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{{Short description|Assam's governors}}
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{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor  
| post = Governor of Assam
| insignia = Emblem of India.svg
| insignia = File:Seal of Assam.svg
| insigniasize = 50px
| insigniasize =  
| insigniacaption = '''Raj Bhavan'''
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Assam]]
| flag = Flag of India.svg
| image = [[File:Lakshman Prasad Acharya (cropped).jpg|200px]]
| flagsize = 110px
| incumbent = [[Lakshman Acharya|Lakshman Prasad Acharya]]
| flagcaption = [[Flag of India]]
| incumbentsince = 30 July 2024
| flagborder = yes
| style = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| 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
| residence = [[Lok Bhavan, Guwahati]]
|incumbent       = [[Jagdish Mukhi]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]
|incumbentsince = 10 October 2017
| appointer = [[President of India]]
|style           = [[Excellency|His Excellency]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1947|08|15}}
|residence       = [[Raj Bhawan, Guwahati]]
| inaugural = [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]]
|termlength     = 5 Years
| website = https://rajbhavan.assam.gov.in
|appointer       = [[President of India]]
|formation       = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1921|01|03}}
|inaugural       =[[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]] {{small|(Independent India)}}<br>
[[Nicholas Beatson-Bell]] {{small|(Pre-Independent India)}}
|website         =  
}}
}}
This is a list of '''governors of [[Assam]]''', and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the [[First Anglo-Burmese War]].
This is a list of '''governors of [[Assam]]'''. The governor of Assam is the nominal head of the Indian state of [[Assam]]. The governor is appointed by the [[president of India]]. The current governor is [[Lakshman Acharya]].
 
The Governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the [[President of India]] in the state of [[Assam]]. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The current governor is [[Jagdish Mukhi]]<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>


==Powers and functions==
==Powers and functions==
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* Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad
* Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad
* 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
== List of governors ==
;Legend
*{{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office
*{{note label|§|§|§}} Transferred
*{{note label|‡|‡|‡}} Resigned/removed


== British military commanders in occupied Assam (1824–26) ==
;Color key
In 1824, British forces occupied Assam, which was politically never part of either India or Burma
*{{legend2|wheat}} indicates acting/additional charge
* [[George McMorine]], 1824
* [[Arthur Richards (Governor of Assam)|Arthur Richards]], 1824–26
 
== British political agents in Assam (1826–28) ==
On 24 February 1826, the [[Treaty of Yandaboo]] ceded portions of Assam from Burma to Britain.
 
* [[David Scott (Assam)|David Scott]], 1826–28


== Commissioners of Assam (1828–74) ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; border:1px #aaf solid;"
In 1828, [[Western Assam]] was incorporated into the province of Bengal, followed by the rest of Assam in 1833.  A Commissioner of Assam was appointed, subordinate to the [[Governor of Bengal]].
! rowspan="2"| #
 
! rowspan="2" class="unsortable"| Portrait
* [[David Scott (Assam)|David Scott]], 1828–20 August 1831, ''continued''
! rowspan="2" style="width:14em" | Name<br><small>(born{{spaced ndash}}died)</small>
* [[Thomas Campbell Robertson]], 1831–34
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Home state
* [[Francis Jenkins (commissioner)|Francis Jenkins]], 1834–61
! colspan="3"| Tenure in office
* [[Henry Hopkinson (commissioner)|Henry Hopkinson]], 1861–74
! rowspan="2" style="width:7em" | Appointer<br/>(President)
 
|-  
== Chief commissioners of Assam (1874–1905) ==
! style="width:7em"| From
In 1874, Assam was separated from the [[Bengal Presidency]], and its status was upgraded to a chief commissioner's province.
! style="width:7em"| To
 
! style="width:5em"| Time in office
* [[Richard Harte Keatinge]], 1874–78
* [[Steuart Bayley|Steuart Colvin Bayley]], 1878–81
* Sir [[Charles Alfred Elliott]], 1881–85
* [[William Erskine Ward]], 1885–87, ''first time''
* Sir [[Dennis Fitzpatrick (colonial administrator)|Dennis Fitzpatrick]], 1887–89
* [[James Westland (colonial administrator)|James Westland]], 1889
* [[James Wallace Quinton]], 1889–91
* [[William Erskine Ward]], 1891–96, ''second time''
* Sir [[Henry John Stedman Cotton]], 1896–1902
* Sir [[Joseph Bampfylde Fuller]], 1902–05
 
== Lieutenant governors of East Bengal and Assam (1905–12) ==
In 1905, Bengal was partitioned and [[East Bengal and Assam]] was formed, governed by a lieutenant governor.
 
