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{{short description|22nd Governor of Kerala}}
{{short description|29th Governor of Bihar}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| birth_place        = [[Bulandshahr]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]
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| predecessor2       = [[Manohar Lal (politician)|Manohar Lal]]
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| successor2         = [[Naresh Chander Chaturvedi]]
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| constituency3       = [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]]
| constituency4       = [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor3       = Maulana Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain
| predecessor4       = [[Syed_Muzaffar_Hussain_(Lok_Sabha_member)|Maulana Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain]]
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| termstart3         = {{Start date|1984||}}
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| constituency4       = [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]]
| constituency5       = [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh]]
| predecessor4       = [[Padamsen Chaudhary]]
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| termend5           = {{End date|1999||}}
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| party              = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| otherparty          = [[Indian National Congress]]<br>[[Janata Dal]]<br>[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
| spouse              = {{marriage|Sayyada Reshma Arif|1977}}
| children            = 2
| residence          = [[Raj Bhavan, Patna]]
}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}


'''Arif Mohammad Khan''' (born 18 November 1951) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the [[Governor of Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/politics/arif-khan-modi-govts-only-2nd-muslim-governor-whose-political-views-align-with-the-bjps/285183/|title=Arif Khan, Modi govt's only 2nd Muslim governor, whose political views align with the BJP's}}</ref> He is a former Union Minister. He has held several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/women-get-a-raw-deal-again-muslim-personal-law-board-is-still-stuck-in-shah-bano-timewarp-as-its-opposition-to-triple-talaq-bill-proves/|title=Women get a raw deal again: Muslim Personal Law Board is still stuck in Shah Bano timewarp as its opposition to triple talaq bill proves|date=9 January 2018}}</ref>
'''Arif Mohammad Khan''' (born 18 November 1951) is an Indian politician who served as the 30th [[Governor of Bihar]] from 2025 to 2026.&lt;ref name="IT_24Dec2024"&gt;{{cite magazine |last1=Negi |first1=Manjeet |date=24 December 2024 |title=Ex-bureaucrat Ajay Bhalla appointed Manipur Governor, Arif Khan moved to Bihar |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/former-home-secretary-ajay-kumar-bhalla-appointed-manipur-governor-2654907-2024-12-24 |magazine=India Today |access-date=24 December 2024}}&lt;/ref&gt; He is a member of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and previously served as [[Governor of Kerala]] from 2018 to 2025, and as a [[Union Council of Ministers|Union minister]], holding several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation.&lt;ref name="Krishna2011"&gt;{{cite book |author=Ananth V. Krishna |date=September 2011 |title=India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics |publisher=Pearson Education India |page=292 |isbn=9788131734650 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8v7Vr2iQUHkC&amp;pg=PA292}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="AyresOldenburg2005"&gt;{{cite book |author1=Alyssa Ayres |author2=Philip Oldenburg |date=2005 |title=India Briefing: Takeoff at Last? |publisher=M.E. Sharpe |page=22 |isbn=978-0-7656-1592-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JFHLwJjPv00C&amp;pg=PA22}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Women get a raw deal again: Muslim Personal Law Board is still stuck in Shah Bano timewarp as its opposition to triple talaq bill proves |newspaper=The Times of India |date=9 January 2018 |url=https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toi-edit-page/women-get-a-raw-deal-again-muslim-personal-law-board-is-still-stuck-in-shah-bano-timewarp-as-its-opposition-to-triple-talaq-bill-proves/ }}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
Arif Mohammad Khan was born on 18 November 1951 in [[Bulandshahr]]. He was educated at Jamia Millia School, Delhi, [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]] and at [[Shia College, Lucknow|Shia College]], [[Lucknow University]].<ref name=":0" />
Arif Mohammad Khan was born on 18 November 1951 in [[Bulandshahr]]. He was educated at Jamia Millia School, Delhi, [[Aligarh Muslim University]], [[Aligarh]] and at [[Shia College, Lucknow|Shia College]], [[University of Lucknow]].&lt;ref name="Lok Sabha" /&gt;
[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|thumb|223x223px]]
[[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|thumb|275x275px]]
Khan, {{circa|Khan in 2019}}


==Political career==
Ex-MLA [[Asif Muhammad Khan]] is his younger brother.
Arif Mohammad Khan translated [[Vande Mataram]] into [[Urdu]].&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/unnecessary-and-irrelevant/232420|title=Unnecessary And Irrelevant|website=Outlook India|date=6 September 2006 |access-date=2019-12-30}}&lt;/ref&gt; It can be read in Urdu ([[Devanagari]] script)


