Maurice Garnier Hallett|Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett]]
| [[File:Madhav Shrihari Aney 2011 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| 11 March 1937
| '''[[Madhav Shrihari Aney]]'''<br/>{{small|(1880{{ndash}}1968)}}
| 15 May 1938
| [[Maharashtra]]
|-
| {{small|12 January}}<br/>1948
! –
| {{small|14 June}}<br/>1952
|[[Thomas Alexander Stewart|Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart]] ''(acting)''
| '''{{ayd|12 Jan 1948|14 Jun 1952}}'''
| 15 May 1938
| 16 September 1938
|-
! (2)
|[[Maurice Garnier Hallett|Sir Maurice Garnier Hallett]]
| 17 September 1938
| 5 August 1939
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
|[[Thomas Alexander Stewart|Sir Thomas Alexander Stewart]]
| [[File:R.R DIVAKAR.jpg|70px]]
| 6 August 1939
| '''[[Ranganath Ramachandra Diwakar|R. R. Diwakar]]'''<br/>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1990)}}
| 2 February 1943
| [[Karnataka]]
| {{small|15 June}}<br/>1952
| {{small|5 July}}<br/>1957
| '''{{ayd|15 Jun 1952|5 Jul 1957}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Rajendra Prasad]]
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
|[[Thomas George Rutherford|Sir Thomas George Rutherford]]
| [[File:President Zakir Husain 1998 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 3 February 1943
| '''[[Zakir Husain]]'''<br/>{{small|(1897{{ndash}}1969)}}
| 6 September 1943
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| {{small|6 July}}<br/>1957
! –
| {{small|11 May}}<br/>1962{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}{{efn-lg|Resigned to become the [[Vice President of India]]}}
|[[Francis Mudie|Sir Francis Mudie]] ''(acting)''
| '''{{ayd|6 Jul 1957|11 May 1962}}'''
| 7 September 1943
| 23 April 1944
|-
! (4)
|[[Thomas George Rutherford|Sir Thomas George Rutherford]]
| 24 April 1944
| 12 May 1946
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
|[[Hugh Dow|Sir Hugh Dow]]
| [[File:M.A. Ayyangar.jpg|70px]]
| 13 May 1946
| '''[[M. A. Ayyangar]]'''<br/>{{small|(1891{{ndash}}1978)}}
| 14 August 1947
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
| {{small|12 May}}<br/>1962
! colspan="4" |After Independence
| {{small|6 December}}<br/>1967
|-
| '''{{ayd|12 May 1962|6 Dec 1967}}'''
! 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 (politician)|Zakir Hussain]]
| 6 July 1957
| 11 May 1962
|-
! 5
|[[M. A. S. Ayyangar]]
| 12 May 1962
| 6 December 1967
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
|[[Nityanand Kanungo]]
|  
| 7 December 1967
| '''[[Nityanand Kanungo]]'''<br/>{{small|(1900{{ndash}}1988)}}
| 20 January 1971
| [[Orissa]]
| {{small|7 December}}<br/>1967
| {{small|20 January}}<br/>1971
| '''{{ayd|7 Dec 1967|20 Jan 1971}}'''
| [[Zakir Husain]]
|-
|-
! –
! {{ndash}}
|[[Justice U.N. Sinha]] ''(acting)''
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:No image (male).svg|70px]]
| 21 January 1971
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Ujjal Narayan Sinha]]'''<br/>{{small|Chief Justice, Patna High Court}}<br/>(Acting)
| 31 January 1971
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Bihar]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|21 January}}<br/>1971
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|31 January}}<br/>1971
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|21 Jan 1971|31 Jan 1971}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[V. V. Giri]]
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
|[[Dev Kant Baruah]]
| [[File:Dev Kant Baruah.jpg|70px]]
| 1 February 1971
| '''[[D. K. Barooah|Dev Kant Barooah]]'''<br/>{{small|(1914{{ndash}}1996)}}
| 4 February 1973
| [[Assam]]
| {{small|1 February}}<br/>1971
| {{small|4 February}}<br/>1973
| '''{{ayd|1 Feb 1971|4 Feb 1973}}'''
|-
|-
! 8
! 8
|[[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare]]
| [[File:R. D. Bhandare Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 4 February 1973
| '''[[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare]]'''<br/>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1988)}}
| 15 June 1976