* Sir [[Joseph Bampfylde Fuller]], 1905–06
* [[Lancelot Hare]], 1906–11
* [[Charles Stuart Bayley]], 1911–12
 
== Chief commissioners of Assam (1912–21) ==
In 1912, East Bengal was re-incorporated into the Bengal presidency, and [[Assam Province]] was again governed by a chief commissioner.
 
* Sir [[Archdale Earle]], 1912–18
* Sir [[Nicholas Beatson-Bell|Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell]], 1918–3 January 1921
 
== Governors of Assam (1921–47) ==
In 1921, the chief commissionership was upgraded to governor.
 
# Sir [[Nicholas Beatson-Bell|Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell]], 3 January 1921 – 2 April 1921
# Sir [[William Sinclair Marris]], 3 April 1921 – 10 October 1922
# Sir [[John Henry Kerr]], 10 October 1922 – 28 June 1927
# Sir [[Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond]], 28 June 1927 – 11 May 1932
# Sir [[Michael Keane (governor)|Michael Keane]], 11 May 1932 – 4 March 1937
# [[Robert Niel Reid|Sir Robert Niel Reid]], 4 March 1937 – 4 May 1942
## ''[[Henry Joseph Twynam]], 24 February 1938 – 4 October 1939, (acting for Reid)''
# Sir [[Andrew Gourlay Clow]], 4 May 1942 – 4 May 1947
## ''[[Frederick Chalmers Bourne]], 4 April 1946–?, (acting for Clow)''
## ''[[Henry Foley Knight]], 4 September 1946 – 23 December 1946, (acting for Clow)''
# Sir [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]], 4 May 1947 – 15 August 1947
 