Khan started his political career as a student leader. He was the President of [[Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union]] in the year 1972-73 and also its honorary Secretary a year earlier (1971–72).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2769.htm|title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha|website=loksabhaph.nic.in|access-date=2019-09-01}}</ref> He contested the first legislative assembly election from [[Syana (Assembly constituency)|Siyana constituency]] of [[Bulandshahar]] on [[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]] party's banner but was defeated. He became a member of the legislative assembly of UP in 1977 at the age of 26.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977|url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=www.elections.in}}</ref>
== Political career (1972–2019) ==


Khan joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party and was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Kanpur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kanpur]] and 1984 from [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]]. In 1986, he quit the [[Indian National Congress]] due to differences over the passage of [[Shah Bano case|Muslim Personal Law Bill]] which was piloted by [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]. He was against the legislation to enable Matha' to Muslim divorcee women as per Qur'an and resigned because of differences with [[Rajiv Gandhi]] on this issue. Khan joined the [[Janata Dal]] and was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989. During the [[Janata Dal]] rule Khan served as union [[Union Cabinet of India|Minister]] of [[Minister of Civil Aviation (India)|Civil aviation]] and [[Minister of Energy|Energy]]. He left the [[Janata Dal]] to join the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] and again entered the Lok Sabha in 1998 from [[Bahraich (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bahraich]]. Khan held ministerial responsibilities from 1984 to 1990. In 2004, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election as a [[BJP]] candidate that year from [[Kaiserganj (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kaiserganj]] constituency.
Khan started his political career as a student leader. He was the President of [[Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union]] in the year 1972–73 and also its honorary Secretary a year earlier (1971–72).&lt;ref name="Lok Sabha"&gt;{{Cite web  |title=Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha |website=loksabhaph.nic.in |access-date=1 September 2019 |url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/2769.htm}}&lt;/ref&gt; He contested the first legislative assembly election from [[Syana Assembly constituency|Siyana constituency]] of [[Bulandshahr|Bulandshahar]] on [[Bharatiya Kranti Dal]] party's banner but was defeated. He became a member of the legislative assembly of UP in 1977 at the age of 26.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977 |url=https://www.elections.in/uttar-pradesh/assembly-constituencies/1977-election-results.html |access-date=26 January 2022 |website=www.elections.in}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Islam reformation==
Khan joined the [[Indian National Congress]] party and was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] in 1980 from [[Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency|Kanpur]] and 1984 from [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]]. In 1986, he quit the [[Indian National Congress]] due to differences over the passage of [[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum|Muslim Personal Law Bill]] which was piloted by [[Rajiv Gandhi]] in the [[Lok Sabha]]. He was against the legislation to enable Muslim men to avoid giving their divorced wife or wives any maintenance after the [[iddah]] period as per the Quran and resigned because of differences with [[Rajiv Gandhi]] on this issue. Khan joined the [[Janata Dal]] and was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989. During the [[Janata Dal]] rule Khan served as Union Minister of [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]]. He left the [[Janata Dal]] to join the [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] and again entered the Lok Sabha in 1998 from [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]]. Khan held ministerial responsibilities from 1984 to 1990. In 2004, he joined the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election that year from [[Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency|Kaiserganj]] constituency. Later BJP appointed Khan as the Governor of Kerala and later was appointed the Governor of Bihar.
''Arif Mohammad Khan'' has always supported reformation within Muslims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/no-country-for-triple-talaq-4690585/|title=No country for triple talaq|date=6 June 2017}}</ref> He resigned from position of Minister of state protesting against Rajiv Gandhi Congress Government stand on Shah Bano case in 1986.<ref>[https://scroll.in/article/730642/arif-on-shah-bano-case-najma-heptullah-was-key-influence-on-rajiv-gandhi Arif on Shah Bano case: 'Najma Heptullah was key influence on Rajiv Gandhi']</ref> He defended Supreme Court judgment on [[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum|Shah Bano case]] in Parliament.<ref>[http://www.firstpost.com/india/triple-talaq-negates-both-equality-and-dignity-of-muslim-women-arif-mohammad-khan-3050810.html Triple talaq negates both equality and dignity of Muslim women: Arif Mohammad Khan]</ref><ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajiv-gandhi-govt-caved-under-pressure-from-narasimha-rao-najma-heptulla-during-shah-bano/story-N3or1pJErtJkSUmqGX96FP.html ‘Rajiv was pressured by Narasimha Rao, Najma Heptulla during Shah Bano’]</ref> Arif opposed [[triple talaq in India]] and said that it should be punishable with 3 years in jail.<ref>[http://www.news18.com/news/india/triple-talaq-should-be-made-punishable-with-3-years-jail-arif-mohd-khan-1320876.html Triple Talaq Should be Punishable With 3 Years Jail: Arif]</ref> Khan has asserted that Muslim men are still allowed to be polygamous and can also give a divorce easily by paying paltry sums.<ref name="Hindustan Times 2017">{{cite web | title=If triple talaq can be challenged, why can’t polygamy? | website=Hindustan Times | date=2017-08-24 | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/if-triple-talaq-can-be-challenged-why-can-t-polygamy/story-VgzqqGfIT9GsHjyNCBKjnO.html | access-date=2022-02-06}}</ref>
 