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|4 February}}<br/>1973
| {{small|15 June}}<br/>1976{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Andhra Pradesh]]}}
| '''{{ayd|4 Feb 1973|15 Jun 1976}}'''
|-
|-
! 9
! 9
|[[Jagannath Kaushal]]
| [[File:Jagannath Kaushal Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 16 June 1976
| '''[[Jagannath Kaushal]]'''<br/>{{small|(1915{{ndash}}2001)}}
| 31 January 1979
| [[Chandigarh]]
|-
| {{small|16 June}}<br/>1976
! –
| {{small|31 January}}<br/>1979
|[[Justice K.B.N. Singh]] ''(acting)''
| '''{{ayd|16 Jun 1976|31 Jan 1979}}'''
| 31 January 1979
| [[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
| 19 September 1979
|-  
! {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:No image (male).svg|70px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[K.B.N. Singh|Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1999)<br/>Chief Justice, Patna High Court}}<br/>(Acting)
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Bihar]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|31 January}}<br/>1979
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|19 September}}<br/>1979
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|31 Jan 1979|19 Sep 1979}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
|-
! 10
! 10
|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
| [[File:A. R. Kidwai in 2009 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 20 September 1979
| '''[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]'''<br/>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2016)}}
| 15 March 1985
| [[Delhi]]
| {{small|20 September}}<br/>1979
| {{small|15 March}}<br/>1985
| '''{{ayd|20 Sep 1979|15 Mar 1985}}'''
|-
|-
! 11
! 11
|[[P. Venkatasubbaiah]]
| [[File:Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 15 March 1985
| '''[[Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah]]'''<br/>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1983)}}
| 25 February 1988
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|15 March}}<br/>1985
| {{small|25 February}}<br/>1988{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Karnataka]]}}
| '''{{ayd|15 Mar 1985|25 Feb 1988}}'''
| [[Zail Singh]]
|-
|-
! 12
! 12
|[[Govind Narayan Singh|Govind Narain Singh]]
| [[File:Govind Narayan Singh portrait.jpg|70px]]
| 26 February 1988
| '''[[Govind Narayan Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2005)}}
| 24 January 1989
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
| {{small|26 February}}<br/>1988
! –
| {{small|24 January}}<br/>1989{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|[[Justice Dipak Kumar Sen]] ''(acting)''
| '''{{ayd|26 Feb 1988|24 Jan 1989}}'''
| 24 January 1989
| rowspan="10"| [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
| 28 January 1989
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:No image (male).svg|70px]]
| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Dipak Kumar Sen]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1927)<br/>Chief Justice, Patna High Court}}<br/>(Acting)
| [[West Bengal]]
| {{small|24 January}}<br/>1989
| {{small|28 January}}<br/>1989
| '''{{ayd|24 Jan 1989|28 Jan 1989}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:R. D. Pradhan.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[R. D. Pradhan]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd)<br/>(1928{{ndash}}2020)<br/>Governor of Arunachal Pradesh}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|29 January}}<br/>1989
| {{small|2 March}}<br/>1989
| '''{{ayd|29 Jan 1989|2 Mar 1989}}'''
|-
|-
! 13
! 13
|[[R.D. Pradhan]]
| [[File:Jagannath Pahadia.jpg|70px]]
| 29 January 1989
| '''[[Jagannath Pahadia]]'''<br/>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2021)}}
| 2 February 1989
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|3 March}}<br/>1989
| {{small|2 February}}<br/>1990{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|3 Mar 1989|2 Feb 1990}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:No image (male).svg|70px]]
| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani]]'''<br/>{{small|Chief Justice, Patna High Court}}<br/>(Acting)
