List of governors of Andhra Pradesh

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Governor of Andhra Pradesh
ĀndhraPradēś Governoru
The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, S. Abdul Nazeer at Raj Bhavan.jpg
Incumbent
S. Abdul Nazeer
since 24 February 2023 (2023-02-24)
Style His/Her Excellency
Status Head of State
Reports to President of India
Government of India
Residence Raj Bhavan, Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Precursor Governor of Andhra State
Inaugural holder Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
Formation1 November 1956;68 years ago (1956-11-01)
Salary350,000 (US$4,100) (per month)
Website www.rajbhavan.ap.gov.in
The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has had 24 Governors since 1953 IN-AP.svg
The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has had 24 Governors since 1953

The governor of Andhra Pradesh is the head of state of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Governors in India have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at the central level. They exist in the state appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the constitution. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the Chief Minister of the state and their council of ministers.This is a list of governors of Andhra Pradesh, including Andhra State and united Andhra Pradesh, in office from 1953 to the present date. The official residence of the governor is the Raj Bhavan, situated in Vijayawada. E. S. L. Narasimhan is the longest serving governor.

Contents

The current incumbent is S. Abdul Nazeer since 24 February 2023.

Qualifications

Article 157 and Article 158 of the Constitution of India specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:

A governor must:

Powers and functions

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Andhra Pradesh is the ex-officio Chancellor of the state universities of Andhra Pradesh. The universities include Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Adikavi Nannaya University, Andhra University, Cluster University, Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences, Dr. YSR Architecture & Fine Arts University, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Dravidian University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kakinada), Krishna University, Rayalaseema University, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam, Sri Venkateswara University, Sri Venkateswara Vedic University, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Vikrama Simhapuri University and Yogi Vemana University

List

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Governors of Andhra State (19531956)

#PortraitName
(born died)
Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)
FromToTime in office
1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi.png Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
(1893–1980)
Bombay State 1 October
1953
31 October
1956
3 years, 30 days Rajendra Prasad

Governors of Andhra Pradesh (1956present)

#PortraitName
(born died)
Home stateTenure in officeAppointer
(President)
FromToTime in office
1 Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi.png Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
(1893–1980)
Bombay State 1 November
1956
31 July
1957
272 days Rajendra Prasad
2 Bhim Sen Sachar.png Bhim Sen Sachar
(1894–1978)
Punjab 1 August
1957
7 September
1962
5 years, 37 days
3 General Satyawant Mallana Srinagesh.jpg General
S. M. Shrinagesh (Retd)
(1903–1977)
Maharashtra 8 September
1962
3 May
1964 [§] [α]
1 year, 238 days Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
4 Pattom A. Thanu Pillai.jpg Pattom A. Thanu Pillai
(1885–1970)
Kerala 4 May
1964
11 April
1968
3 years, 343 days
5 Khandubhai Kasanji Desai official portrait.jpg Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
(1898–1975)
Gujarat 11 April
1968
25 January
1975 [‡]
6 years, 289 days Zakir Husain
No image (male).svg Justice
S. Obul Reddy
(1916–1996)
Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court

(Acting)
Andhra Pradesh 25 January
1975
9 January
1976
349 days Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
6 Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Mohan Lal Sukhadia
(1916–1982)
Rajasthan 10 January
1976
15 June
1976 [§] [β]
157 days
7 R. D. Bhandare Lok Sabha photo.jpg Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare
(1916–1988)
Maharashtra 16 June
1976
16 February
1977 [‡]
245 days
No image (male).svg Justice
B. J. Divan
(1919–2012)
Chief Justice, Andhra Pradesh High Court

(Acting)
Gujarat 17 February
1977
4 May
1977
76 days B. D. Jatti
8 Sharda Mukherjee official portrait.gif Sharda Mukherjee
(1919–2007)
Maharashtra 5 May
1977
14 August
1978 [§] [γ]
1 year, 101 days
9 No image (male).svg K. C. Abraham
(1899–1986)
Kerala 15 August
1978
14 August
1983
4 years, 364 days Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
10 Thakur Ram Lal.jpg Thakur Ram Lal
(1929–2002)
Himachal Pradesh 15 August
1983
29 August
1984
1 year, 14 days Zail Singh
11 Shri Shankar Dayal Sharma.jpg Shankar Dayal Sharma
(1918–1999)
Madhya Pradesh 29 August
1984
26 November
1985 [§] [δ]
1 year, 89 days
12 Kumudben Joshi.jpg Kumudben Joshi
(1934–2022)
Gujarat 26 November
1985
7 February
1990 [‡]
4 years, 73 days
13 Krishan Kant, 10th Vice President of India.jpg Krishan Kant
(1927–2002)
Punjab 7 February
1990
21 August
1997 [‡] [ε]
7 years, 195 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Gopala Ramanujam.jpg Gopala Ramanujam
(1915–2001)
Governor of Orissa

(Additional Charge)
Tamil Nadu 22 August
1997
23 November
1997
93 days K. R. Narayanan
14 The Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing a press conference on 'Economic Review 2012-13', in New Delhi on April 23, 2013 (cropped).jpg C. Rangarajan
(born 1932)
Tamil Nadu 24 November
1997
3 January
2003
5 years, 40 days
15 Surjit Singh Barnala, 2008.png Surjit Singh Barnala
(1925–2017)
Punjab 3 January
2003
3 November
2004 [§] [β]
1 year, 305 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
16 Sushilkumar Shinde.jpg Sushilkumar Shinde
(born 1941)
Maharashtra 4 November
2004
29 January
2006 [‡]
1 year, 86 days
The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on January 13, 2008.jpg Rameshwar Thakur
(1925–2015)
Governor of Orissa

(Additional Charge)
Jharkhand 29 January
2006
22 August
2007 [§] [ζ]
1 year, 205 days
17 Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg Narayan Dutt Tiwari
(1925–2018)
Uttarakhand 22 August
2007
27 December
2009 [‡]
2 years, 127 days Pratibha Patil
E. S. L. Narasimhan at Telangana Jagruthi Program.jpg E. S. L. Narasimhan
IPS (Retd)
(born 1945)
Governor of Chhattisgarh
until 22 January 2010
Tamil Nadu 27 December
2009
22 January
2010
9 years, 208 days
1823 January
2010
23 July
2019 [η]
19 Biswabhushan Harichandran (cropped).jpg Biswabhusan Harichandan
(born 1934)
Odisha 24 July
2019
23 February
2023 [§] [θ]
3 years, 214 days Ram Nath Kovind
20 The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Justice (Retd.) S. Abdul Nazeer called on the President of India.jpg Justice (Retd)
Syed Abdul Nazeer
(born 1958)
Karnataka 24 February
2023
Incumbent2 years, 175 days Droupadi Murmu
  1. Transferred as the Governor of Madras State
  2. 1 2 Transferred as the Governor of Tamil Nadu
  3. Transferred as the Governor of Gujarat
  4. Transferred as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh
  5. Resigned to become the Vice President of India
  6. Transferred as the Governor of Karnataka
  7. Also held additional charge of the Governor of Telangana from 2 June 2014
  8. Transferred as the Governor of Chhattisgarh

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