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List of governors of Bihar

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List of governors of Bihar

The Governor of Bihar is the nominal head of the Indian state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the President of India. Syed Ata Hasnain is the current governor of Bihar. Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the President of India. Zakir Hussain was earlier succeeded to become the Vice President of India.

Infobox

Style
His Excellency
Residence
Lok Bhavan, Patna, Bihar
Appointer
President of India
Term length
At the pleasure of the president
Precursor
Governor of Bihar and Orissa
Website
governor

Tables

· List
Time in office
Time in office
#
From
Name (born – died)
Time in office
Jairamdas Daulatram (1891–1979
Jairamdas Daulatram (1891–1979
#
1
Name (born – died)
Jairamdas Daulatram (1891–1979
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
15 August 1947
Tenure in office
11 January 1948
Tenure in office
149 days
Appointer (President)
Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General)
Madhav Shrihari Aney (1880–1968)
Madhav Shrihari Aney (1880–1968)
#
2
Name (born – died)
Madhav Shrihari Aney (1880–1968)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
12 January 1948
Tenure in office
14 June 1952
Tenure in office
4 years, 154 days
R. R. Diwakar (1894–1990)
R. R. Diwakar (1894–1990)
#
3
Name (born – died)
R. R. Diwakar (1894–1990)
Home state
Karnataka
Tenure in office
15 June 1952
Tenure in office
5 July 1957
Tenure in office
5 years, 20 days
Appointer (President)
Rajendra Prasad
Zakir Husain (1897–1969)
Zakir Husain (1897–1969)
#
4
Name (born – died)
Zakir Husain (1897–1969)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
6 July 1957
Tenure in office
11 May 1962[‡]
Tenure in office
4 years, 309 days
M. A. Ayyangar (1891–1978)
M. A. Ayyangar (1891–1978)
#
5
Name (born – died)
M. A. Ayyangar (1891–1978)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
12 May 1962
Tenure in office
6 December 1967
Tenure in office
5 years, 208 days
Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988)
Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988)
#
6
Name (born – died)
Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988)
Home state
Orissa
Tenure in office
7 December 1967
Tenure in office
20 January 1971
Tenure in office
3 years, 44 days
Appointer (President)
Zakir Husain
Justice Ujjal Narayan Sinha Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Justice Ujjal Narayan Sinha Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
#
7
Name (born – died)
Justice Ujjal Narayan Sinha Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Home state
Bihar
Tenure in office
21 January 1971
Tenure in office
31 January 1971
Tenure in office
10 days
Appointer (President)
V. V. Giri
Dev Kant Barooah (1914–1996)
Dev Kant Barooah (1914–1996)
#
8
Name (born – died)
Dev Kant Barooah (1914–1996)
Home state
Assam
Tenure in office
1 February 1971
Tenure in office
4 February 1973
Tenure in office
2 years, 3 days
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
#
9
Name (born – died)
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
4 February 1973
Tenure in office
15 June 1976[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 132 days
Jagannath Kaushal (1915–2001)
Jagannath Kaushal (1915–2001)
#
10
Name (born – died)
Jagannath Kaushal (1915–2001)
Home state
Chandigarh
Tenure in office
16 June 1976
Tenure in office
31 January 1979
Tenure in office
2 years, 229 days
Appointer (President)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Justice Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh (1922–1999) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Justice Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh (1922–1999) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
#
11
Name (born – died)
Justice Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh (1922–1999) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Home state
Bihar
Tenure in office
31 January 1979
Tenure in office
19 September 1979
Tenure in office
231 days
Appointer (President)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
#
12
Name (born – died)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
20 September 1979
Tenure in office
15 March 1985
Tenure in office
5 years, 176 days
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921–1983)
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921–1983)
#
13
Name (born – died)
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921–1983)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
15 March 1985
Tenure in office
25 February 1988[§]
Tenure in office
2 years, 347 days
Appointer (President)
Zail Singh
Govind Narayan Singh (1920–2005)
Govind Narayan Singh (1920–2005)
#
14
Name (born – died)
Govind Narayan Singh (1920–2005)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
26 February 1988