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| {{small|2 February}}<br/>1990
| {{small|16 February}}<br/>1990
| '''{{ayd|2 Feb 1990|16 Feb 1990}}'''
|-
|-
! 14
! 14
|[[Jagannath Pahadia]]
| [[File:Mohammad Yunus Saleem Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 3 March 1989
| '''[[Mohammad Yunus Saleem]]'''<br/>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}2004)}}
| 2 February 1990
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|16 February}}<br/>1990
| {{small|30 December}}<br/>1990
| '''{{ayd|16 Feb 1990|30 Dec 1990}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:B. Satya Narayan Reddy portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]]'''<br/>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2012)<br/>Governor of Uttar Pradesh}}<br/>(Acting)
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|30 December}}<br/>1990
| {{small|8 January}}<br/>1991
| '''{{ayd|30 Dec 1990|8 Jan 1991}}'''
|-
|-
! –
! 14
|[[Justice G.G. Sohoni]] ''(acting)''
| [[File:Mohammad Yunus Saleem Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 2 February 1990
| '''[[Mohammad Yunus Saleem]]'''<br/>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}2004)}}
| 16 February 1990
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|9 January}}<br/>1991
| {{small|13 February}}<br/>1991{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|9 Jan 1991|13 Feb 1991}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:B. Satya Narayan Reddy portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]]'''<br/>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2012)<br/>Governor of Uttar Pradesh}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|14 February}}<br/>1991
| {{small|18 March}}<br/>1991
| '''{{ayd|14 Feb 1991|18 Mar 1991}}'''
|-
|-
! 15
! 15
|[[Mohammad Saleem (Governor)|Mohammad Saleem]]
| [[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 16 February 1990
| '''[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2016)}}
| 13 February 1991
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{small|19 March}}<br/>1991
| {{small|13 August}}<br/>1993{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]}}
| '''{{ayd|19 Mar 1991|13 Aug 1993}}'''
|-
|-
! –
! (10)
|[[B. Satya Narayan Reddy]] ''(acting)''
| [[File:A. R. Kidwai in 2009 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 14 February 1991
| '''[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]'''<br/>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2016)}}
| 18 March 1991
| [[Delhi]]
| {{small|14 August}}<br/>1993
| {{small|26 April}}<br/>1998
| '''{{ayd|14 Aug 1993|26 Apr 1998}}'''
| [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
|-
|-
! 16
! 16
|[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
| [[File:Sunder Singh Bhandari Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| 19 March 1991
| '''[[Sunder Singh Bhandari]]'''<br/>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2005)}}
| 13 August 1993
| [[Rajasthan]]
|-
| {{small|27 April}}<br/>1998
! (10)
| {{small|15 March}}<br/>1999{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Gujarat]]}}
|[[Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai]]
| '''{{ayd|27 Apr 1998|15 Mar 1999}}'''
| 14 August 1993
| rowspan="4"| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
| 26 April 1998
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:No image (male).svg|70px]]
| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[B.M. Lal|Brij Mohan Lal]]'''<br/>{{small|(1937{{ndash}}2001)<br/>Chief Justice, Patna High Court}}<br/>(Acting)
| [[Delhi]]
| {{small|15 March}}<br/>1999
| {{small|5 October}}<br/>1999
| '''{{ayd|15 Mar 1999|5 Oct 1999}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:Suraj Bhan in 2004.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Suraj Bhan]]'''<br/>{{small|(1928{{ndash}}2006)<br/>Governor of Uttar Pradesh}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Haryana]]
| {{small|6 October}}<br/>1999
| {{small|22 November}}<br/>1999
| '''{{ayd|6 Oct 1999|22 Nov 1999}}'''