== Governors of Assam since 1947 ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''#'''
! Name
! Tenure
|-
|-
!1
! 1
| Sir [[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]] || 15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| '''[[Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari]]'''<br/>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1948)}}
| [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad]]
| {{small|4 May}}<br/>1947
| {{small|28 December}}<br/>1948{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| '''{{ayd|4 May 1947|28 Dec 1948}}'''
| [[Lord Mountbatten]]<br/>{{small|(Governor-General)}}
|-
! 2
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Ronald Lodge|Sir Ronald Francis Lodge]]'''<br/>{{small|(1889{{ndash}}1960)<br/>(Acting)}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{ndash}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|30 December}}<br/>1948
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|15 February}}<br/>1949
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|30 Dec 1948|15 Feb 1949}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[C. Rajagopalachari]]<br/>{{small|(Governor-General)}}
|-
|-
! -
! 3
|[[Ronald Francis Lodge|Sir Ronald Francis Lodge]] ''(acting)'' || 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949
| [[File:Sri Prakasa Portrait.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Sri Prakasa]]'''<br/>{{small|(1890{{ndash}}1971)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|16 February}}<br/>1949
| {{small|26 May}}<br/>1950
| '''{{ayd|16 Feb 1949|26 May 1950}}'''
|-
|-
!2
! 4
| [[Sri Prakasa]] || 16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
| [[File:Jairamdas Daulatram 1985 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jairamdas Daulatram]]'''<br/>{{small|(1891{{ndash}}1979}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|27 May}}<br/>1950
| {{small|14 May}}<br/>1956
| '''{{ayd|27 May 1950|14 May 1956}}'''
| rowspan="6"| [[Rajendra Prasad]]
|-
|-
!3
! 5
| [[Jairamdas Daulatram]] || 27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956
| [[File:Saiyid Fazl Ali.jpg|70px]]
| {{small|Justice (Retd)}}<br/>'''[[Fazl Ali|Saiyid Fazl Ali]]'''<br/>{{small|(1886{{ndash}}1959)}}
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|15 May}}<br/>1956
| {{small|22 August}}<br/>1959{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| '''{{ayd|15 May 1956|22 Aug 1959}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 6
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Chandreswar Prasad Sinha]]'''<br/><small>(Acting)</small>
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|23 August}}<br/>1959
| {{small|13 October}}<br/>1959
| '''{{ayd|23 Aug 1959|13 Oct 1959}}'''
|-
|-
!4
! 7
| [[Saiyid Fazal Ali]] || 15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959
| [[File:General Satyawant Mallana Srinagesh.jpg|70px]]
| {{small|[[General (India)|General]]}}<br/>'''[[S. M. Shrinagesh]]''' {{small|(Retd)<br/>(1903{{ndash}}1977)}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|14 October}}<br/>1959
| {{small|12 November}}<br/>1960
| '''{{ayd|14 Oct 1959|12 Nov 1960}}'''
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 8
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| '''[[Vishnu Sahay]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]]<br/>(1901{{ndash}}1989)}}<br/><small>(Acting)</small>
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|12 November}}<br/>1960
| {{small|12 February}}<br/>1961
| '''{{ayd|12 Nov 1960|12 Feb 1961}}'''
|-
|-
!5
! 9
| [[Chandreswar Prasad Sinha]] || 23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
| [[File:General Satyawant Mallana Srinagesh.jpg|70px]]
| {{small|[[General (India)|General]]}}<br/>'''[[S. M. Shrinagesh]]''' {{small|(Retd)<br/>(1903{{ndash}}1977)}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|13 February}}<br/>1961
| {{small|7 September}}<br/>1962
| '''{{ayd|13 Feb 1961|7 Sep 1962}}'''
|-
|-
!6
! 10
| General (Retired) [[Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh]] || 14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| '''[[Vishnu Sahay]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1901{{ndash}}1989)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|8 September}}<br/>1962{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Nagaland]] (1963{{ndash}}1968)}}
| {{small|16 April}}<br/>1968
| '''{{ayd|8 Sep 1962|16 Apr 1968}}'''
| [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
|-
|-
!7
! 11
| [[Vishnu Sahay]] || 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
| [[File:Braj Kumar Nehru with Kennedy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Braj Kumar Nehru]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1909{{ndash}}2001)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|17 April}}<br/>1968{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Nagaland]] (1968{{ndash}}1973)}}
| {{small|7 December}}<br/>1970
| '''{{ayd|17 Apr 1968|7 Dec 1970}}'''
| [[Zakir Husain]]
|-
|-
!8
! 12
| General (Retired) [[Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh]] || 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Parbati Kumar Goswami]]'''<br/>{{small|(1913{{ndash}}1992)}}<br/><small>(Acting)</small>
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Assam]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|8 December}}<br/>1970
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|4 January}}<br/>1971
