Om Prakash Kohli

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Om Prakash Kohli
Om Prakash Kohli on 22 October 2016.jpg
19th Governor of Gujarat
In office
16 July 2014 – 15 July 2019
Chief MinisterAnandiben Patel
Vijay Rupani
Preceded byMargaret Alva
Succeeded byAcharya Dev Vrat
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Additional Charge
In office
8 September 2016 – 19 January 2018
Chief MinisterShivraj Singh Chauhan
Preceded byRam Naresh Yadav
Succeeded byAnandiben Patel
Governor of Goa
Additional Charge
In office
6 August 2014 – 25 August 2014
Chief MinisterManohar Parrikar
Preceded byMargaret Alva
Succeeded byMridula Sinha
Personal details
Born (1935-08-09) 9 August 1935 (age 88)
Delhi, British India

Om Prakash Kohli (born 9 August 1935) is an Indian politician and the former Governor of Gujarat from 2014 to 2019.[1] He was the president of the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party from 1999 to 2000 and had served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2000. He had been the president of the Delhi University Teacher's Association (DUTA) and of the ABVP. He studied at Ramjas School and Khalsa School, New Delhi. Kohli is a Master of Arts in Hindi from the University of Delhi and was a lecturer at Hansraj College and Deshbandhu College for over 37 years. He was arrested under MISA during the Emergency.[2]

From 8 September 2016 to 19 January 2018, he held the additional charge of the office of Governor of Madhya Pradesh[1] along with Gujarat. He is also designated as the Chancellor of Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "O P Kohli takes oath as Gujarat governor". Timesofindia Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  2. "Om Prakash Kohli is new Gujarat governor | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  3. Noronha, Rahul (8 September 2016). "OP Kohli takes charge as Governor of Madhya Pradesh". India Today. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
  4. "Member's profile" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Margaret Alva
Additional Charge
Governor of Gujarat
16 July 2014 – 20 July 2019
Succeeded by
Acharya Devvrat
Preceded by
Margaret Alva
Governor of Goa
Additional Charge

6 August 2014 – 25 August 2014
Succeeded by
Mridula Sinha
Preceded by
Ram Naresh Yadav
Governor of Madhya Pradesh
Additional Charge

8 September 2016 – 23 January 2018
Succeeded by
Anandiben Patel


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