|-
|-
! 17
! 17
|[[Sunder Singh Bhandari]]
| [[File:Vinod Chandra Pande.jpg|70px]]
| 27 April 1998
| '''[[V. C. Pande|Vinod Chandra Pande]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd)<br/>(1938{{ndash}}2005)}}
| 15 March 1999
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| {{small|23 November}}<br/>1999
! –
| {{small|12 June}}<br/>2003{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Arunachal Pradesh]]}}
|[[Justice B.M. Lall]] ''(acting)''
| '''{{ayd|23 Nov 1999|12 Jun 2003}}'''
| 15 March 1999
| 5 October 1999
|-
!—
|[[Suraj Bhan]] ''(additional charge)''
| 6 October 1999
| 22 November 1999
|-
|-
! 18
! 18
|[[V. C. Pande]]
| [[File:Rama Jois.jpg|70px]]
| 23 November 1999
| {{small|Justice (Retd)}}<br/>'''[[Rama Jois|Mandagadde Rama Jois]]'''<br/>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2021)}}
| 12 June 2003
| [[Karnataka]]
| {{small|12 June}}<br/>2003
| {{small|31 October}}<br/>2004{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|12 Jun 2003|31 Oct 2004}}'''
| rowspan="5"| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:Ved Marwah (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ved Marwah]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(1934{{ndash}}2020)<br/>Governor of Jharkhand}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Delhi]]
| {{small|1 November}}<br/>2004
| {{small|4 November}}<br/>2004
| '''{{ayd|1 Nov 2004|4 Nov 2004}}'''
|-
|-
! 19
! 19
|[[M R Jois]]
| [[File:Buta Singh at DJ Sheizwoods house (11) (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 12 June 2003
| '''[[Buta Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2021)}}
| 31 October 2004
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|-
| {{small|5 November}}<br/>2004
! –
| {{small|29 January}}<br/>2006{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
|[[Ved Prakash Marwah]] ''(acting)''
| '''{{ayd|5 Nov 2004|29 Jan 2006}}'''
| 1 November 2004
|- bgcolor="wheat"
| 4 November 2004
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:Gopalkrishna Gandhi - Chatham House 2010 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1945)<br/>Governor of West Bengal}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Delhi]]
| {{small|31 January}}<br/>2006
| {{small|21 June}}<br/>2006
| '''{{ayd|31 Jan 2006|21 Jun 2006}}'''
|-
|-
! 20
! 20
|[[Buta Singh]]
| [[File:R. S. Gavai.jpg|70px]]
| 5 November 2004
| '''[[R. S. Gavai]]'''<br/>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2015)}}
| 29 January 2006
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|22 June}}<br/>2006
| {{small|9 July}}<br/>2008{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=Kerala|Transferred as the [[Governor of Kerala]]}}
| '''{{ayd|22 Jun 2006|9 Jul 2008}}'''
|-
|-
! 21
! 21
|[[Gopalkrishna Gandhi]]
| [[File:R. L. Bhatia.jpg|70px]]
| 31 January 2006
| '''[[R. L. Bhatia]]'''<br/>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}2021)}}
| 21 June 2006
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| {{small|10 July}}<br/>2008
| {{small|28 June}}<br/>2009
| '''{{ayd|10 Jul 2008|28 Jun 2009}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Pratibha Patil]]
|-
|-
! 22
! 22
|[[R. S. Gavai]]
| [[File:Pranab Mukherjee attending the Launching Ceremony of Agriculture Road Map of Bihar (2012-2017), at Patna, in Bihar. The Governor of Bihar, Shri Devanand Konwar and the Chief Minister of Bihar, Shri Nitish Kumar are also seen (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 22 June 2006
| '''[[Devanand Konwar]]'''<br/>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2020)}}
| 9 July 2008
| [[Assam]]
| {{small|29 June}}<br/>2009
| {{small|21 March}}<br/>2013{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Tripura]]}}
| '''{{ayd|29 Jun 2009|21 Mar 2013}}'''
|-
|-
! 23
! 23
|[[R. L. Bhatia]]
| [[File:Shri D.Y. Patil (cropped, 3x4).jpg|70px]]
| 10 July 2008
| '''[[D. Y. Patil]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1935)}}
| 28 June 2009
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|22 March}}<br/>2013
| {{small|26 November}}<br/>2014
