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{{Short description|Heads of state Nagaland, India}}
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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
|post           = Governor  
| post = Governor
|title          = Governor
| native_name =  
|native_name    =  
| body = Nagaland
|body            = [[Nagaland]]
| image = [[File: Governor of Nagaland Nand Kishor Yadav.jpg|180px]]
|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
| imagesize = 180
|insigniacaption =  
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Nagaland]]
|incumbent       = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| insignia =  
|incumbentsince = 17 September 2021
| incumbent = [[Nand Kishore Yadav]]
|style           = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| incumbentsince = 13 March 2026
|residence       = [[Raj Bhavan (Nagaland)|Raj Bhavan]]; [[Kohima]]
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
|termlength     = Five years
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan (Nagaland)|Lok Bhavan]]; [[Kohima]]
|appointer       = [[President of India]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]
|formation       = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1963|12|1}}
| appointer = [[President of India]]
|inaugural       = [[Vishnu Sahay]], ICS (Retd.)
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1963|12|1}}
|website         = [https://rajbhavan.nagaland.gov.in/index.html]
| inaugural = [[Vishnu Sahay]], ICS (Retd.)
| website = {{url|https://rajbhavan.nagaland.gov.in/}}
}}
}}


[[File:India Nagaland locator map.svg|upright|thumb|The state of Nagaland is on the border with Burma.]]
[[File:IN-NL.svg|upright|thumb|The state of Nagaland is on the border with Burma.]]


The '''Governor of Nagaland''' is the [[head of state]] of [[Nagaland]] and the representative of the [[President of India]] in the state. The current Governor of Nagaland is [[Jagdish Mukhi]] ''(additional charge)'' from September 17, 2021.
The '''Governor of Nagaland''' is the [[head of state]] of [[Nagaland]]. The governor is appointed by the [[president of India]]. The current governor is [[Nand Kishore Yadav]] since 6 March 2026.


==Powers and functions==
==Powers and functions==
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the Governor}}
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions|l1=Powers and functions of the governor}}
The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:
 
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:


*'''Executive powers''' related to administration, appointments and removals,
*'''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
*'''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.
*'''Discretionary powers''' to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor.
 
== Oath  ==
''I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Nagaland and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Nagaland.''}} 
 
==List==


==Governors of Nagaland==
;Legend
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned/removed


{| class="wikitable"
;Color key
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''#'''
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Name'''
 