==Jain Hawala Case==
Journalist Sanjay Kapoor, in his book "Bad Money, Bad Politics" has claimed that Khan received an amount of 7 crores of [[Hawala]] money. As per the CBI charge sheet, he was accused of being paid this amount of money when he was Union Minister, but he was later acquitted in the case.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Arif, Jain brothers acquitted in hawala case |newspaper=The Tribune (Chandigarh) |date=8 September 1998 |url=https://m.tribuneindia.com/1998/98sep08/head1.htm}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
==Political views==
===Reformation in Islam===
Arif Mohammad Khan has always supported reformation within Muslims.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |author=Arif Mohammad Khan |title=No country for triple talaq |newspaper=Indian Express |date=6 June 2017 |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/no-country-for-triple-talaq-4690585/ }}&lt;/ref&gt; He resigned from position of Minister of state protesting against Rajiv Gandhi Congress Government stand on Shah Bano case in 1986.&lt;ref name="Scroll interview"&gt;Ajaz Ashraf, [https://scroll.in/article/730642/arif-on-shah-bano-case-najma-heptullah-was-key-influence-on-rajiv-gandhi Arif on Shah Bano case: 'Najma Heptullah was key influence on Rajiv Gandhi'], Scroll.in, 30 May 2015.&lt;/ref&gt; He defended Supreme Court judgement on [[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum |Shah Bano case]] in Parliament.&lt;ref&gt;Shishir Tripathi, [http://www.firstpost.com/india/triple-talaq-negates-both-equality-and-dignity-of-muslim-women-arif-mohammad-khan-3050810.html Triple talaq negates both equality and dignity of Muslim women: Arif Mohammad Khan], Firstpost, 14 October 2016.&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Namita Kohli, [http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajiv-gandhi-govt-caved-under-pressure-from-narasimha-rao-najma-heptulla-during-shah-bano/story-N3or1pJErtJkSUmqGX96FP.html ‘Rajiv was pressured by Narasimha Rao, Najma Heptulla during Shah Bano’], Hindustan Times 11 September 2016.&lt;/ref&gt; Khan opposed [[triple talaq in India]] and said that pronouncement of divorce by Muslim men in such manner should be punishable by 3 years in jail.&lt;ref&gt;Eram Agha, [http://www.news18.com/news/india/triple-talaq-should-be-made-punishable-with-3-years-jail-arif-mohd-khan-1320876.html Triple Talaq Should be Punishable With 3 Years Jail: Arif], News18, 13 March 2017.&lt;/ref&gt; Khan has asserted that Muslim men are still allowed to be polygamous and can also give a divorce easily by paying paltry sums.&lt;ref name="Hindustan Times 2017"&gt;{{cite news |title=If triple talaq can be challenged, why can't polygamy? |website=Hindustan Times |date=24 August 2017 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/if-triple-talaq-can-be-challenged-why-can-t-polygamy/story-VgzqqGfIT9GsHjyNCBKjnO.html }}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
Khan welcomed the Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding that the [[hijab]] is not an essential garment according to [[Islam]] during the [[2022 Karnataka hijab row]], stating that enforcing the wearing of a hijab is a conspiracy to push back Muslim females into the four walls of their homes and reduce their career prospects - he gave an example of imagining a female [[Indian Police Service|IPS]] officer who is responsible for controlling law and order in a district, who cannot do so wearing a hijab.&lt;ref name="India Today 2022"&gt;{{cite news |title=Karnataka hijab row: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed welcomes HC's verdict |website=India Today |date=17 March 2022 |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/karnataka-hijab-row-kerala-governor-arif-mohammed-welcomes-hc-verdict-video-1926256-2022-03-17 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name="Shakil 2022"&gt;{{cite news |last=Shakil |first=Marya |title='Muslim Girls Won't be Restricted Anymore': Kerala Guv Arif Mohammad Khan Hails Hijab Verdict |website=News18 |date=15 March 2022 |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/muslim-girls-wont-be-restricted-anymore-kerala-guv-arif-mohammad-khan-hails-hijab-verdict-4877594.html }}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
On being asked for a reaction about the [[murder of Kanhaiya Lal]] in [[Udaipur]] by reporters, Khan responded that [[madrasa]]s teach that [[Islam and blasphemy|blasphemy]] should be punished by beheading and demanded that what is taught there should be examined.&lt;ref name="The New Indian Express 2022"&gt;{{cite news |title=Islamic law that advocates beheading being taught in madrasas: Kerala Guv Arif Khan |website=The New Indian Express |date=30 June 2022 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2022/jun/30/islamic-law-that-advocates-beheading-being-taught-in-madrasas-kerala-guv-arif-khan-2471213.html}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Current activities==
