List of governors of Haryana
Updated: Wikipedia source
This is a list of governors of the Indian state of Haryana, which was carved out from Punjab on 1 November 1966.
Infobox
Style
His Excellency
Residence
Raj Bhavan; Chandigarh
Appointer
President of India
Term length
At the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder
Dharma Vira
Formation
1 November 1966; 58 years ago (1966-11-01)
Website
http://haryanarajbhavan.gov.in
Tables
· List
Time in office
Time in office
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From
Name(born – died)
Time in office
Dharma ViraICS (Retd)(1906–2000)Governor of Punjab
Dharma ViraICS (Retd)(1906–2000)Governor of Punjab
#
1
Name(born – died)
Dharma ViraICS (Retd)(1906–2000)Governor of Punjab
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
1 November1966
Tenure in office
14 September1967[§]
Tenure in office
317 days
Appointer(President)
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Birendra Narayan ChakrabortyICS (Retd)(1904–1976)
Birendra Narayan ChakrabortyICS (Retd)(1904–1976)
#
2
Name(born – died)
Birendra Narayan ChakrabortyICS (Retd)(1904–1976)
Home state
West Bengal
Tenure in office
15 September1967
Tenure in office
26 March1976[†]
Tenure in office
8 years, 193 days
Appointer(President)
Zakir Husain
JusticeRanjit Singh Narula(1908–2005)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
JusticeRanjit Singh Narula(1908–2005)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
#
–
Name(born – died)
JusticeRanjit Singh Narula(1908–2005)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
27 March1976
Tenure in office
13 August1976
Tenure in office
139 days
Appointer(President)
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
Jaisukh Lal Hathi(1909–1982)
Jaisukh Lal Hathi(1909–1982)
#
3
Name(born – died)
Jaisukh Lal Hathi(1909–1982)
Home state
Gujarat
Tenure in office
14 August1976
Tenure in office
23 September1977[§]
Tenure in office
1 year, 40 days
Harcharan Singh Brar(1922–2009)
Harcharan Singh Brar(1922–2009)
#
4
Name(born – died)
Harcharan Singh Brar(1922–2009)
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
24 September1977
Tenure in office
9 December1979[‡]
Tenure in office
2 years, 76 days
Appointer(President)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
JusticeSurjit Singh Sandhawalia(1925–2007)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
JusticeSurjit Singh Sandhawalia(1925–2007)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
#
–
Name(born – died)
JusticeSurjit Singh Sandhawalia(1925–2007)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
Home state
Punjab
Tenure in office
10 December1979
Tenure in office
27 February1980
Tenure in office
79 days
Ganpatrao Devji Tapase(1909–1992)
Ganpatrao Devji Tapase(1909–1992)
#
5
Name(born – died)
Ganpatrao Devji Tapase(1909–1992)
Home state
Maharashtra
Tenure in office
28 February1980
Tenure in office
13 June1984
Tenure in office
4 years, 106 days
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
#
6
Name(born – died)
S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
14 June1984
Tenure in office
21 February1988
Tenure in office
3 years, 252 days
Appointer(President)
Zail Singh
Hari Anand BarariIPS (Retd)(1924–2014)
Hari Anand BarariIPS (Retd)(1924–2014)
#
7
Name(born – died)
Hari Anand BarariIPS (Retd)(1924–2014)
Home state
West Bengal
Tenure in office
22 February1988
Tenure in office
6 February1990[‡]
Tenure in office
1 year, 349 days
Appointer(President)
Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Dhanik Lal Mandal(1932–2022)
Dhanik Lal Mandal(1932–2022)
#
8
Name(born – died)
Dhanik Lal Mandal(1932–2022)
Home state
Bihar
Tenure in office
7 February1990
Tenure in office
13 June1995
Tenure in office
5 years, 126 days
Mahabir Prasad(1939–2010)
Mahabir Prasad(1939–2010)
#
9
Name(born – died)
Mahabir Prasad(1939–2010)
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
14 June1995
Tenure in office
18 June2000
Tenure in office
5 years, 4 days
Appointer(President)
Shankar Dayal Sharma
Babu Parmanand(1932–2008)
Babu Parmanand(1932–2008)
#
10
Name(born – died)
Babu Parmanand(1932–2008)
Home state
Jammu and Kashmir
Tenure in office
19 June2000
Tenure in office
1 July2004[‡]
Tenure in office
4 years, 12 days
Appointer(President)
K. R. Narayanan
Justice (Retd)Om Prakash Verma(1937–2015)Governor of Punjab
Justice (Retd)Om Prakash Verma(1937–2015)Governor of Punjab
#
–
Name(born – died)
Justice (Retd)Om Prakash Verma(1937–2015)Governor of Punjab
Home state
Uttar Pradesh
Tenure in office
2 July2004
Tenure in office
7 July2004
Tenure in office
5 days