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Took office'''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
| bgcolor=#cccccc | '''Left office'''
! rowspan="2"| {{abbr|#|Number}}
! 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/ UT
! 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
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1
! 1
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Vishnu Sahay]], ICS (Retd.)
|
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 December 1963
| '''[[Vishnu Sahay]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1901{{ndash}}1989)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 16 April 1968
| rowspan="2"|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|1 December}}<br/>1963{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Assam]]}}
| {{small|16 April}}<br/>1968
| '''{{ayd|1 Dec 1963|16 Apr 1968}}'''
| [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2
! 2
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[B.K. Nehru]], ICS (Retd.)
| [[File:Braj Kumar Nehru with Kennedy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 17 April 1968
| '''[[Braj Kumar Nehru]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1909{{ndash}}2001)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18 September 1973
| {{small|17 April}}<br/>1968{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Assam]] (1968{{ndash}}1973); and as the [[Governor of Meghalaya]], [[Governor of Manipur|Manipur]], and [[Governor of Tripura|Tripura]] (1972{{ndash}}1973)}}
| {{small|18 September}}<br/>1973
| '''{{ayd|17 Apr 1968|18 Sep 1973}}'''
| [[Zakir Husain]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3
! 3
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[L.P. Singh]], ICS (Retd.)
|
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19 September 1973
| '''[[Lallan Prasad Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1912{{ndash}}1998)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9 August 1981
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|19 September}}<br/>1973{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Assam|Assam]], [[Governor of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]], [[Governor of Manipur|Manipur]], and [[Governor of Tripura|Tripura]]}}
| {{small|9 August}}<br/>1981
| '''{{ayd|19 Sep 1973|9 Aug 1981}}'''
| [[V. V. Giri]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 4
! 4
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[S. M. H. Burney]], IAS (Retd.)
|
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 10 August 1981
| '''[[S. M. H. Burney]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd)<br/>(1924{{ndash}}2014)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 12 June 1984
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|10 August}}<br/>1981{{efn-lg|name=NT|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Manipur]] and [[Governor of Tripura|Tripura]]}}
| {{small|12 June}}<br/>1984{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Haryana]]}}
| '''{{ayd|10 Aug 1981|12 Jun 1984}}'''
| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 5
! 5
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Gen.(Retd.) [[K. V. Krishna Rao]], PVSM.
| [[File:General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 13 June 1984
| {{small|[[General (India)|General]]}}<br/>'''[[K. V. Krishna Rao]]''' {{small|(Retd)}}<br/>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM}}<br/>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}2016)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19 July 1989
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|13 June}}<br/>1984{{efn-lg|name=NT}}
| {{small|19 July}}<br/>1989{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
| '''{{ayd|13 Jun 1984|19 Jul 1989}}'''
| [[Zail Singh]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 6
! 6
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Dr. [[Gopal Singh (politician)|Gopal Singh]]
| [[File:Gopal Singh Rajya Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 20 July 1989
| '''[[Gopal Singh (politician)|Gopal Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1990)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3 May 1990
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| {{small|20 July}}<br/>1989
| {{small|3 May}}<br/>1990{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|20 Jul 1989|3 May 1990}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 7
! 7
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Dr. [[M. M. Thomas]]
|
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9 May 1990
| '''[[M. M. Thomas]]'''<br/>{{small|(1916{{ndash}}1996)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 12 April 1992
| [[Kerala]]
| {{small|9 May}}<br/>1990
| {{small|12 April}}<br/>1992{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|9 May 1990|12 Apr 1992}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 8
| [[File:Lokanath Misra.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Lokanath Misra]]'''<br/>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2009)}}<br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| [[Orissa]]
| {{small|13 April}}<br/>1992
| {{small|1 October}}<br/>1993
| '''{{ayd|13 Apr 1992|1 Oct 1993}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 8
! 9
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Loknath Mishra]]
| bgcolor="wheat"|
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 13 April 1992
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]}}<br/>'''[[V. K. Nayar]]''' {{small|(Retd)}}<br/>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|SM}}<br/>{{small|(d. 2015)}}<br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 October 1993
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|2 October}}<br/>1993
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|4 August}}<br/>1994
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|2 Oct 1993|4 Aug 1994}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 9
! 10
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | Lt. Gen.(Retd.)[[V. K. Nayar]] PVSM, SM
| [[File:Oudh Narayan Shrivastava.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 October 1993
| '''[[Oudh Narayan Shrivastava]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1935)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 4 August 1994
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| {{small|23 December}}<br/>1994
| {{small|11 November}}<br/>1996{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Manipur]]}}
| '''{{ayd|23 Dec 1994|1 Dec 1999}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 10
! 11
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Oudh Narayan Shrivastava|O. N. Shrivastava]], IPS (Retd.)
| [[File:Om Prakash Sharma Governor.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 5 August 1994
| '''[[Om Prakash Sharma (Nagaland politician)|Om Prakash Sharma]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 11 November 1996
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| {{small|12 November}}<br/>1996
| {{small|27 January}}<br/>2002
| '''{{ayd|12 Nov 1996|27 Jan 2002}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 11
! 12
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Om Prakash Sharma, IPS]] (Retd.)
| [[File:Shyamal Dutta.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 12 November 1996
| '''[[Shyamal Datta]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1941)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 January 2002
| [[West Bengal]]
| {{small|28 January}}<br/>2002
| {{small|2 February}}<br/>2007
| '''{{ayd|28 Jan 2002|2 Feb 2007}}'''
| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 12
! 13