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|8 Dec 1970|4 Jan 1971}}'''
| rowspan="3"| [[V. V. Giri]]
|-
|-
!9
! 13
| [[Vishnu Sahay]] || 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
| [[File:Braj Kumar Nehru with Kennedy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Braj Kumar Nehru]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1909{{ndash}}2001)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|5 January}}<br/>1971{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Meghalaya]], [[Governor of Manipur|Manipur]], and [[Governor of Tripura|Tripura]] (1972{{ndash}}1973)}}
| {{small|18 September}}<br/>1973
| '''{{ayd|5 Jan 1971|18 Sep 1973}}'''
|-
|-
!10
! 14
| [[Braj Kumar Nehru]] || 17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| '''[[Lallan Prasad Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Civil Service|ICS]] (Retd)<br/>(1912{{ndash}}1998)}}
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|19 September}}<br/>1973{{efn-lg|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Manipur]], [[Governor of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]], [[Governor of Nagaland|Nagaland]], and [[Governor of Tripura|Tripura]]}}
| {{small|11 August}}<br/>1981
| '''{{ayd|19 Sep 1973|11 Aug 1981}}'''
|-
|-
!-
! 15
| Justice P. K. Goswami <br>''(acting for Nehru)'' || 8 December 1970 – 4 January 1971
| [[File:Prakash Mehrotra.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Prakash Mehrotra]]'''<br/>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}1988)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|12 August}}<br/>1981{{efn-lg|name=AS|Concurrently also served as the [[Governor of Meghalaya]]}}
| {{small|28 March}}<br/>1984{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|12 Aug 1981|28 Mar 1984}}'''
| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
|-
!11
! 16
| [[Lallan Prasad Singh]] || 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Tribeni Sahai Misra]]'''<br/>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2005)}}<br/><small>(Acting)</small>
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|28 March}}<br/>1984{{efn-lg|name=AS}}
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|15 April}}<br/>1984
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|28 Mar 1984|15 Apr 1984}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Zail Singh]]
|-
|-
!12
! 17
| [[Prakash Mehrotra]] || 10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984
| [[File:Bhishma Narain Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bhishma Narain Singh]]'''<br/>{{small|(1933{{ndash}}2018)}}
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|15 April}}<br/>1984{{efn-lg|name=AS}}
| {{small|11 May}}<br/>1989
| '''{{ayd|15 Apr 1984|11 May 1989}}'''
|-
|-
!13
! 18
| Justice [[Tribeni Sahai Misra]] || 28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984
| [[File:Haridev Joshi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hari Dev Joshi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1920{{ndash}}1995)}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|10 May}}<br/>1989{{efn-lg|name=AS}}
| {{small|21 July}}<br/>1989{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|10 May 1989|21 Jul 1989}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 19
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| {{small|Justice}}<br/>'''[[Anisetti Raghuvir]]'''<br/>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2007)<br />(Acting)}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| {{small|27 July}}<br/>1989
| {{small|1 May}}<br/>1990
| '''{{ayd|27 Jul 1989|1 May 1990}}'''
|-
|-
!14
! 20
| [[Bhishma Narain Singh]] || 15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989
| [[File:Blank.svg|70px]]<!-- Do not use placeholder images per WP:IPH -->
| '''[[Devi Das Thakur]]'''<br/>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2007)}}
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| {{small|2 May}}<br/>1990
| {{small|17 March}}<br/>1991{{ref label|‡|‡|‡}}
| '''{{ayd|2 May 1990|17 Mar 1991}}'''
|-
|-
!15
! 21
| [[Harideo Joshi]] || 10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
| [[File:Lokanath Misra.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Lokanath Misra]]'''<br/>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2009)}}
| [[Orissa]]
| {{small|17 March}}<br/>1991
| {{small|1 September}}<br/>1997
| '''{{ayd|17 Mar 1991|1 Sep 1997}}'''
|-
|-
!16
! 22
| Justice [[Anisetti Raghuvir]] || 21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990
| [[File:Former Governor S. K. Sinha (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| {{small|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]}}<br/>'''[[Srinivas Kumar Sinha]]''' {{small|(Retd)}}<br/>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|ADC}}<br/>{{small|(1926{{ndash}}2016)}}
| [[Bihar]]
| {{small|1 September}}<br/>1997
| {{small|21 April}}<br/>2003{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]}}
| '''{{ayd|1 Sep 1997|21 Apr 2003}}'''
| [[K. R. Narayanan]]
|-
|-
!17
! 23
| Justice [[Devi Das Thakur]] || 2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Arvind Dave.jpg|70px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Arvind Dave]]'''<br/>{{small|[[Indian Police Service|IPS]] (Retd)<br/>(born 1940)}}<br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|21 April}}<br/>2003
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|5 June}}<br/>2003
