Governors of Meghalaya
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This is a list of the Governors of Meghalaya state in northeastern India
. Meghalaya
became an autonomous state within Assam
on 1 April, 1970 and a separate state on 21 January, 1972.
India
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. Meghalaya
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
became an autonomous state within Assam
Assam
Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country...
on 1 April, 1970 and a separate state on 21 January, 1972.
List of Governors of Meghalaya
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
| 1 | Braj Kumar Nehru Braj Kumar Nehru Braj Kumar Nehru was the son of Brijlal and Rameshwari Nehru and a relative of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru.... |
1 April, 1970 | September. 1973 |
| 2 | Lallan Prasad Singh Lallan Prasad Singh Lallan Prasad Singh was Governor of Assam , Manipur , Meghalaya , Nagaland , and Tripura .He died in 1998. He was awarded Padma Vibhushan award in 1999 after his death.... |
September 1973 | 10 August 1981 |
| 3 | Prakash Chandra Mehrotra | 11 August 1981 | 28 March, 1984 |
| 4 | Triveni Sahai Misra | 29 March, 1984 | 15 April, 1984 |
| 5 | Bhishma Narain Singh Bhishma Narain Singh Bhishma Narain Singh is an Indian politician who served as the Governor of Assam from 1984 to 1989 and Governor of Tamil Nadu from 1991 to 1993.-Life Sketch:... |
16 April, 1984 | 10 May, 1989 |
| 6 | Harideo Joshi | 11 May, 1989 | 26 July, 1989 |
| 7 | Abubakar Abdul Rahim Abubakar Abdul Rahim Abubakar Abdul Rahim was the governor of the Indian state of Meghalaya from 1989 to 1991. He was born in 1920 in Kollam district in Kerala and died in 1995. He founded Fatima College of Pharmacy. - External links :**... |
27 July 1989 | 8 May, 1990 |
| 8 | Madhukar Dighe | 9 May, 1990 | 18 June, 1995 |
| 9 | M. M. Jacob M. M. Jacob Mundakkal Mathew Jacob, popularly known as M. M. Jacob, is an Indian politician. He was born at Ramapuram, Kottayam district, Kerala state to Shri Ulahanan Mathew and Shrimati Rosamma Mundakkal. He married Achamma Kunnuthara from Tiruvalla, Kerala and has four daughters Jaya, Jessy, Elizabeth, and... |
19 June, 1995 | 11 April, 2007 |
| 10 | Banwari Lal Joshi Banwari Lal Joshi Banwari Lal Joshi is the Governor for the State of Uttar Pradesh.Born in a small Rajasthan village, Shri B. L. Joshi began his career in 1957 with the state police service in Rajasthan and moved to the Govt... |
12 April 2007 | 28 October, 2007 |
| 11 | Shivinder Singh Sidhu Shivinder Singh Sidhu Shivinder Singh Sidhu is an Indian political figure, currently serving as Governor of Goa.He was earlier an IAS officer of 1952 batch belonging to the Uttar Pradesh cadre. While in the state, he served as the District Magistrate of Kanpur and subsequently as Commissioner of Agra Division... |
29 October, 2007 | 30 June, 2008 |
| 12 | Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary is a former IPS officer, director-general of National Security Guards and the Border Security Force , and the current Governor of Meghalaya state in India... |
1 July 2008 | Incumbent |
See also
- MeghalayaMeghalayaMeghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
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