Tenure in office
24 January 1989[‡]
Tenure in office
333 days
Appointer (President)
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (born 1927) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (born 1927) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
#
15
Name (born – died)
Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (born 1927) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Home state
West Bengal
Tenure in office
24 January 1989
Tenure in office
28 January 1989
Tenure in office
4 days
R. D. Pradhan IAS (Retd) (1928–2020) Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional Charge)
R. D. Pradhan IAS (Retd) (1928–2020) Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional Charge)
#
16
Name (born – died)
R. D. Pradhan IAS (Retd) (1928–2020) Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
29 January 1989
Tenure in office
2 March 1989
Tenure in office
32 days
Jagannath Pahadia (1932–2021)
Jagannath Pahadia (1932–2021)
#
17
Name (born – died)
Jagannath Pahadia (1932–2021)
Home state
Rajasthan
Tenure in office
3 March 1989
Tenure in office
2 February 1990[‡]
Tenure in office
336 days
Justice Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Justice Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
#
18
Name (born – died)
Justice Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
2 February 1990
Tenure in office
16 February 1990
Tenure in office
14 days
Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912–2004)
Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912–2004)
#
19
Name (born – died)
Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912–2004)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
16 February 1990
Tenure in office
14 February 1991
Tenure in office
363 days
B. Satya Narayan Reddy (1927–2012) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
B. Satya Narayan Reddy (1927–2012) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
#
20
Name (born – died)
B. Satya Narayan Reddy (1927–2012) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Home state
Andhra Pradesh
Tenure in office
14 February 1991
Tenure in office
18 March 1991
Tenure in office
32 days
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016)
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016)
#
21
Name (born – died)
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016)
Home state
Jammu and Kashmir
Tenure in office
19 March 1991
Tenure in office
13 August 1993[§]
Tenure in office
2 years, 147 days
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
#
(12)
Name (born – died)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
14 August 1993
Tenure in office
26 April 1998
Tenure in office
4 years, 255 days
Appointer (President)
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Sunder Singh Bhandari (1921–2005)
Sunder Singh Bhandari (1921–2005)
#
22
Name (born – died)
Sunder Singh Bhandari (1921–2005)
Home state
Rajasthan
Tenure in office
27 April 1998
Tenure in office
15 March 1999[§]
Tenure in office
322 days
Appointer (President)
K. R. Narayanan
Justice Brij Mohan Lal (1937–2001) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Justice Brij Mohan Lal (1937–2001) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
#
23
Name (born – died)
Justice Brij Mohan Lal (1937–2001) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
15 March 1999
Tenure in office
5 October 1999
Tenure in office
204 days
Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
#
24
Name (born – died)
Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Home state
Haryana
Tenure in office
6 October 1999
Tenure in office
22 November 1999
Tenure in office
47 days
Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005)
Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005)
#
25
Name (born – died)
Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
23 November 1999
Tenure in office
12 June 2003[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 201 days
Justice (Retd) Mandagadde Rama Jois (1931–2021)
Justice (Retd) Mandagadde Rama Jois (1931–2021)
#
26
Name (born – died)
Justice (Retd) Mandagadde Rama Jois (1931–2021)
Home state
Karnataka
Tenure in office
12 June 2003
Tenure in office
31 October 2004[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 141 days
Appointer (President)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Ved Marwah IPS (Retd) (1934–2020) Governor of Jharkhand (Additional Charge)
Ved Marwah IPS (Retd) (1934–2020) Governor of Jharkhand (Additional Charge)
#
27
Name (born – died)
Ved Marwah IPS (Retd) (1934–2020) Governor of Jharkhand (Additional Charge)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
1 November 2004
Tenure in office
4 November 2004
Tenure in office
3 days
Buta Singh (1934–2021)
Buta Singh (1934–2021)
#
28
Name (born – died)
Buta Singh (1934–2021)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
5 November 2004
Tenure in office
29 January 2006[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 85 days