==Current activities==
Khan has been deeply involved in writing since his student days. He is the author of the best selling book of the year 2010 ''Text and Context: Quran and Contemporary Challenges'', published by Rupa & Co.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newageislam.com/books-and-documents/Text%20and%20Context-Quran%20and%20Contemporary%20Challenges%20By%20Arif%20Mohammed%20Khan/d/4872 |title=Let the Quran Speak for Itself, Books and Documents, Saif Shahin, NewAgeIslam.com, New Age Islam |publisher=Newageislam.com |access-date=2013-05-09}}</ref> Now Arif Mohammad Khan is actively involved in writing articles and columns related to Islam and [[Sufism]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tehelka.com/is-there-any-scope-for-change-and-reform-in-islam/ |title=Is there any scope for change and reform in Islam? |publisher=Tehelka.com |access-date=2013-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515052346/http://tehelka.com/is-there-any-scope-for-change-and-reform-in-islam/ |archive-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He has advocated abolishing of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://scroll.in/article/730642/arif-mohammad-khan-on-shah-bano-case-najma-heptullah-was-key-influence-on-rajiv-gandhi|title=Arif Mohammad Khan on Shah Bano case: 'Najma Heptullah was key influence on Rajiv Gandhi'}}</ref> Arif Mohammad Khan also supported the [[Shah Bano case|Supreme Court of India's judgment in Shah Bano case]] to make the right to maintenance of a divorced Muslim wife absolute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-08/news/60943154_1_uniform-civil-code-muslim-women-ucc|title=Arif Mohammad Khan welcomes Supreme Court's ruling on Section 125}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title="It's Not About The Slogan. By Throwing Challenges, Owaisi Is Reviving Separatism." |publisher=Outlook India Magazine|url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/its-not-about-the-slogan-by-throwing-challenges-owaisi-is-reviving-separatism/296900|access-date=2020-09-22|website=magazine.outlookindia.com}}</ref>
Khan has been deeply involved in writing since his student days. He is the author of the best-selling book of the year 2010 ''Text and Context: Quran and Contemporary Challenges'', published by Rupa &amp; Co.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.newageislam.com/books-and-documents/Text%20and%20Context-Quran%20and%20Contemporary%20Challenges%20By%20Arif%20Mohammed%20Khan/d/4872 |title=Let the Quran Speak for Itself, Books and Documents, Saif Shahin, NewAgeIslam.com, New Age Islam |publisher=Newageislam.com |access-date=9 May 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt; Now Arif Mohammad Khan is actively involved in writing articles and columns related to Islam and [[Sufism]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |author=Arif Mohammad Khan |title=Is there any scope for change and reform in Islam? |newspaper=Tehelka |date=28 February 2013 |url=http://tehelka.com/is-there-any-scope-for-change-and-reform-in-islam/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515052346/http://tehelka.com/is-there-any-scope-for-change-and-reform-in-islam/ |archive-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt; He has advocated abolishing of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.&lt;ref name="Scroll interview"/&gt; Arif Mohammad Khan also supported the [[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum|Supreme Court of India's Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum]] to make the right to maintenance of a divorced Muslim wife absolute.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Arif Mohammad Khan welcomes Supreme Court's ruling on Section 125 |newspaper=The Economic Times |date=8 April 2015 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/arif-mohammad-khan-welcomes-supreme-courts-ruling-on-section-125/articleshow/46843490.cms}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |author=Bula Devi |title="It's Not About The Slogan. By Throwing Challenges, Owaisi Is Reviving Separatism." |newspaper=Outlook India Magazine |date=25 March 2016 |url=https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/its-not-about-the-slogan-by-throwing-challenges-owaisi-is-reviving-separatism/296900 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225030747/https://magazine.outlookindia.com/story/its-not-about-the-slogan-by-throwing-challenges-owaisi-is-reviving-separatism/296900 |archive-date=25 February 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;