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|21 Apr 2003|5 Jun 2003}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-
|-
!18
! 24
| [[Loknath Mishra]] || 17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
| [[File:Governor of Assam Lieutenant General (Retd.) Ajai Singh (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| {{small|[[Lieutenant general (India)|Lieutenant General]]}}<br/>'''[[Ajai Singh]]'''<br/>{{post-nominals|country=IND|PVSM|AVSM}}<br/>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2023)}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|5 June}}<br/>2003
| {{small|4 July}}<br/>2008
| '''{{ayd|5 Jun 2003|4 Jul 2008}}'''
|-
|-
!19
! 25
| [[Srinivas Kumar Sinha|Lt. General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha]] || 1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003
| [[File:Assam Governor Shiv Charan Mathur in 2008 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]'''<br/>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2009)}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|4 July}}<br/>2008
| {{small|25 June}}<br/>2009{{ref label|†|†|†}}
| '''{{ayd|4 Jul 2008|25 Jun 2009}}'''
| rowspan="4"| [[Pratibha Patil]]
|- bgcolor="wheat"
! 26
| [[File:Governor of Maharashtra, Shri K. Sankaranarayanan with Vice President Hamid Ansari at TISS in 2013.png|70px]]
| '''[[K. Sankaranarayanan|Kateekal Sankaranarayan]]'''
<small>(1932- 2022)</small><br /><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| [[Kerala]]
| {{small|26 June}}<br/>2009
| {{small|26 July}}<br/>2009{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Jharkhand]]}}
| '''{{ayd|26 Jun 2009|26 Jul 2009}}'''
|-
|-
!20
! 27
| [[Arvind Dave]] || 21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
| [[File:Syed Sibtey Razi in 2015 (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Syed Sibtey Razi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1939{{ndash}}2022)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|27 July}}<br/>2009
| {{small|10 December}}<br/>2009
| '''{{ayd|27 Jul 2009|10 Dec 2009}}'''
|-
|-
!21
! 28
| [[Ajai Singh|Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh]] || 5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008
| [[File:Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at Platinum Jubilee of Assam Legislative Assembly (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]'''<br/>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2015)}}
| [[Odisha]]
| {{small|11 December}}<br/>2009
| {{small|10 December}}<br/>2014
| '''{{ayd|11 Dec 2009|10 Dec 2014}}'''
|-
! 29
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[File:Smriti Irani meeting the Governor of Tripura Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya (cropped).jpg|93x93px]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''[[Padmanabha Acharya|Padmanabha B. Acharya]]'''<br/><small>(1931- 2023)</small><br/><small>(Additional Charge)</small>
| bgcolor="wheat"| [[Karnataka]]
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|11 December}}<br/>2014
| bgcolor="wheat"| {{small|21 August}}<br/>2016
| bgcolor="wheat"| '''{{ayd|11 Dec 2014|21 Aug 2016}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
|-
!22
! 30
| [[Shiv Charan Mathur]] || 4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
| [[File:Banwarilal Purohit.jpg|91x91px]]
| '''[[Banwarilal Purohit]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1940)}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| {{small|22 August}}<br/>2016
| {{small|9 October}}<br/>2017{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Tamil Nadu]]}}
| '''{{ayd|22 Aug 2016|9 Oct 2017}}'''
|-
|-
!23
! 31
| [[K Sankaranarayanan]] || 26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
| [[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|90x90px]]
| '''[[Jagdish Mukhi]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1942)}}
| [[National Capital Territory of Delhi|Delhi]] <small>(NCT)</small>
| {{small|10 October}}<br/>2017
| {{small|21 February}}<br/>2023
| '''{{ayd|10 Oct 2017|21 Feb 2023}}'''
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
|-
!24
! 32
| [[Syed Sibtey Razi]] || 27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009
| [[File:Gulab Chand Kataria (cropped).jpg|86x86px]]
| '''[[Gulab Chand Kataria]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1944)}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| {{small|22 February}}<br/>2023
| {{small|29 July}}<br/>2024{{ref label|§|§|§}}{{efn-lg|Transferred as the [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]] and [[Administrator of Chandigarh]]}}
| '''{{ayd|22 Feb 2023|29 Jul 2024}}'''
| rowspan="2"| [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|-
|-
!25
! 33
| [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]] || 11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014
| [[File:Lakshman Prasad Acharya (cropped).jpg|88x88px]]
| '''[[Lakshman Acharya|Lakshman Prasad Acharya]]'''<br/>{{small|(born 1954)}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| {{small|30 July}}<br/>2024
| ''Incumbent''
| '''{{ayd|30 Jul 2024}}'''
|-
|-
!26
|}
| [[Padmanabha Acharya|Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya]] ||  December 2014 – 17 August 2016<ref>{{cite news|title=P B Acharya to assume additional charge as Assam Governor|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/p-b-acharya-to-assume-additional-charge-as-assam-governor/|access-date=9 January 2015|work=The Indian Express|date=11 December 2014}}</ref>
 