| '''{{ayd|22 Mar 2013|26 Nov 2014}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:Keshari Nath Tripathi - Kolkata 2016-07-01 5591.JPG|70px]]
| '''[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2023)<br/>Governor of West Bengal}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|27 November}}<br/>2014
| {{small|15 August}}<br/>2015
| '''{{ayd|27 Nov 2014|15 Aug 2015}}'''
|-
|-
! 24
! 24
|[[Devanand Konwar]]
| [[File:Ram Nath Kovind official portrait.jpg|70px]]
| 29 June 2009
| '''[[Ram Nath Kovind]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1945)}}
| 21 March 2013
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|16 August}}<br/>2015
| {{small|20 June}}<br/>2017{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}{{efn-lg|Resigned to become the [[President of India]]}}
| '''{{ayd|16 Aug 2015|20 Jun 2017}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! {{ndash}}
| [[File:Keshari Nath Tripathi - Kolkata 2016-07-01 5591.JPG|70px]]
| '''[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2023)<br/>Governor of West Bengal}}<br/>(Additional Charge)
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|20 June}}<br/>2017
| {{small|29 September}}<br/>2017
| '''{{ayd|20 Jun 2017|29 Sep 2017}}'''
|-
|-
! 25
! 25
|[[D. Y. Patil]]
| [[File:The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Satya Pal Malik calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 10, 2018 (cropped).JPG|70px]]
| 22 March 2013
| '''[[Satya Pal Malik]]'''<br/>{{small|(1946{{ndash}}2025)}}
| 26 November 2014
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|-
| {{small|30 September}}<br/>2017
! —
| {{small|22 August}}<br/>2018{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] ''(additional charge)''
| '''{{ayd|30 Sep 2017|22 Aug 2018}}'''
| 27 November 2014
| rowspan="3"| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| 15 August 2015
|-
|-
! 26
! 26
|[[Ram Nath Kovind]]
| [[File:Lalji Tandon (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| 16 August 2015
| '''[[Lalji Tandon]]'''<br/>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2020)}}
| 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>
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|23 August}}<br/>2018
| {{small|28 July}}<br/>2019{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Madhya Pradesh]]}}
| '''{{ayd|23 Aug 2018|28 Jul 2019}}'''
|-
|-
! —
! 27
|[[Keshari Nath Tripathi]] ''(additional charge)''
| [[File:Phagu Chauhan.jpg|70px]]
| 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>
| '''[[Phagu Chauhan]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1948)}}
| 29 September 2017
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|29 July}}<br/>2019
| {{small|16 February}}<br/>2023{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Meghalaya]]}}
| '''{{ayd|29 Jul 2019|16 Feb 2023}}'''
|-
|-
! 27
! 28
|[[Satya Pal Malik]]
| [[File:Rajendra Arlekar, Governor of Kerala.jpg|70px]]
| 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>
| '''[[Rajendra Arlekar]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1954)}}
| 23 August 2018
| [[Goa]]
| {{small|17 February}}<br/>2023
| {{small|1 January}}<br/>2025{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|name=Kerala}}
| '''{{ayd|17 Feb 2023|1 Jan 2025}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
|-
!28
! 29
|[[Lalji Tandon]]
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|70px]]  
|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>
| '''[[Arif Mohammad Khan]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1951)}}
|28 July 2019
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|2 January}}<br/>2025
| {{small|14 March}}<br/>2026
| '''{{ayd|2 Jan 2025|14 Mar 2026}}'''
|-
|-
!29
!43
|[[Phagu Chauhan]]
| [[File:Syed A. Hasnain.png|70px]]
|29 July 2019
|<small>Lieutenant General</small>
'''Syed Ata Hasnain'''
<small>(born 1953)</small>
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| {{small|14 March}}<br/>2026
|''Incumbent''
|''Incumbent''
|'''{{ayd|14 Mar 2026}}'''
|}
|}
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==See also==
==See also==