==Governor of Kerala (2019 - present)==
== Governorship (2019– 2026) ==
Khan was appointed the [[List of governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] on 1 September 2019 by the order of the [[President of India]], [[Ram Nath Kovind]]. He took charge as Governor on 6 September 2019 from [[P. Sathasivam]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 7, 2019|title=Arif Mohammad Khan takes oath in Malayalam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/arif-mohammad-khan-takes-oath-in-malayalam/articleshow/71016534.cms|access-date=2020-09-22|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Arif Mohammad Khan Sworn In As Kerala Governor|url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/arif-mohammad-khan-sworn-in-as-kerala-governor-2096562|access-date=2020-09-22|website=NDTV.com}}</ref>
[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan in Bihar with PM Narendra Modi.jpg|144x144px]]
 
Khan, {{circa|Khan as a governor (2025)}}
=== Governor of Kerala (2019–2025)===
[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan (cropped).jpg|130x130px]]
 
Khan, {{circa|2024}}
 
Khan was appointed the [[List of governors of Kerala|Governor of Kerala]] on 1 September 2019 by the order of the [[President of India]], [[Ram Nath Kovind]]. He took charge as Governor on 6 September 2019 from [[P. Sathasivam]] he continued in office till 2 January 2025. Then he was appointed as the [[Governor of Bihar|Governor of Bihar.]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Arif Mohammad Khan takes oath in Malayalam |website=The Times of India |date=7 September 2019 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/arif-mohammad-khan-takes-oath-in-malayalam/articleshow/71016534.cms }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Arif Mohammad Khan Sworn In As Kerala Governor |newspaper=NDTV News |date=6 September 2019 |url=https://www.ndtv.com/kerala-news/arif-mohammad-khan-sworn-in-as-kerala-governor-2096562}}&lt;/ref&gt; The political controversy regarding the appointment of vice-chancellors of backgrounds from SFI/CPIM to the universities of Kerala had put him in the spotlight.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Why Kerala governor wants 11 university V-Cs out &amp; how it's turned into a political slugfest |newspaper=The Print |date=26 October 2022 |url=https://theprint.in/india/education/why-kerala-governor-arif-khan-wants-9-vcs-to-resign-and-why-its-causing-a-political-stink/1182083/}}&lt;/ref&gt; He wasn't given a proper farewell by the Kerala state government owing to various controversies between the office of the governor and the government. His farewell wasn't attended by the Chief Minister [[Pinarayi Vijayan]] nor any of the cabinet ministers.&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |title=No thank you to Guv Arif, welcome Guv Arlekar |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2025/01/01/kerala-governor-arlekar-arif-khan.html |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=No thank you to Guv Arif, welcome Guv Arlekar |language=en}}&lt;/ref&gt;
 
=== Governor of Bihar (2025–2026) ===
[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan in Bihar with PM Narendra Modi.jpg|144x144px]]
 
Khan, {{circa|2025}}
 
Khan was appointed by the president as the [[Governor of Bihar]] on 24 December 2024,&lt;ref name="IT_24Dec2024" /&gt; and assumed office on 2 January 2025. He left office on 14 March 2026 when he was replaced by [[Syed Ata Hasnain]] after just a period of 1 year &amp; 71 days.
 