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Shyamal Datta]], IPS (Retd.)
| [[File:Governor of Maharashtra, Shri K. Sankaranarayanan with Vice President Hamid Ansari at TISS in 2013.png|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 28 January 2002
| '''[[K. Sankaranarayanan|Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]'''<br/>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2022)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 February 2007
| [[Kerala]]
| {{small|3 February}}<br/>2007
| {{small|28 July}}<br/>2009{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Jharkhand]]}}
| '''{{ayd|3 Feb 2007|28 Jul 2009}}'''
| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 13
! 14
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[K. Sankaranarayanan]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Gurbachan Jagat.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 3 February 2007
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Gurbachan Jagat]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1942)}}<br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 28 July 2009
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Chandigarh]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|28 July}}<br/>2009
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|14 Oct}}<br/>2009
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|28 Jul 2009|14 Oct 2009}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Pratibha Patil]]
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14
! 15
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Gurbachan Jagat]], IPS (Retd.)
| [[File:Nikhil Kumar Nagaland Governor (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 28 July 2009
| '''[[Nikhil Kumar (governor)|Nikhil Kumar]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1941)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 14 Oct 2009
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|15 October}}<br/>2009
| {{small|20 March}}<br/>2013{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Kerala]]}}
| '''{{ayd|15 Oct 2009|20 Mar 2013}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 15
! 16
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Nikhil Kumar]], IPS (Retd.)
| [[File:The Governor of Nagaland, Shri Ashwani Kumar calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on June 20, 2014 (cropped).jpg|104x104px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 15 Oct 2009
| '''[[Ashwani Kumar (police officer)|Ashwani Kumar]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(1950{{ndash}}2020)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 20 March 2013
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| {{small|21 March}}<br/>2013
| {{small|1 July}}<br/>2014{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|21 Mar 2013|1 Jul 2014}}'''
| rowspan="3" | [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 17
| [[File:Governor of Uttarakhand Krishan Kant Paul (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Krishan Kant Paul]]'''<br>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1948)}}<br /><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| [[Chandigarh]]
| <small>2 July</small><br />2014
| {{small|19 July}}<br />2014{{efn-lg|Although his successor, [[Vakkom  Purushothaman]] was appointed, he was never sworn in, so Paul continued till 19th July 2014}}
| '''{{ayd|'''17 days'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 16
! 18
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Ashwani Kumar (IPS)|Ashwani Kumar]]
| [[File:Smriti Irani meeting the Governor of Tripura Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 21 March 2013
| '''[[Padmanabha Acharya]]'''<br/>{{small|(1931{{ndash}}2023)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 27 June 2014
| [[Karnataka]]
| {{small|19 July}}<br/>2014
| {{small|31 July}}<br/>2019
| '''{{ayd|19 Jul 2014|31 Jul 2019}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 17
! 19
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Krishan Kant Paul]] ''(additional charge)''<ref>{{cite news |title=Meghalaya Governor Krishan Kant Paul takes additional charge of Nagaland |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/meghalaya-governor-krishan-kant-paul-takes-additional-charge-of-nagaland/articleshow/37634253.cms |access-date=28 August 2018 |work=The Economic Times|date=2 July 2014}}</ref>
| [[File:The Governor of Nagaland, Shri R.N. Ravi.jpg|97x97px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 2 July 2014
| '''[[R. N. Ravi]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1952)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19 July 2014
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|1 August}}<br/>2019
| {{small|17 September}}<br/>2021{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]]}}
| '''{{ayd|1 Sep 2019|17 Sep 2021}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 20
| [[File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG|91x91px]]
| '''[[Jagdish Mukhi]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1942)}}<br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| [[National Capital Territory of Delhi]]
| {{small|17 September}}<br/>2021
| {{small|19 February}}<br/>2023
| '''{{ayd|17 Sep 2021|19 Feb 2023}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 18
! 21
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Padmanabha Acharya]]<ref>{{cite news |title=P B Acharya sworn in as Nagaland Governor |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/420582/p-b-acharya-sworn-nagaland.html |access-date=28 August 2018 |work=Deccan Herald|date=19 July 2014}}</ref>
| [[File:La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg|120x120px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19 July 2014
| '''[[La. Ganesan]]'''<br/>{{small|(1945{{ndash}}2025)}}
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 31 July 2019
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| {{small|20 February}}<br/>2023
| {{small|15 August}}<br/>2025{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| '''{{ayd|20 Feb 2023|15 Aug 2025}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 22
| [[File:Ajay Bhalla in 2025 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Ajay Kumar Bhalla]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Administrative Service|IAS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1960)}}<br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| {{small|25 August}}<br/>2025
| <small>13 March</small>
2026
| '''{{ayd|25 Aug 2025|13 March 2026}}'''
|-
|-
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 19
!23
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[R. N. Ravi]]
| [[File: Governor of Nagaland Nand Kishor Yadav.jpg|100px]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 1 August 2019
|'''[[Nand Kishore Yadav]]'''
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 17 September 2021
<small>(born 1953)</small>
|-
|[[Bihar]]
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 20
|<small>13 March</small>
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | [[Jagdish Mukhi]] ''(additional charge)''
2026
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | 17 September 2021
|''Incumbent''
| bgcolor=#DDEEFF | ''Incumbent''
|'''{{ayd|13 Mar 2026}}'''
|}
|}
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==See also==
==See also==
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* [[Governors of India]]
* [[Governors of India]]
* [[Chief Minister of Nagaland]]
* [[Chief Minister of Nagaland]]
==Notes and references==
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{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2014}}
{{Reflist}}
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Latest revision as of 13:32, 29 March 2026