Gopalkrishna Gandhi IAS (Retd) (born 1945) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
Gopalkrishna Gandhi IAS (Retd) (born 1945) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
#
29
Name (born – died)
Gopalkrishna Gandhi IAS (Retd) (born 1945) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
Home state
National Capital Territory of Delhi
Tenure in office
31 January 2006
Tenure in office
21 June 2006
Tenure in office
141 days
R. S. Gavai (1929–2015)
R. S. Gavai (1929–2015)
#
30
Name (born – died)
R. S. Gavai (1929–2015)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
22 June 2006
Tenure in office
9 July 2008[§]
Tenure in office
2 years, 17 days
R. L. Bhatia (1920–2021)
R. L. Bhatia (1920–2021)
#
31
Name (born – died)
R. L. Bhatia (1920–2021)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
10 July 2008
Tenure in office
28 June 2009
Tenure in office
353 days
Appointer (President)
Pratibha Patil
Devanand Konwar (1934–2020)
Devanand Konwar (1934–2020)
#
32
Name (born – died)
Devanand Konwar (1934–2020)
Home state
Assam
Tenure in office
29 June 2009
Tenure in office
21 March 2013[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 265 days
D. Y. Patil (born 1935)
D. Y. Patil (born 1935)
#
33
Name (born – died)
D. Y. Patil (born 1935)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
22 March 2013
Tenure in office
26 November 2014
Tenure in office
1 year, 249 days
Appointer (President)
Pranab Mukherjee
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023)
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023)
#
34
Name (born – died)
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
27 November 2014
Tenure in office
15 August 2015
Tenure in office
261 days
Ram Nath Kovind (born 1945)
Ram Nath Kovind (born 1945)
#
35
Name (born – died)
Ram Nath Kovind (born 1945)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
16 August 2015
Tenure in office
20 June 2017[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 308 days
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
#
(34)
Name (born – died)
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
20 June 2017
Tenure in office
29 September 2017
Tenure in office
101 days
Satya Pal Malik (1946–2025)
Satya Pal Malik (1946–2025)
#
36
Name (born – died)
Satya Pal Malik (1946–2025)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
30 September 2017
Tenure in office
22 August 2018[§]
Tenure in office
326 days
Appointer (President)
Ram Nath Kovind
Lalji Tandon (1935–2020)
Lalji Tandon (1935–2020)
#
37
Name (born – died)
Lalji Tandon (1935–2020)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
23 August 2018
Tenure in office
28 July 2019[§]
Tenure in office
339 days
Phagu Chauhan (born 1948)
Phagu Chauhan (born 1948)
#
38
Name (born – died)
Phagu Chauhan (born 1948)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
29 July 2019
Tenure in office
16 February 2023[§]
Tenure in office
3 years, 202 days
Rajendra Arlekar (born 1954)
Rajendra Arlekar (born 1954)
#
39
Name (born – died)
Rajendra Arlekar (born 1954)
Home state
Goa
Tenure in office
17 February 2023
Tenure in office
1 January 2025[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 319 days
Appointer (President)
Droupadi Murmu
Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951)
Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951)
#
40
Name (born – died)
Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
2 January 2025
Tenure in office
13 March 2026
Tenure in office
1 year, 70 days
Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) PVSM AVSM UYSM SM VSM** (born 1953)
Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) PVSM AVSM UYSM SM VSM** (born 1953)
#
41
Name (born – died)
Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) PVSM AVSM UYSM SM VSM** (born 1953)
Home state
Uttarakhand
Tenure in office
14 March 2026
Tenure in office
Incumbent
Tenure in office
67 days
#
Portrait
Name (born – died)
Home state
Tenure in office
Appointer (President)
From
To
Time in office
1
Jairamdas Daulatram (1891–1979
Maharashtra
15 August 1947
11 January 1948
149 days
Lord Mountbatten (Governor-General)
2
Madhav Shrihari Aney (1880–1968)
Maharashtra
12 January 1948
14 June 1952
4 years, 154 days
3
R. R. Diwakar (1894–1990)
Karnataka
15 June 1952
5 July 1957
5 years, 20 days
Rajendra Prasad
4
Zakir Husain (1897–1969)
Andhra Pradesh
6 July 1957
11 May 1962[‡]
4 years, 309 days
5
M. A. Ayyangar (1891–1978)
Andhra Pradesh
12 May 1962
6 December 1967
5 years, 208 days
6
Nityanand Kanungo (1900–1988)
Orissa
7 December 1967
20 January 1971
3 years, 44 days
Zakir Husain
7
Justice Ujjal Narayan Sinha Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Bihar
21 January 1971
31 January 1971
10 days
V. V. Giri
8
Dev Kant Barooah (1914–1996)
Assam
1 February 1971
4 February 1973
2 years, 3 days
9
Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988)
Maharashtra
4 February 1973
