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| name                 = M.O.H Farook
| name               = M. O. H. Farook
| image               = MOH Farook.jpg
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| imagesize           =  
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| predecessor5         = S. Arumugam
| caption            = Farook in 2010
| party               = [[Indian National Congress]], [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]
| predecessor5       = S. Arumugam
| order5               = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pondicherry]]
| party               = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Indian National Congress]]|[[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]]}}
| predecessor6         = [[P. Shanmugam]]
| order5             = Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pondicherry]]
| successor6           = S. Arumugam
| predecessor6       = [[P. Shanmugam (Pondicherry politician)|P. Shanmugam]]
| successor5           = [[M. Ramadass]]
| successor6         = S. Arumugam
| birth_date           = 6 September 1937
| successor5         = [[M. Ramadass]]
| birth_place         = [[Pondicherry]], [[French India]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1937|09|06|df=yes}}
| death_date           = {{Death date and age|df=y|2012|1|26|1937|9|6}}
| birth_place         = [[Puducherry (city)|Pondicherry]], [[French India]]<br>(present day [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]], India)
| death_place         = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| nationality        = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| nationality          =  
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2012|01|26|1937|09|06}}
| spouse              =  
| death_place         = [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| alma_mater           = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| spouse              =  {{marriage|S. A. Kadhija Nachiyal|1960}}
| profession          = [[Politician]]
| children            = {{ubl|[[M. O. H. F. Shahjahan]] (son)|Two daughters}}
| honorific-prefix     =  
| mother              = Seyed Sultangani
| honorific-suffix     =  
| father              = M. O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar
| term_start6         = 1991
| alma_mater         = [[Loyola College, Chennai]]
| term_end6           = 1998
| occupation          = [[Politician]]
| term_start5         = 1999
| honorific-prefix   =  
| term_end5           = 2004
| honorific-suffix   =  
| term_start4         = 9 April 1967
| term_start6         = 20 June 1991
| term_end4           = 6 March 1968
| term_end6           = 10 March 1998
| term_start5         = 6 October 1999
| term_end5           = 16 May 2004
| term_start4         = 9 April 1967
| term_end4           = 6 March 1968
| lieutenant_governor4 = [[S. L. Silam]],<br />[[B. D. Jatti]]
| lieutenant_governor4 = [[S. L. Silam]],<br />[[B. D. Jatti]]
| predecessor4         = [[V. Venkatasubha Reddiar]]
| predecessor4       = [[V. Venkatasubha Reddiar]]
| successor4           = V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
| successor4         = V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
| term_start3         = 17 March 1969
| term_start3         = 17 March 1969
| term_end3           = 3 January 1974
| term_end3           = 3 January 1974
| lieutenant_governor3 = B. D. Jatti,<br />[[Chhedilal]]
| lieutenant_governor3 = B. D. Jatti,<br />[[Chhedilal]]
| predecessor3         = President's rule
| predecessor3       = President's rule
| successor3           = [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]]
| successor3         = [[Subramanyan Ramaswamy]]
| order2               = 3rd
| order2             = 3rd
| office2             = Chief Minister of Puducherry
| office2             = Chief Minister of Pondicherry
| term_start2         = 16 March 1985
| term_start2         = 16 March 1985
| term_end2           = 19 January 1989
| term_end2           = 19 January 1989
| lieutenant_governor2 = Tribhuvan Prasad Tiwary,<br />[[Ranjit Singh Dyal]]
| lieutenant_governor2 = Tribhuvan Prasad Tiwary,<br />[[Ranjit Singh Dyal]]
| predecessor2         = [[President's rule]]
| predecessor2       = [[President's rule]]
| successor2           = President's rule
| successor2         = M. D. R. Ramachandran
| order1               = 6th
| order1             = 6th
| office1             = Governor of Jharkhand
| office1             = Governor of Jharkhand
| 1blankname1         = Chief Minister  
| 1blankname1         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1           = [[Shibu Soren]]<br>[[Arjun Munda]]
| 1namedata1         = [[Shibu Soren]]<br>[[Arjun Munda]]
| term_start1         = 22 January 2010
| term_start1         = 22 January 2010
| term_end1           = 4 September 2011<ref name=timesofinida>{{cite news|title=New governor to take oath today |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/ranchi/30112614_1_oath-today-new-governor-jharkhand |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/ranchi/30112614_1_oath-today-new-governor-jharkhand |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-09-26 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2011-09-04|accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref>
| term_end1           = 4 September 2011<ref name=timesofinida>{{cite news|title=New governor to take oath today |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/New-governor-to-take-oath-today-/articleshow/9859386.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001033/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/ranchi/30112614_1_oath-today-new-governor-jharkhand |url-status=live |archive-date=2012-09-26 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2011-09-04|access-date=2011-09-08}}</ref>
| predecessor1         = [[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]
| predecessor1       = [[Kateekal Sankaranarayanan]]
| successor1           = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| successor1         = [[Syed Ahmed (politician)|Syed Ahmed]]
| order               = 18th
| order               = 18th
| office               = Governor of Kerala
| office             = Governor of Kerala
| 1blankname           = Chief Minister  
| 1blankname         = Chief Minister
| 1namedata           = [[Oommen Chandy]]
| 1namedata           = [[Oommen Chandy]]
| term_start           = 8 September 2011
| term_start         = 8 September 2011
| term_end             = 26 January 2012
| term_end           = 26 January 2012
| successor           = [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]]
| successor           = [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]]
| predecessor         = [[Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai|R. S. Gavai]]
| predecessor         = [[Ramkrishnan Suryabhan Gavai|R. S. Gavai]]
| blank1              = Religion
| data1                = [[Islam]]
}}
}}