Governor of Nagaland
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceLok Bhavan; Kohima
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderVishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd.)
Formation1 December 1963; 62 years ago (1963-12-01)
Websiterajbhavan.nagaland.gov.in
The state of Nagaland is on the border with Burma.

The Governor of Nagaland is the head of state of Nagaland. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The current governor is Nand Kishore Yadav since 6 March 2026.

Powers and functions[edit | edit source]

See also: Powers and functions of the governor

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  • 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.

Oath[edit | edit source]

I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of Nagaland and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of Nagaland.}}

List[edit | edit source]

Legend
  • † Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • ‡ Resigned/removed
Color key
  •    indicates acting/additional charge
# Portrait Name
(born – died) 		Home state/ UT Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 Vishnu Sahay
ICS (Retd)
(1901–1989) 		Uttar Pradesh 1 December
1963Template:Efn-lg 		16 April
1968 		4 years, 137 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2 Braj Kumar Nehru
ICS (Retd)
(1909–2001) 		17 April
1968Template:Efn-lg 		18 September
1973 		5 years, 154 days Zakir Husain
3 Lallan Prasad Singh
ICS (Retd)
(1912–1998) 		Bihar 19 September
1973Template:Efn-lg 		9 August
1981 		7 years, 324 days V. V. Giri
4 S. M. H. Burney
IAS (Retd)
(1924–2014) 		Uttar Pradesh 10 August
1981Template:Efn-lg 		12 June
1984[§]Template:Efn-lg 		2 years, 307 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
5 General
K. V. Krishna Rao (Retd)
PVSM
(1923–2016) 		Andhra Pradesh 13 June
1984Template:Efn-lg 		19 July
1989[§]Template:Efn-lg 		5 years, 36 days Zail Singh
6 Gopal Singh
(1917–1990) 		Punjab 20 July
1989 		3 May
1990[‡] 		287 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
7 M. M. Thomas
(1916–1996) 		Kerala 9 May
1990 		12 April
1992[‡] 		1 year, 339 days
8 Lokanath Misra
(1921–2009)
(Additional Charge) 		Orissa 13 April
1992 		1 October
1993 		1 year, 171 days
9 Lieutenant General
V. K. Nayar (Retd)
PVSM SM
(d. 2015)
(Additional Charge) 		– 2 October
1993 		4 August
1994 		306 days Shankar Dayal Sharma
10 Oudh Narayan Shrivastava
IPS (Retd)
(born 1935) 		Madhya Pradesh 23 December
1994 		11 November
1996[§]Template:Efn-lg 		4 years, 343 days
11 Om Prakash Sharma
IPS (Retd) 		Punjab 12 November
1996 		27 January
2002 		5 years, 76 days
12 Shyamal Datta
IPS (Retd)
(born 1941) 		West Bengal 28 January
2002 		2 February
2007 		5 years, 5 days K. R. Narayanan
13 Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
(1932–2022) 		Kerala 3 February
2007 		28 July
2009[§]Template:Efn-lg 		2 years, 175 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
14 Gurbachan Jagat
IPS (Retd)
(born 1942)
(Additional Charge) 		Chandigarh 28 July
2009 		14 Oct
2009 		78 days Pratibha Patil
15 Nikhil Kumar
IPS (Retd)
(born 1941) 		Bihar 15 October
2009 		20 March
2013[§]Template:Efn-lg 		3 years, 156 days
16 Ashwani Kumar
IPS (Retd)
(1950–2020) 		Himachal Pradesh 21 March
2013 		1 July
2014[‡] 		1 year, 102 days Pranab Mukherjee
17 Krishan Kant Paul
IPS (Retd)
(born 1948)
(Additional Charge) 		Chandigarh 2 July
2014 		19 July
2014Template:Efn-lg 		17 days
18 Padmanabha Acharya
(1931–2023) 		Karnataka 19 July
2014 		31 July
2019 		5 years, 12 days
19 R. N. Ravi
IPS (Retd)
(born 1952) 		Bihar 1 August
2019 		17 September
2021[§]Template:Efn-lg 		2 years, 16 days Ram Nath Kovind
20 File:The Governor of Assam, Shri Jagdish Mukhi meeting the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on October 28, 2018 (cropped).JPG Jagdish Mukhi
(born 1942)
(Additional Charge) 		National Capital Territory of Delhi 17 September
2021 		19 February
2023 		1 year, 155 days
21 La. Ganesan
(1945–2025) 		Tamil Nadu 20 February
2023 		15 August
2025[†] 		2 years, 176 days Droupadi Murmu
22 File:Ajay Bhalla in 2025 (cropped).jpg Ajay Kumar Bhalla
IAS (Retd)
(born 1960)
(Additional Charge) 		Punjab 25 August
2025 		13 March

2026

200 days
23 File:Governor of Nagaland Nand Kishor Yadav.jpg Nand Kishore Yadav

(born 1953)

Bihar 13 March

2026

Incumbent 151 days

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External links[edit | edit source]

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