|-
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| [[Banwarilal Purohit]] || 22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017<ref> http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/najma-heptulla-mukhi-appointed-governors-116081700886_1.html </ref>
==Timeline==
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| [[Jagdish Mukhi]] || 10 October 2017 – ''Incumbent''
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  from: 28/06/1927 till: 11/05/1932 color:ind text:"[[Laurie Hammond]]"
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  from: 11/05/1932 till: 04/03/1937 color:ind text:"[[Michael Keane (governor)|Michael Keane]]"
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  from: 04/03/1937 till: 24/02/1938 color:ind
  from: 04/10/1939 till: 04/05/1942 color:ind text:"[[Robert Reid (civil servant)|Robert Reid]]"
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  from: 24/02/1938 till: 04/10/1939 color:ind text:"[[Henry Joseph Twynam]]"
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  from: 04/05/1942 till: 04/04/1946 color:ind
  from: 23/12/1946 till: 04/05/1947 color:ind text:"[[Andrew Clow]]"
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  from: 30/12/1948 till: 15/02/1949 color:ind text:"[[Ronald Lodge]]"
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  from: 16/02/1949 till: 26/05/1950 color:ind text:"[[Sri Prakasa]]"
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  from: 27/05/1950 till: 14/05/1956 color:ind text:"[[Jairamdas Daulatram]]"
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  from: 15/05/1956 till: 22/08/1959 color:ind text:"[[Fazl Ali]]"
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  from: 23/08/1959 till: 13/10/1959 color:ind text:"[[Chandreswar Prasad Sinha]]"
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  from: 05/01/1971 till: 18/09/1973 color:ind text:"[[Braj Kumar Nehru]]"
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  from: 15/04/1984 till: 11/05/1989 color:ind text:"[[Bhishma Narain Singh]]"
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  from: 10/05/1989 till: 21/07/1989 color:ind text:"[[Hari Dev Joshi]]"
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  from: 27/07/1989 till: 01/05/1990 color:ind text:"[[Anisetti Raghuvir]]"
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  from: 02/05/1990 till: 17/03/1991 color:ind text:"[[Devi Das Thakur]]"
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  from: 04/07/2008 till: 25/06/2009 color:ind text:"[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]"
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  from: 26/06/2009 till: 26/07/2009 color:ind text:"[[K. Sankaranarayanan]]"
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  from: 27/07/2009 till: 10/12/2009 color:ind text:"[[Syed Sibtey Razi]]"
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  from: 11/12/2009 till: 10/12/2014 color:ind text:"[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]"
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  from: 11/12/2014 till: 21/08/2016 color:ind text:"[[Padmanabha Acharya]]"
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  from: 22/08/2016 till: 09/10/2017 color:ind text:"[[Banwarilal Purohit]]"
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== 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 .............(name of the State) 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 ..………(name
of the State).”               
==See also==
==See also==
* [[History of Assam]]
* [[History of Assam]]
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Governor of Assam
Emblem of Assam
Incumbent
Lakshman Prasad Acharya
since 30 July 2024
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceLok Bhavan, Guwahati
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderMuhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
Formation15 August 1947; 78 years ago (1947-08-15)
Websitehttps://rajbhavan.assam.gov.in