'''M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar''' (6 September 1937 – 26 January 2012) was a three-time [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry]]. He was the youngest chief minister of any Union Territory of India. He served from 9 April 1967 to 6 March 1968 and 17 March 1969 to 3 January 1974 and from 1985 to 1990 <ref name="worldstatesmen">{{cite web|title=States of India since 1947 – Pondicherry (Puducherry)|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Puducherry}}</ref> He was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha from [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pondicherry]] in 1991, 1996 and 1999 and served as a Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism during June 1991 – December 1992. He participated in the struggle for liberation of Pondicherry as a student, during 1953–54 when Pondicherry was a [[France|French]] colony and served as a Member of the Central Haj Committee in [[Mumbai]] from 1975 to 2000.<ref name=
'''M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar''' (6 September 1937 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian politician and three-time [[List of Chief Ministers of Puducherry|Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry]]. He was the youngest chief minister of any Union Territory of India. He served from 9 April 1967 to 6 March 1968 and 17 March 1969 to 3 January 1974 and from 1985 to 1990 <ref name="worldstatesmen">{{cite web|title=States of India since 1947 – Pondicherry (Puducherry)|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Puducherry}}</ref> He was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha from [[Puducherry (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pondicherry]] in 1991, 1996 and 1999 and served as a Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism during June 1991 – December 1992.
"cgi">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105034813/http://www.cgijeddah.com/cgijed/farooq-cv.htm Farooq], Cgi Jeddah</ref> He was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]] in September 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassy.org.sa/Ambassadors.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2010-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417225633/http://www.indianembassy.org.sa/Ambassadors.html |archivedate=17 April 2010 }}</ref>


Farook was appointed as [[Governor of Jharkhand]] in 2010<ref name="red">[http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/16/narayanan-is-bengal-guv-patil-gets-punjab.htm Governor of Jharkhand], Rediff 16 January 2010</ref> and [[List of Governors of Kerala|of Kerala]] in 2011.<ref name="asianet">[http://www.asianetindia.com/news/moh-farooq-kerala-governor_289974.html M.O.H Farooq to be new Kerala Governor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102132038/http://www.asianetindia.com/news/moh-farooq-kerala-governor_289974.html |date=2 November 2011 }}, Asianet India 25 August 2011</ref><ref name=timesofinida2>{{cite news|title=K Rosaiah, Ram Naresh Yadav named governors |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/india/29935590_1_jharkhand-governor-k-rosaiah-prabha-rau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001223/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/india/29935590_1_jharkhand-governor-k-rosaiah-prabha-rau|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-09-26|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2011-08-27|accessdate=2011-09-08}}</ref>
Farook participated in the struggle for liberation of Pondicherry as a student, during 1953–54 when Pondicherry was a French colony and served as a Member of the Central Haj Committee in [[Mumbai]] from 1975 to 2000.<ref name="cgi">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100105034813/http://www.cgijeddah.com/cgijed/farooq-cv.htm Farooq], Cgi Jeddah</ref> He was appointed the Indian Ambassador to [[Saudi Arabia]] in September 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassy.org.sa/Ambassadors.html |title=Welcome to Embassy of India - Riyadh - KSA |accessdate=2010-01-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417225633/http://www.indianembassy.org.sa/Ambassadors.html |archivedate=17 April 2010 }}</ref>