15 June 1976[§]
3 years, 132 days
10
Jagannath Kaushal (1915–2001)
Chandigarh
16 June 1976
31 January 1979
2 years, 229 days
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
11
Justice Krishna Ballabh Narayan Singh (1922–1999) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Bihar
31 January 1979
19 September 1979
231 days
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
12
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
20 September 1979
15 March 1985
5 years, 176 days
13
Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921–1983)
Andhra Pradesh
15 March 1985
25 February 1988[§]
2 years, 347 days
Zail Singh
14
Govind Narayan Singh (1920–2005)
Madhya Pradesh
26 February 1988
24 January 1989[‡]
333 days
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
15
Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (born 1927) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
West Bengal
24 January 1989
28 January 1989
4 days
16
R. D. Pradhan IAS (Retd) (1928–2020) Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Maharashtra
29 January 1989
2 March 1989
32 days
17
Jagannath Pahadia (1932–2021)
Rajasthan
3 March 1989
2 February 1990[‡]
336 days
18
Justice Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
Madhya Pradesh
2 February 1990
16 February 1990
14 days
19
Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912–2004)
Uttar Pradesh
16 February 1990
14 February 1991
363 days
20
B. Satya Narayan Reddy (1927–2012) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Andhra Pradesh
14 February 1991
18 March 1991
32 days
21
Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016)
Jammu and Kashmir
19 March 1991
13 August 1993[§]
2 years, 147 days
(12)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
14 August 1993
26 April 1998
4 years, 255 days
Shankar Dayal Sharma
22
Sunder Singh Bhandari (1921–2005)
Rajasthan
27 April 1998
15 March 1999[§]
322 days
K. R. Narayanan
23
Justice Brij Mohan Lal (1937–2001) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
15 March 1999
5 October 1999
204 days
24
Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge)
Haryana
6 October 1999
22 November 1999
47 days
25
Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005)
Uttar Pradesh
23 November 1999
12 June 2003[§]
3 years, 201 days
26
Justice (Retd) Mandagadde Rama Jois (1931–2021)
Karnataka
12 June 2003
31 October 2004[‡]
1 year, 141 days
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
27
Ved Marwah IPS (Retd) (1934–2020) Governor of Jharkhand (Additional Charge)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
1 November 2004
4 November 2004
3 days
28
Buta Singh (1934–2021)
Punjab
5 November 2004
29 January 2006[‡]
1 year, 85 days
29
Gopalkrishna Gandhi IAS (Retd) (born 1945) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
National Capital Territory of Delhi
31 January 2006
21 June 2006
141 days
30
R. S. Gavai (1929–2015)
Maharashtra
22 June 2006
9 July 2008[§]
2 years, 17 days
31
R. L. Bhatia (1920–2021)
Punjab
10 July 2008
28 June 2009
353 days
Pratibha Patil
32
Devanand Konwar (1934–2020)
Assam
29 June 2009
21 March 2013[§]
3 years, 265 days
33
D. Y. Patil (born 1935)
Maharashtra
22 March 2013
26 November 2014
1 year, 249 days
Pranab Mukherjee
34
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023)
Uttar Pradesh
27 November 2014
15 August 2015
261 days
35
Ram Nath Kovind (born 1945)
Uttar Pradesh
16 August 2015
20 June 2017[‡]
1 year, 308 days
(34)
Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge)
Uttar Pradesh
20 June 2017
29 September 2017
101 days
36
Satya Pal Malik (1946–2025)
Uttar Pradesh
30 September 2017
22 August 2018[§]
326 days
Ram Nath Kovind
37
Lalji Tandon (1935–2020)
Uttar Pradesh
23 August 2018
28 July 2019[§]
339 days
38
Phagu Chauhan (born 1948)
Uttar Pradesh
29 July 2019
16 February 2023[§]
3 years, 202 days
39
Rajendra Arlekar (born 1954)
Goa
17 February 2023
1 January 2025[§]
1 year, 319 days
Droupadi Murmu
40
Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951)
Uttar Pradesh
2 January 2025
13 March 2026
1 year, 70 days
41
Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd) PVSM AVSM UYSM SM VSM** (born 1953)
Uttarakhand
14 March 2026
Incumbent
67 days
· Timeline
Timeline of Bihar governors

References

  1. Resigned to become the Vice President of India
  2. Transferred as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
  3. Transferred as the Governor of Karnataka
  4. Transferred as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
  5. Transferred as the Governor of Gujarat
  6. Transferred as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
  7. Transferred as the Governor of Kerala
  8. Transferred as the Governor of Tripura
  9. Resigned to become the President of India
  10. Transferred as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  11. Transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya
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