Appointer(President)
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai(1921–2016)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai(1921–2016)
#
11
Name(born – died)
Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai(1921–2016)
Home state
Delhi
Tenure in office
7 July2004
Tenure in office
27 July2009
Tenure in office
5 years, 20 days
Jagannath Pahadia(1932–2021)
Jagannath Pahadia(1932–2021)
#
12
Name(born – died)
Jagannath Pahadia(1932–2021)
Home state
Rajasthan
Tenure in office
27 July2009
Tenure in office
26 July2014
Tenure in office
4 years, 364 days
Appointer(President)
Pratibha Patil
Kaptan Singh Solanki(born 1939)
Kaptan Singh Solanki(born 1939)
#
13
Name(born – died)
Kaptan Singh Solanki(born 1939)
Home state
Madhya Pradesh
Tenure in office
27 July2014
Tenure in office
25 August2018[§]
Tenure in office
4 years, 29 days
Appointer(President)
Pranab Mukherjee
Satyadev Narayan Arya(born 1939)
Satyadev Narayan Arya(born 1939)
#
14
Name(born – died)
Satyadev Narayan Arya(born 1939)
Home state
Bihar
Tenure in office
25 August2018
Tenure in office
6 July2021[§]
Tenure in office
2 years, 315 days
Appointer(President)
Ram Nath Kovind
Bandaru Dattatreya(born 1947)
Bandaru Dattatreya(born 1947)
#
15
Name(born – died)
Bandaru Dattatreya(born 1947)
Home state
Telangana
Tenure in office
7 July2021
Tenure in office
20 July2025
Tenure in office
4 years, 13 days
Ashim Kumar Ghosh(born 1944)
Ashim Kumar Ghosh(born 1944)
#
16
Name(born – died)
Ashim Kumar Ghosh(born 1944)
Home state
West Bengal
Tenure in office
21 July2025
Tenure in office
Incumbent
Tenure in office
89 days
Appointer(President)
Droupadi Murmu
| # | Portrait | Name(born – died) | Home state | Tenure in office | Appointer(President) | ||
| From | To | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | | Dharma ViraICS (Retd)(1906–2000)Governor of Punjab | Uttar Pradesh | 1 November1966 | 14 September1967[§] | 317 days | Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan |
| 2 | | Birendra Narayan ChakrabortyICS (Retd)(1904–1976) | West Bengal | 15 September1967 | 26 March1976[†] | 8 years, 193 days | Zakir Husain |
| – | | JusticeRanjit Singh Narula(1908–2005)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court | Punjab | 27 March1976 | 13 August1976 | 139 days | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed |
| 3 | | Jaisukh Lal Hathi(1909–1982) | Gujarat | 14 August1976 | 23 September1977[§] | 1 year, 40 days | |
| 4 | | Harcharan Singh Brar(1922–2009) | Punjab | 24 September1977 | 9 December1979[‡] | 2 years, 76 days | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy |
| – | | JusticeSurjit Singh Sandhawalia(1925–2007)Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court | Punjab | 10 December1979 | 27 February1980 | 79 days | |
| 5 | | Ganpatrao Devji Tapase(1909–1992) | Maharashtra | 28 February1980 | 13 June1984 | 4 years, 106 days | |
| 6 | | S. M. H. BurneyIAS (Retd)(1924–2014) | Uttar Pradesh | 14 June1984 | 21 February1988 | 3 years, 252 days | Zail Singh |
| 7 | | Hari Anand BarariIPS (Retd)(1924–2014) | West Bengal | 22 February1988 | 6 February1990[‡] | 1 year, 349 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman |
| 8 | | Dhanik Lal Mandal(1932–2022) | Bihar | 7 February1990 | 13 June1995 | 5 years, 126 days | |
| 9 | | Mahabir Prasad(1939–2010) | Uttar Pradesh | 14 June1995 | 18 June2000 | 5 years, 4 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma |
| 10 | | Babu Parmanand(1932–2008) | Jammu and Kashmir | 19 June2000 | 1 July2004[‡] | 4 years, 12 days | K. R. Narayanan |
| – | | Justice (Retd)Om Prakash Verma(1937–2015)Governor of Punjab | Uttar Pradesh | 2 July2004 | 7 July2004 | 5 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam |
| 11 | | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai(1921–2016) | Delhi | 7 July2004 | 27 July2009 | 5 years, 20 days | |
| 12 | | Jagannath Pahadia(1932–2021) | Rajasthan | 27 July2009 | 26 July2014 | 4 years, 364 days | Pratibha Patil |
| 13 | | Kaptan Singh Solanki(born 1939) | Madhya Pradesh | 27 July2014 | 25 August2018[§] | 4 years, 29 days | Pranab Mukherjee |
| 14 | | Satyadev Narayan Arya(born 1939) | Bihar | 25 August2018 | 6 July2021[§] | 2 years, 315 days | Ram Nath Kovind |
| 15 | | Bandaru Dattatreya(born 1947) | Telangana | 7 July2021 | 20 July2025 | 4 years, 13 days | |
| 16 | | Ashim Kumar Ghosh(born 1944) | West Bengal | 21 July2025 | Incumbent | 89 days | Droupadi Murmu |
References
- Transferred as the Governor of West Bengal
- Transferred as the Governor of Punjab
- Transferred as the Governor of Tripura