He died in office on 26 January 2012 at 9:10 pm at [[Apollo Hospital]] in [[Chennai]], due to [[multiple myeloma]] and kidney related ailments. He was 74 years old at the time of his death. He was the second governor who died in office, after [[Sikander Bakht]], and is the shortest-served governor of Kerala.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Governor MOH Farook dies in Chennai|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-kerala-governor-moh-farook-dies-in-chennai-2792883.html|accessdate=26 January 2012|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar|date=26 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=121|title=Thirteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile – SHRI M.O.H. Farook|publisher=Lok Sabha website|accessdate=20 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703132641/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=121|archive-date=3 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was hospitalised for more than a month, and his condition deteriorated in the days preceding his death. As he was near death, additional charge was given to the then [[Governor of Karnataka|Karnataka Governor]] [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]]. In his absence, the flag hoisting ceremony of [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day of India]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] was conducted by the then [[Chief Minister of Kerala]], [[Oommen Chandy]]. He was buried with full state honours at Puducherry Juma Masjid.
==Governor==
Farook was appointed [[Governor of Jharkhand]] in 2010<ref name="red">[http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/jan/16/narayanan-is-bengal-guv-patil-gets-punjab.htm Governor of Jharkhand], Rediff 16 January 2010</ref> and [[List of Governors of Kerala|of Kerala]] in 2011.<ref name="asianet">[http://www.asianetindia.com/news/moh-farooq-kerala-governor_289974.html M.O.H Farooq to be new Kerala Governor] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102132038/http://www.asianetindia.com/news/moh-farooq-kerala-governor_289974.html |date=2 November 2011 }}, Asianet India 25 August 2011</ref><ref name=timesofinida2>{{cite news|title=K Rosaiah, Ram Naresh Yadav named governors |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/K-Rosaiah-Ram-Naresh-Yadav-named-governors/articleshow/9752473.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926001223/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/india/29935590_1_jharkhand-governor-k-rosaiah-prabha-rau|url-status=live|archive-date=2012-09-26|work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2011-08-27|access-date=2011-09-08}}</ref>
 
== Death ==
 
He died in office on 26 January 2012 at 9:10 pm at [[Apollo Hospital]] in [[Chennai]], due to [[multiple myeloma]] and kidney related ailments. He was 74 years old at the time of his death. He was the second governor who died in office, after [[Sikander Bakht]], and is the shortest-served governor of Kerala.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kerala Governor MOH Farook dies in Chennai|url=http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-kerala-governor-moh-farook-dies-in-chennai-2792883.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713082808/http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/NAT-TOP-kerala-governor-moh-farook-dies-in-chennai-2792883.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 July 2012|accessdate=26 January 2012|newspaper=Daily Bhaskar|date=26 January 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=121|title=Thirteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile – SHRI M.O.H. Farook|publisher=Lok Sabha website|accessdate=20 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703132641/http://164.100.47.132/LssNew/members/former_Biography.aspx?mpsno=121|archive-date=3 July 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was hospitalised for more than a month, and his condition deteriorated in the days preceding his death. As he was near death, additional charge was given to the then [[Governor of Karnataka|Karnataka Governor]] [[Hansraj Bhardwaj]]. In his absence, the flag hoisting ceremony of [[Republic Day (India)|Republic Day of India]] in [[Thiruvananthapuram]] was conducted by the then [[Chief Minister of Kerala]], [[Oommen Chandy]]. He was buried with full state honours at Puducherry Juma Masjid.