Latest revision as of 17:23, 16 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]

Legend
  • † Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • ‡ Resigned/removed
Color key
  •    indicates acting/additional charge
# Portrait Name
(born – died) 		Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 Jairamdas Daulatram

(1891–1979

Maharashtra

15 August
1947

11 January
1948

149 days Lord Mountbatten

(Governor-General)

2 Madhav Shrihari Aney

(1880–1968)

Maharashtra

12 January
1948

14 June
1952

4 years, 154 days
3 R. R. Diwakar

(1894–1990)

Karnataka

15 June
1952

5 July
1957

5 years, 20 days Rajendra Prasad
4 Zakir Husain

(1897–1969)

Andhra Pradesh

6 July
1957

11 May
1962[‡][lower-greek 1]

4 years, 309 days
5 M. A. Ayyangar

(1891–1978)

Andhra Pradesh

12 May
1962

6 December
1967

5 years, 208 days
6 Nityanand Kanungo

(1900–1988)

Orissa

7 December
1967

20 January
1971

3 years, 44 days Zakir Husain
–

Justice
Ujjal Narayan Sinha
Chief Justice, Patna High Court
(Acting)

Bihar

21 January
1971

31 January
1971

10 days V. V. Giri
7 Dev Kant Barooah

(1914–1996)

Assam

1 February
1971

4 February
1973

2 years, 3 days
8 Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare

(1916–1988)

Maharashtra

4 February
1973

15 June
1976[§][lower-greek 2]

3 years, 132 days
9 Jagannath Kaushal

(1915–2001)

Chandigarh

16 June
1976

31 January
1979

2 years, 229 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
–

Justice
Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh
(1922–1999)
Chief Justice, Patna High Court
(Acting)

Bihar

31 January
1979

19 September
1979

231 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
10 Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai

(1921–2016)

Delhi

20 September
1979

15 March
1985

5 years, 176 days
11 Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah

(1921–1983)

Andhra Pradesh

15 March
1985

25 February
1988[§][lower-greek 3]

2 years, 347 days Zail Singh
12 Govind Narayan Singh

(1920–2005)

Madhya Pradesh

26 February
1988

24 January
1989[‡]

333 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
–

Justice
Dipak Kumar Sen
(born 1927)
Chief Justice, Patna High Court
(Acting)

West Bengal

24 January
1989

28 January
1989

4 days
– R. D. Pradhan

IAS (Retd)
(1928–2020)
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
(Additional Charge)

Maharashtra

29 January
1989

2 March
1989

32 days
13 Jagannath Pahadia

(1932–2021)

Rajasthan

3 March
1989

2 February
1990[‡]

336 days
–

Justice
Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani
Chief Justice, Patna High Court
(Acting)

Madhya Pradesh

2 February
1990

16 February
1990

14 days
14 Mohammad Yunus Saleem

(1912–2004)

Uttar Pradesh

16 February
1990

30 December
1990

317 days
– B. Satya Narayan Reddy

(1927–2012)
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
(Acting)

Andhra Pradesh

30 December
1990

8 January
1991

9 days
14 Mohammad Yunus Saleem

(1912–2004)

Uttar Pradesh

9 January
1991

13 February
1991[‡]

35 days
– B. Satya Narayan Reddy

(1927–2012)
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
(Additional Charge)

Andhra Pradesh

14 February
1991

18 March
1991

32 days
15 Mohammad Shafi Qureshi

(1928–2016)