This is a list of governors of Assam. The governor of Assam is the nominal head of the Indian state of Assam. The governor is appointed by the president of India. The current governor is Lakshman Acharya.

Powers and functions

See also: Governors of India § Powers and functions

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
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the governor

List of governors

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 Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari
(1894–1948) 		Hyderabad 4 May
1947 		28 December
1948[†] 		1 year, 238 days Lord Mountbatten
(Governor-General)
2 Justice
Sir Ronald Francis Lodge
(1889–1960)
(Acting) 		– 30 December
1948 		15 February
1949 		47 days C. Rajagopalachari
(Governor-General)
3 Sri Prakasa
(1890–1971) 		Uttar Pradesh 16 February
1949 		26 May
1950 		1 year, 99 days
4 Jairamdas Daulatram
(1891–1979 		Maharashtra 27 May
1950 		14 May
1956 		5 years, 353 days Rajendra Prasad
5 Justice (Retd)
Saiyid Fazl Ali
(1886–1959) 		Bihar 15 May
1956 		22 August
1959[†] 		3 years, 99 days
6 Justice
Chandreswar Prasad Sinha
(Acting) 		Bihar 23 August
1959 		13 October
1959 		51 days
7 General
S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)
(1903–1977) 		Maharashtra 14 October
1959 		12 November
1960 		1 year, 29 days
8 Vishnu Sahay
ICS
(1901–1989)
(Acting) 		Uttar Pradesh 12 November
1960 		12 February
1961 		92 days
9 General
S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)
(1903–1977) 		Maharashtra 13 February
1961 		7 September
1962 		1 year, 206 days
10 Vishnu Sahay
ICS (Retd)
(1901–1989) 		Uttar Pradesh 8 September
1962Template:Efn-lg 		16 April
1968 		5 years, 221 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
11 Braj Kumar Nehru
ICS (Retd)
(1909–2001) 		Uttar Pradesh 17 April
1968Template:Efn-lg 		7 December
1970 		2 years, 234 days Zakir Husain
12 Justice
Parbati Kumar Goswami
(1913–1992)
(Acting) 		Assam 8 December
1970 		4 January
1971 		27 days V. V. Giri
13 Braj Kumar Nehru
ICS (Retd)
(1909–2001) 		Uttar Pradesh 5 January
1971Template:Efn-lg 		18 September
1973 		2 years, 256 days
14 Lallan Prasad Singh
ICS (Retd)
(1912–1998) 		Bihar 19 September
1973Template:Efn-lg 		11 August
1981 		7 years, 326 days
15 Prakash Mehrotra
(1925–1988) 		Uttar Pradesh 12 August
1981Template:Efn-lg 		28 March
1984[‡] 		2 years, 229 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
16 Justice
Tribeni Sahai Misra
(1922–2005)
(Acting) 		Uttar Pradesh 28 March
1984Template:Efn-lg 		15 April
1984 		18 days Zail Singh
17 Bhishma Narain Singh
(1933–2018) 		Bihar 15 April
1984Template:Efn-lg 		11 May
1989 		5 years, 26 days
18 Hari Dev Joshi
(1920–1995) 		Rajasthan 10 May
1989Template:Efn-lg 		21 July
1989[‡] 		72 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
19 Justice
Anisetti Raghuvir
(1929–2007)
(Acting) 		Andhra Pradesh 27 July
1989 		1 May
1990 		278 days
20 Devi Das Thakur
(1929–2007) 		Jammu and Kashmir 2 May
1990 		17 March
1991[‡] 		319 days
21 Lokanath Misra
(1921–2009) 		Orissa 17 March
1991 		1 September
1997 		6 years, 168 days
22 Lieutenant General
Srinivas Kumar Sinha (Retd)
PVSM ADC
(1926–2016) 		Bihar 1 September
1997 		21 April
2003[§]Template:Efn-lg 		5 years, 232 days K. R. Narayanan
23 Arvind Dave
IPS (Retd)
(born 1940)
(Additional Charge) 		Uttar Pradesh 21 April
2003 		5 June
2003 		45 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
24 Lieutenant General
Ajai Singh
PVSM AVSM
(1934–2023) 		Rajasthan 5 June
2003 		4 July
2008 		5 years, 29 days
25 Shiv Charan Mathur
(1927–2009) 		Rajasthan 4 July
2008 		25 June
2009[†] 		356 days Pratibha Patil
26 Kateekal Sankaranarayan

(1932- 2022)
(Additional Charge)

Kerala 26 June
2009 		26 July
2009[§]Template:Efn-lg 		30 days
27 Syed Sibtey Razi
(1939–2022) 		Uttar Pradesh 27 July
2009 		10 December
2009 		136 days
28 Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015) 		Odisha 11 December
2009 		10 December
2014 		4 years, 364 days
29 Padmanabha B. Acharya
(1931- 2023)
(Additional Charge) 		Karnataka 11 December
2014 		21 August
2016 		1 year, 254 days Pranab Mukherjee
30 File:Banwarilal Purohit.jpg Banwarilal Purohit
(born 1940) 		Maharashtra 22 August
2016 		9 October
2017[§]Template:Efn-lg 		1 year, 48 days
31 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) 		Delhi (NCT) 10 October
2017 		21 February
2023 		5 years, 134 days Ram Nath Kovind
32 Gulab Chand Kataria
(born 1944) 		Rajasthan 22 February
2023 		29 July
2024[§]Template:Efn-lg 		1 year, 158 days Droupadi Murmu
33 Lakshman Prasad Acharya
(born 1954) 		Uttar Pradesh 30 July
2024 		Incumbent 2 years, 7 days

Timeline

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 .............(name of the State) 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 ..………(name of the State).”

See also

References

  • List of Governors from assamassembly.nic.in
  • http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_states.html#Assam
  • http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm#Assam
  • "Colonial administrators and post-independence leaders in India (1616–2000)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. Template:ODNBsub

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