List of governors of Bihar
| Governor of Bihar | |
|---|---|
Emblem of Bihar | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Patna, Bihar |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | At the pleasure of the president |
| Inaugural holder | Jairamdas Daulatram |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Website | governor |
The Governor of Bihar is a head and representative of the President of India in the state of Bihar. The Governor is appointed by the President for a time of 5 years.
Governors of Bihar (1947–present)
- Legend
- Color key
- indicates acting/additional charge
| # | 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[‡][lower-greek 1] |
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 | |
| – | Justice Ujjal Narayan Sinha Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting) |
Bihar | 21 January 1971 |
31 January 1971 |
10 days | V. V. Giri | |
| 7 | Dev Kant Barooah (1914–1996) |
Assam | 1 February 1971 |
4 February 1973 |
2 years, 3 days | ||
| 8 | Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare (1916–1988) |
Maharashtra | 4 February 1973 |
15 June 1976[§][lower-greek 2] |
3 years, 132 days | ||
| 9 | Jagannath Kaushal (1915–2001) |
Chandigarh | 16 June 1976 |
31 January 1979 |
2 years, 229 days | Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed | |
| – | 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 | |
| 10 | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016) |
Delhi | 20 September 1979 |
15 March 1985 |
5 years, 176 days | ||
| 11 | Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah (1921–1983) |
Andhra Pradesh | 15 March 1985 |
25 February 1988[§][lower-greek 3] |
2 years, 347 days | Zail Singh | |
| 12 | Govind Narayan Singh (1920–2005) |
Madhya Pradesh | 26 February 1988 |
24 January 1989[‡] |
333 days | Ramaswamy Venkataraman | |
| – | Justice Dipak Kumar Sen (born 1927) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting) |
West Bengal | 24 January 1989 |
28 January 1989 |
4 days | ||
| – | R. D. Pradhan IAS (Retd) (1928–2020) Governor of Arunachal Pradesh (Additional Charge) |
Maharashtra | 29 January 1989 |
2 March 1989 |
32 days | ||
| 13 | Jagannath Pahadia (1932–2021) |
Rajasthan | 3 March 1989 |
2 February 1990[‡] |
336 days | ||
| – | Justice Gangadhar Ganesh Sohani Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting) |
Madhya Pradesh | 2 February 1990 |
16 February 1990 |
14 days | ||
| 14 | Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912–2004) |
Uttar Pradesh | 16 February 1990 |
30 December 1990 |
317 days | ||
| – | B. Satya Narayan Reddy (1927–2012) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Acting) |
Andhra Pradesh | 30 December 1990 |
8 January 1991 |
9 days | ||
| 14 | Mohammad Yunus Saleem (1912–2004) |
Uttar Pradesh | 9 January 1991 |
13 February 1991[‡] |
35 days | ||
| – | B. Satya Narayan Reddy (1927–2012) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge) |
Andhra Pradesh | 14 February 1991 |
18 March 1991 |
32 days | ||
| 15 | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi (1928–2016) |
Jammu and Kashmir | 19 March 1991 |
13 August 1993[§][lower-greek 4] |
2 years, 147 days | ||
| (10) | Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (1921–2016) |
Delhi | 14 August 1993 |
26 April 1998 |
4 years, 255 days | Shankar Dayal Sharma | |
| 16 | Sunder Singh Bhandari (1921–2005) |
Rajasthan | 27 April 1998 |
15 March 1999[§][lower-greek 5] |
322 days | K. R. Narayanan | |
| – | Justice Brij Mohan Lal (1937–2001) Chief Justice, Patna High Court (Acting) |
Delhi | 15 March 1999 |
5 October 1999 |
204 days | ||
| – | Suraj Bhan (1928–2006) Governor of Uttar Pradesh (Additional Charge) |
Haryana | 6 October 1999 |
22 November 1999 |
47 days | ||
| 17 | Vinod Chandra Pande IAS (Retd) (1938–2005) |
Uttar Pradesh | 23 November 1999 |
12 June 2003[§][lower-greek 6] |
3 years, 201 days | ||
| 18 | Justice (Retd) Mandagadde Rama Jois (1931–2021) |
Karnataka | 12 June 2003 |
31 October 2004[‡] |
1 year, 141 days | A. P. J. Abdul Kalam | |
| – | Ved Marwah IPS (Retd) (1934–2020) Governor of Jharkhand (Additional Charge) |
Delhi | 1 November 2004 |
4 November 2004 |
3 days | ||
| 19 | Buta Singh (1934–2021) |
Punjab | 5 November 2004 |
29 January 2006[‡] |
1 year, 85 days | ||
| – | Gopalkrishna Gandhi IAS (Retd) (born 1945) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge) |
Delhi | 31 January 2006 |
21 June 2006 |
141 days | ||
| 20 | R. S. Gavai (1929–2015) |
Maharashtra | 22 June 2006 |
9 July 2008[§][lower-greek 7] |
2 years, 17 days | ||
| 21 | R. L. Bhatia (1920–2021) |
Punjab | 10 July 2008 |
28 June 2009 |
353 days | Pratibha Patil | |
| 22 | Devanand Konwar (1934–2020) |
Assam | 29 June 2009 |
21 March 2013[§][lower-greek 8] |
3 years, 265 days | ||
| 23 | D. Y. Patil (born 1935) |
Maharashtra | 22 March 2013 |
26 November 2014 |
1 year, 249 days | Pranab Mukherjee | |
| – | Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge) |
Uttar Pradesh | 27 November 2014 |
15 August 2015 |
261 days | ||
| 24 | Ram Nath Kovind (born 1945) |
Uttar Pradesh | 16 August 2015 |
20 June 2017[‡][lower-greek 9] |
1 year, 308 days | ||
| – | Keshari Nath Tripathi (1934–2023) Governor of West Bengal (Additional Charge) |
Uttar Pradesh | 20 June 2017 |
29 September 2017 |
101 days | ||
| 25 | Satya Pal Malik (1946–2025) |
Uttar Pradesh | 30 September 2017 |
22 August 2018[§][lower-greek 10] |
326 days | Ram Nath Kovind | |
| 26 | Lalji Tandon (1935–2020) |
Uttar Pradesh | 23 August 2018 |
28 July 2019[§][lower-greek 11] |
339 days | ||
| 27 | Phagu Chauhan (born 1948) |
Uttar Pradesh | 29 July 2019 |
16 February 2023[§][lower-greek 12] |
3 years, 202 days | ||
| 28 | Rajendra Arlekar (born 1954) |
Goa | 17 February 2023 |
1 January 2025[§][lower-greek 7] |
1 year, 319 days | Droupadi Murmu | |
| 29 | Arif Mohammad Khan (born 1951) |
Uttar Pradesh | 2 January 2025 |
Incumbent | 255 days | ||
- ↑ Resigned to become the Vice President of India
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Andhra Pradesh
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Karnataka
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Gujarat
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Transferred as the Governor of Kerala
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Tripura
- ↑ Resigned to become the President of India
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Madhya Pradesh
- ↑ Transferred as the Governor of Meghalaya