Jammu and Kashmir

19 March
1991

13 August
1993[§][lower-greek 4]

2 years, 147 days
(10) Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai

(1921–2016)

Delhi

14 August
1993

26 April
1998

4 years, 255 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
16 Sunder Singh Bhandari

(1921–2005)

Rajasthan

27 April
1998

15 March
1999[§][lower-greek 5]

322 days K. R. Narayanan
–

Justice
Brij Mohan Lal
(1937–2001)
Chief Justice, Patna High Court
(Acting)

Delhi

15 March
1999

5 October
1999

204 days
– Suraj Bhan

(1928–2006)
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
(Additional Charge)

Haryana

6 October
1999

22 November
1999

47 days
17 Vinod Chandra Pande

IAS (Retd)
(1938–2005)

Uttar Pradesh

23 November
1999

12 June
2003[§][lower-greek 6]

3 years, 201 days
18

Justice (Retd)
Mandagadde Rama Jois
(1931–2021)

Karnataka

12 June
2003

31 October
2004[‡]

1 year, 141 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
– Ved Marwah

IPS (Retd)
(1934–2020)
Governor of Jharkhand
(Additional Charge)

Delhi

1 November
2004

4 November
2004

3 days
19 Buta Singh

(1934–2021)

Punjab

5 November
2004

29 January
2006[‡]

1 year, 85 days
– Gopalkrishna Gandhi

IAS (Retd)
(born 1945)
Governor of West Bengal
(Additional Charge)

Delhi

31 January
2006

21 June
2006

141 days
20 R. S. Gavai

(1929–2015)

Maharashtra

22 June
2006

9 July
2008[§][lower-greek 7]

2 years, 17 days
21 R. L. Bhatia

(1920–2021)

Punjab

10 July
2008

28 June
2009

353 days Pratibha Patil
22 Devanand Konwar

(1934–2020)

Assam

29 June
2009

21 March
2013[§][lower-greek 8]

3 years, 265 days
23 D. Y. Patil

(born 1935)

Maharashtra

22 March
2013

26 November
2014

1 year, 249 days Pranab Mukherjee
– Keshari Nath Tripathi

(1934–2023)
Governor of West Bengal
(Additional Charge)

Uttar Pradesh

27 November
2014

15 August
2015

261 days
24 Ram Nath Kovind

(born 1945)

Uttar Pradesh

16 August
2015

20 June
2017[‡][lower-greek 9]

1 year, 308 days
– Keshari Nath Tripathi

(1934–2023)
Governor of West Bengal
(Additional Charge)

Uttar Pradesh

20 June
2017

29 September
2017

101 days
25 Satya Pal Malik

(1946–2025)

Uttar Pradesh

30 September
2017

22 August
2018[§][lower-greek 10]

326 days Ram Nath Kovind
26 Lalji Tandon

(1935–2020)

Uttar Pradesh

23 August
2018

28 July
2019[§][lower-greek 11]

339 days
27 Phagu Chauhan

(born 1948)

Uttar Pradesh

29 July
2019

16 February
2023[§][lower-greek 12]

3 years, 202 days
28 Rajendra Arlekar

(born 1954)

Goa

17 February
2023

1 January
2025[§][lower-greek 7]

1 year, 319 days Droupadi Murmu
29 Arif Mohammad Khan

(born 1951)

Uttar Pradesh

2 January
2025

14 March
2026

1 year, 71 days
43 Lieutenant General

Syed Ata Hasnain (born 1953)

Uttarakhand

14 March
2026

Incumbent 226 days
  1. ↑ Resigned to become the Vice President of India
  2. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
  3. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Karnataka
  4. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
  5. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Gujarat
  6. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Transferred as the Governor of Kerala
  8. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Tripura
  9. ↑ Resigned to become the President of India
  10. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  11. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
  12. ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya

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.

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