==Positions held==
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! #
!Image
! Took office !! Left office
!Tenure length!! Position !! Political Party
|-
| 1.
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|176x176px]]|| 1977 || 1980
|3 years|| [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] (1st term) in 7th UP assembly from [[Syana Assembly constituency|Syana]] || [[Janata Party]]
|-
| 2.
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|177x177px]]|| 1980 || 1984
|4 years|| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (1st term) in 7th Lok Sabha from [[Kanpur Lok Sabha constituency|Kanpur]] || [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
| 3.
|[[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|177x177px]]|| 1984 || 1989
|5 years|| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (2nd term) in 8th Lok Sabha from [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]] || [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|-
|4.
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|177x177px]]
|1989
|1991
|2 years
|[[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Union Minister of Civil Aviation]]
|[[Janata Dal]]
|-
| 5.
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|177x177px]]|| 1989 || 1991
|2 years|| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (3rd term) in 9th Lok Sabha from [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]] || [[Janata Dal]]
|-
| 6.
| [[File:Governor Arif Mohammad Khan.jpg|177x177px]]|| 1998 || 1999
|1 year|| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MP]] (4th term) in 12th Lok Sabha from [[Bahraich Lok Sabha constituency|Bahraich]] || [[Bahujan Samaj Party|BSP]]
|-
|7.
|[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan (cropped).jpg|144x144px]]
|6 September
2019
|2 January 2025
|5 years, 118 days
|[[Governor of Kerala]]
| -
|-
|8.
|[[File:Arif Mohammad Khan in Bihar with PM Narendra Modi.jpg|144x144px]]
|2 January 2025
|14 March 2026
| 1 year, 71 days
|[[Governor of Bihar]]
| -
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986]]
*[[Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986]]
*[[Shah Bano case]]
*[[Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum]]
*[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
*[[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]
*[[Nighat Abbass]]
*[[Syed Zafar Islam]]
*[[Syed Zafar Islam]]
*[[Tahir Aslam Gora]]
*[[Tahir Aslam Gora]]
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==Sources==
== External links ==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130921190404/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12UP31.htm Parliament of India profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130921190404/http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/lok12/biodata/12UP31.htm Parliament of India profile]
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For the alpine skier, see Arif Khan (skier).
Arif Mohammad Khan
Khan, c. 2025
29th Governor of Bihar
In office
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02) – 5 March 2026
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRajendra Arlekar
Succeeded bySyed Ata Hasnain
22nd Governor of Kerala
In office
6 September 2019 – 2 January 2025
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan
Preceded byP. Sathasivam
Succeeded byRajendra Arlekar
Union Minister of Civil Aviation
In office
6 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime MinisterV. P. Singh
Preceded byV. P. Singh
Succeeded byHarmohan Dhawan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980 (1980) – 1984 (1984)
Preceded byManohar Lal
Succeeded byNaresh Chander Chaturvedi
ConstituencyKanpur, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1984 (1984) – 1991 (1991)
Preceded byMaulana Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain
Succeeded byRudrasen Chaudhary
ConstituencyBahraich, Uttar Pradesh
In office
1998 (1998) – 1999 (1999)
Preceded byPadamsen Chaudhary
Succeeded byPadamsen Chaudhary
ConstituencyBahraich, Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1951-11-18) 18 November 1951 (age 74)
Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse(s)
Sayyada Reshma Arif
(
m. 1977)
Children2
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Patna

Arif Mohammad Khan (born 18 November 1951) is an Indian politician who served as the 30th Governor of Bihar from 2025 to 2026.<ref name="IT_24Dec2024">Negi, Manjeet (24 December 2024). "Ex-bureaucrat Ajay Bhalla appointed Manipur Governor, Arif Khan moved to Bihar". India Today. Retrieved 24 December 2024.</ref> He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and previously served as Governor of Kerala from 2018 to 2025, and as a Union minister, holding several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation.<ref name="Krishna2011">Ananth V. Krishna (September 2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson Education India. p. 292. ISBN 9788131734650.</ref><ref name="AyresOldenburg2005">Alyssa Ayres; Philip Oldenburg (2005). India Briefing: Takeoff at Last?. M.E. Sharpe. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7656-1592-3.</ref><ref>"Women get a raw deal again: Muslim Personal Law Board is still stuck in Shah Bano timewarp as its opposition to triple talaq bill proves". The Times of India. 9 January 2018.</ref>

Early life and education

Arif Mohammad Khan was born on 18 November 1951 in Bulandshahr. He was educated at Jamia Millia School, Delhi, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and at Shia College, University of Lucknow.<ref name="Lok Sabha" />

Khan, c. Khan in 2019

Ex-MLA Asif Muhammad Khan is his younger brother. Arif Mohammad Khan translated Vande Mataram into Urdu.<ref>"Unnecessary And Irrelevant". Outlook India. 6 September 2006. Retrieved 30 December 2019.</ref> It can be read in Urdu (Devanagari script)

Political career (1972–2019)