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M. O. H. Farook
Farook in 2010
18th Governor of Kerala
In office
8 September 2011 – 26 January 2012
Chief MinisterOommen Chandy
Preceded byR. S. Gavai
Succeeded byHansraj Bhardwaj
6th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
22 January 2010 – 4 September 2011[1]
Chief MinisterShibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Preceded byKateekal Sankaranarayanan
Succeeded bySyed Ahmed
3rd Chief Minister of Pondicherry
In office
16 March 1985 – 19 January 1989
Lieutenant GovernorTribhuvan Prasad Tiwary,
Ranjit Singh Dyal
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byM. D. R. Ramachandran
In office
17 March 1969 – 3 January 1974
Lieutenant GovernorB. D. Jatti,
Chhedilal
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded bySubramanyan Ramaswamy
In office
9 April 1967 – 6 March 1968
Lieutenant GovernorS. L. Silam,
B. D. Jatti
Preceded byV. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Succeeded byV. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Pondicherry
In office
6 October 1999 – 16 May 2004
Preceded byS. Arumugam
Succeeded byM. Ramadass
In office
20 June 1991 – 10 March 1998
Preceded byP. Shanmugam
Succeeded byS. Arumugam
Personal details
Born(1937-09-06)6 September 1937
Pondicherry, French India
(present day Puducherry, India)
Died26 January 2012(2012-01-26) (aged 74)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Political party
Spouse(s)
S. A. Kadhija Nachiyal
​
(
m. 1960)
Children
Parents
  • M. O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar (father)
  • Seyed Sultangani (mother)
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
OccupationPolitician

M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar (6 September 1937 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian politician and three-time Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. He was the youngest chief minister of any Union Territory of India. He served from 9 April 1967 to 6 March 1968 and 17 March 1969 to 3 January 1974 and from 1985 to 1990 [2] He was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha from Pondicherry in 1991, 1996 and 1999 and served as a Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism during June 1991 – December 1992.

Farook participated in the struggle for liberation of Pondicherry as a student, during 1953–54 when Pondicherry was a French colony and served as a Member of the Central Haj Committee in Mumbai from 1975 to 2000.[3] He was appointed the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in September 2004.[4]

Governor[edit | edit source]

Farook was appointed Governor of Jharkhand in 2010[5] and of Kerala in 2011.[6][7]

Death[edit | edit source]

He died in office on 26 January 2012 at 9:10 pm at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, due to multiple myeloma and kidney related ailments. He was 74 years old at the time of his death. He was the second governor who died in office, after Sikander Bakht, and is the shortest-served governor of Kerala.[8][9] He was hospitalised for more than a month, and his condition deteriorated in the days preceding his death. As he was near death, additional charge was given to the then Karnataka Governor Hansraj Bhardwaj. In his absence, the flag hoisting ceremony of Republic Day of India in Thiruvananthapuram was conducted by the then Chief Minister of Kerala, Oommen Chandy. He was buried with full state honours at Puducherry Juma Masjid.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "New governor to take oath today". The Times of India. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  2. ↑ "States of India since 1947 – Pondicherry (Puducherry)".
  3. ↑ Farooq, Cgi Jeddah
  4. ↑ "Welcome to Embassy of India - Riyadh - KSA". Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
  5. ↑ Governor of Jharkhand, Rediff 16 January 2010
  6. ↑ M.O.H Farooq to be new Kerala Governor Archived 2 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Asianet India 25 August 2011
  7. ↑ "K Rosaiah, Ram Naresh Yadav named governors". The Times of India. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  8. ↑ "Kerala Governor MOH Farook dies in Chennai". Daily Bhaskar. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ↑ "Thirteenth Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile – SHRI M.O.H. Farook". Lok Sabha website. Archived from the original on 3 July 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
Government offices
Preceded by
V. Venkatasubha Reddiar 		Chief Minister of Pondicherry
9 April 1967 – 6 March 1968 		Succeeded by
V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Preceded by
President's rule 		Chief Minister of Pondicherry
17 March 1969 – 3 January 1974 		Succeeded by
Subramanyan Ramaswamy
Preceded by
President's rule 		Chief Minister of Pondicherry
16 March 1985 – 19 January 1989 		Succeeded by
President's rule
Preceded by
P. Shanmugam 		Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Pondicherry
1991–1998 		Succeeded by
S. Arumugham
Preceded by
S. Arumugham 		Member of Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Pondicherry
1999–2004 		Succeeded by
M. Ramadass
Preceded by
Kamaluddin Ahmed 		Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia
September 2004 – December 2009 		Succeeded by
Talmiz Ahmad
Preceded by
Kateekal Sankaranarayanan 		Governor of Jharkhand
22 January 2010 – 4 September 2011 		Succeeded by
Syed Ahmed
Preceded by
R.S. Gavai 		Governor of Kerala
8 September 2011 – 26 January 2012 		Succeeded by
Hansraj Bhardwaj
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