List of governors of Mizoram

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Governor of Mizoram
Seal of Mizoram.svg
VK Singh.jpg
Incumbent
V. K. Singh
since 16 January 2025
Style His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Aizawl
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holderS.P. Mukherjee
Formation20 February 1987;37 years ago (1987-02-20)
Website https://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in
The state of Mizoram is in northeastern India. IN-MZ.svg
The state of Mizoram is in northeastern India.

This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India.

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Powers and functions

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Before statehood

S.J.Das was the chief commissioner of Mizoram from 21 January 1972 to 23 April 1972. He was followed by these Lieutenant Governors:

#NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDuration
1S. P. Mukherjee No image available.svg 24 April 197212 June 1974
2S. K. Chibber No image available.svg 13 June 197426 September 1977
3N. P. Mathur No image available.svg 27 September 197715 April 1981
4 S. N. Kohli Adm SN Kohli.jpg 16 April 19819 August 1983
5H. S. Dubey No image available.svg 10 August 198310 December 1986
6 Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg 11 December 198619 February 1987

Governors of Mizoram

Key
 indicates that this was an additional charge
#NamePortraitTook officeLeft officeDurationHome StateAppointed by
1. Hiteswar Saikia Hiteswar Saikia with Shankar Dayal Sharma (cropped).jpg 20 February 198730 April 19892 years, 69 days Assam Zail Singh
- K. V. Krishna Rao General Kotikalapudi Venkata Krishna Rao.jpg 1 May 198920 July 198980 days Andhra Pradesh R. Venkataraman
2. Williamson A. Sangma No image available.svg 21 July 19897 February 1990201 days Meghalaya
3. Swaraj Kaushal Swaraj Kaushal (cropped).jpg 8 February 19909 February 19933 years, 1 day Himachal Pradesh
4. P. R. Kyndiah P. R. Kyndiah (cropped).jpg 10 February 199313 January 19984 years, 337 days Meghalaya Shankar Dayal Sharma
- Siddheshwar Prasad No image available.svg 14 January 199828 January 199814 days Bihar K. R. Narayan
5. Arun Prasad Mukherjee No image available.svg 29 January 19981 May 199892 days West Bengal
6. A. Padmanabhan No image available.svg 2 May 199830 November 20002 years, 212 days Tamil Nadu
- Ved Marwah No image available.svg 1 December 200017 May 2001167 daysNot Known
7. Amolak Rattan Kohli No image available.svg 18 May 200124 July 20065 years, 67 days Delhi
8. M. M. Lakhera Lieutenant General M.M. Lakhera (cropped).jpg 25 July 20061 September 20115 years, 38 days Uttarakhand A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
9. Vakkom Purushothaman Vakkom Purushothaman (cropped).jpg 2 September 20119 July 20142 years, 310 days Kerala Pratibha Patil
10. Kamla Beniwal Kamla Beniwal.jpg 9 July 20146 August 201428 days Rajasthan Pranab Mukherjee
- Vinod Kumar Duggal Vinod Kumar Duggal in New Delhi on August 29, 2005 (cropped).jpg 8 August 201428 August 201420 days Punjab
- K. K. Paul [1] Governor of Uttarakhand Krishan Kant Paul.jpg 16 September 20148 January 2015114 days
11. Aziz Qureshi [2] Aziz Qureshi.jpg 9 January 201528 March 201578 days Madhya Pradesh
- Keshari Nath Tripathi Keshari Nath Tripathi - Kolkata 2016-07-01 5591.JPG 4 April 201525 May 201551 days Uttar Pradesh
12. Nirbhay Sharma The Governor of Mizoram, Lt. Gen (Ret.) Nirbhay Sharma in New Delhi on September 07, 2017 (cropped).jpg 26 May 201524 May 20182 years, 363 days
13. Kummanam Rajasekharan Governor of Mizoram Kummanam Rajasekharan.jpg 25 May 20188 March 2019287 days Kerala Ram Nath Kovind
- Jagdish Mukhi Lt. Governor of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Prof. Jagdish Mukhi.jpg 9 March 20194 November 2019240 days Delhi
14. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai PS Sreedharan Pillai.jpg 5 November 201918 July 20211 year, 255 days Kerala
15. Kambhampati Hari Babu K. Hari Babu.jpg 19 July 202110 August 202122 days Andhra Pradesh
- B. D. Mishra Governor of Arunachal Pradesh B.D. Mishra.jpg 11 August 20216 November 202187 days Uttar Pradesh
(15). Kambhampati Hari Babu K. Hari Babu.jpg 7 November 202115 January 20253 years, 69 days Andhra Pradesh
16. V. K. Singh VK Singh.jpg 16 January 2025Incumbent27 days Haryana Droupadi Murmu

Secretariat

Name [3] Designation
V Lalsangliana IASSecretary to Governor
Joseph Lalrinawma MCSAddl. Secretary to Governor
Lalngaihzuala MCSPS to Governor

References

  1. "KK Paul to be sworn in as Mizoram governor on September 16". The Times of India. 12 September 2014.
  2. "Aziz Qureshi to take oath as Mizoram governor on Friday". The Economic Times. 5 January 2015. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015.
  3. "Who's Who | Raj Bhavan Mizoram | India" . Retrieved 12 May 2023.

See also