Khan started his political career as a student leader. He was the President of Aligarh Muslim University Students' Union in the year 1972–73 and also its honorary Secretary a year earlier (1971–72).<ref name="Lok Sabha">"Biographical Sketch of Member of 12th Lok Sabha". loksabhaph.nic.in. Retrieved 1 September 2019.</ref> He contested the first legislative assembly election from Siyana constituency of Bulandshahar on Bharatiya Kranti Dal party's banner but was defeated. He became a member of the legislative assembly of UP in 1977 at the age of 26.<ref>"Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election Results in 1977". www.elections.in. Retrieved 26 January 2022.</ref>

Khan joined the Indian National Congress party and was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 from Kanpur and 1984 from Bahraich. In 1986, he quit the Indian National Congress due to differences over the passage of Muslim Personal Law Bill which was piloted by Rajiv Gandhi in the Lok Sabha. He was against the legislation to enable Muslim men to avoid giving their divorced wife or wives any maintenance after the iddah period as per the Quran and resigned because of differences with Rajiv Gandhi on this issue. Khan joined the Janata Dal and was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989. During the Janata Dal rule Khan served as Union Minister of Ministry of Civil Aviation. He left the Janata Dal to join the Bahujan Samaj Party and again entered the Lok Sabha in 1998 from Bahraich. Khan held ministerial responsibilities from 1984 to 1990. In 2004, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election that year from Kaiserganj constituency. Later BJP appointed Khan as the Governor of Kerala and later was appointed the Governor of Bihar.

Jain Hawala Case

Journalist Sanjay Kapoor, in his book "Bad Money, Bad Politics" has claimed that Khan received an amount of 7 crores of Hawala money. As per the CBI charge sheet, he was accused of being paid this amount of money when he was Union Minister, but he was later acquitted in the case.<ref>"Arif, Jain brothers acquitted in hawala case". The Tribune (Chandigarh). 8 September 1998.</ref>

Political views

Reformation in Islam

Arif Mohammad Khan has always supported reformation within Muslims.<ref>Arif Mohammad Khan (6 June 2017). "No country for triple talaq". Indian Express.</ref> He resigned from position of Minister of state protesting against Rajiv Gandhi Congress Government stand on Shah Bano case in 1986.<ref name="Scroll interview">Ajaz Ashraf, Arif on Shah Bano case: 'Najma Heptullah was key influence on Rajiv Gandhi', Scroll.in, 30 May 2015.</ref> He defended Supreme Court judgement on Shah Bano case in Parliament.<ref>Shishir Tripathi, Triple talaq negates both equality and dignity of Muslim women: Arif Mohammad Khan, Firstpost, 14 October 2016.</ref><ref>Namita Kohli, ‘Rajiv was pressured by Narasimha Rao, Najma Heptulla during Shah Bano’, Hindustan Times 11 September 2016.</ref> Khan opposed triple talaq in India and said that pronouncement of divorce by Muslim men in such manner should be punishable by 3 years in jail.<ref>Eram Agha, Triple Talaq Should be Punishable With 3 Years Jail: Arif, News18, 13 March 2017.</ref> Khan has asserted that Muslim men are still allowed to be polygamous and can also give a divorce easily by paying paltry sums.<ref name="Hindustan Times 2017">"If triple talaq can be challenged, why can't polygamy?". Hindustan Times. 24 August 2017.</ref>

Khan welcomed the Karnataka High Court's judgement upholding that the hijab is not an essential garment according to Islam during the 2022 Karnataka hijab row, stating that enforcing the wearing of a hijab is a conspiracy to push back Muslim females into the four walls of their homes and reduce their career prospects - he gave an example of imagining a female IPS officer who is responsible for controlling law and order in a district, who cannot do so wearing a hijab.<ref name="India Today 2022">"Karnataka hijab row: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed welcomes HC's verdict". India Today. 17 March 2022.</ref><ref name="Shakil 2022">Shakil, Marya (15 March 2022). "'Muslim Girls Won't be Restricted Anymore': Kerala Guv Arif Mohammad Khan Hails Hijab Verdict". News18.</ref>

On being asked for a reaction about the murder of Kanhaiya Lal in Udaipur by reporters, Khan responded that madrasas teach that blasphemy should be punished by beheading and demanded that what is taught there should be examined.<ref name="The New Indian Express 2022">"Islamic law that advocates beheading being taught in madrasas: Kerala Guv Arif Khan". The New Indian Express. 30 June 2022.</ref>

Current activities

Khan has been deeply involved in writing since his student days. He is the author of the best-selling book of the year 2010 Text and Context: Quran and Contemporary Challenges, published by Rupa & Co.<ref>"Let the Quran Speak for Itself, Books and Documents, Saif Shahin, NewAgeIslam.com, New Age Islam". Newageislam.com. Retrieved 9 May 2013.</ref> Now Arif Mohammad Khan is actively involved in writing articles and columns related to Islam and Sufism.<ref>Arif Mohammad Khan (28 February 2013). "Is there any scope for change and reform in Islam?". Tehelka. Archived from the original on 15 May 2013.</ref> He has advocated abolishing of All India Muslim Personal Law Board.<ref name="Scroll interview"/> Arif Mohammad Khan also supported the Supreme Court of India's Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum to make the right to maintenance of a divorced Muslim wife absolute.<ref>"Arif Mohammad Khan welcomes Supreme Court's ruling on Section 125". The Economic Times. 8 April 2015.</ref><ref>Bula Devi (25 March 2016). ""It's Not About The Slogan. By Throwing Challenges, Owaisi Is Reviving Separatism."". Outlook India Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021.</ref>

Governorship (2019– 2026)

Khan, c. Khan as a governor (2025)

Governor of Kerala (2019–2025)

File:Arif Mohammad Khan (cropped).jpg

Khan, c. 2024

Khan was appointed the Governor of Kerala on 1 September 2019 by the order of the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind. He took charge as Governor on 6 September 2019 from P. Sathasivam he continued in office till 2 January 2025. Then he was appointed as the Governor of Bihar.<ref>"Arif Mohammad Khan takes oath in Malayalam". The Times of India. 7 September 2019.</ref><ref>"Arif Mohammad Khan Sworn In As Kerala Governor". NDTV News. 6 September 2019.</ref> The political controversy regarding the appointment of vice-chancellors of backgrounds from SFI/CPIM to the universities of Kerala had put him in the spotlight.<ref>"Why Kerala governor wants 11 university V-Cs out & how it's turned into a political slugfest". The Print. 26 October 2022.</ref> He wasn't given a proper farewell by the Kerala state government owing to various controversies between the office of the governor and the government. His farewell wasn't attended by the Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan nor any of the cabinet ministers.<ref>"No thank you to Guv Arif, welcome Guv Arlekar". No thank you to Guv Arif, welcome Guv Arlekar. Retrieved 1 January 2025.</ref>

Governor of Bihar (2025–2026)

Khan, c. 2025

Khan was appointed by the president as the Governor of Bihar on 24 December 2024,<ref name="IT_24Dec2024" /> and assumed office on 2 January 2025. He left office on 14 March 2026 when he was replaced by Syed Ata Hasnain after just a period of 1 year & 71 days.

Positions held

# Image Took office Left office Tenure length Position Political Party
1. 1977 1980 3 years MLA (1st term) in 7th UP assembly from Syana Janata Party
2. 1980 1984 4 years MP (1st term) in 7th Lok Sabha from Kanpur INC
3. 1984 1989 5 years MP (2nd term) in 8th Lok Sabha from Bahraich INC
4. 1989 1991 2 years Union Minister of Civil Aviation Janata Dal
5. 1989 1991 2 years MP (3rd term) in 9th Lok Sabha from Bahraich Janata Dal
6. 1998 1999 1 year MP (4th term) in 12th Lok Sabha from Bahraich BSP
7. File:Arif Mohammad Khan (cropped).jpg 6 September

2019

2 January 2025 5 years, 118 days Governor of Kerala -
8. 2 January 2025 14 March 2026 1 year, 71 days Governor of Bihar -

See also

References

External links


Lok Sabha
Preceded by
Manohar Lal 		Member of Parliament<br>for Kanpur
1980 – 1984 		Succeeded by
Naresh Chander Chaturvedi
Preceded by
Maulana Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain 		Member of Parliament<br>for Bahraich
1984 – 1991 		Succeeded by
Rudrasen Chaudhary
Preceded by
Padamsen Chaudhary 		Member of Parliament<br>for Bahraich
1998 – 1999 		Succeeded by
Padamsen Chaudhary
Political offices
Preceded by
P. Sathasivam 		Governor of Kerala
6 September 2019 – 2 January 2025 		Succeeded by
Rajendra Arlekar
Political offices
Preceded by
Rajendra Arlekar 		Governor of Bihar
2 January 2025 – 13 March 2026 		Succeeded by
Syed Ata Hasnain
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