M. O. H. Farook

M. O. H. Farook
Farook in 2010
18th Governor of Kerala
In office
8 September 2011 – 26 January 2012
Chief MinisterOommen Chandy
Preceded byR. S. Gavai
Succeeded byHansraj Bhardwaj
6th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
22 January 2010 – 4 September 2011[1]
Chief MinisterShibu Soren
Arjun Munda
Preceded byKateekal Sankaranarayanan
Succeeded bySyed Ahmed
3rd Chief Minister of Pondicherry
In office
16 March 1985 – 19 January 1989
Lieutenant GovernorTribhuvan Prasad Tiwary,
Ranjit Singh Dyal
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byPresident's rule
In office
17 March 1969 – 3 January 1974
Lieutenant GovernorB. D. Jatti,
Chhedilal
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded bySubramanyan Ramaswamy
In office
9 April 1967 – 6 March 1968
Lieutenant GovernorS. L. Silam,
B. D. Jatti
Preceded byV. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Succeeded byV. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Pondicherry
In office
1999–2004
Preceded byS. Arumugam
Succeeded byM. Ramadass
In office
1991–1998
Preceded byP. Shanmugam
Succeeded byS. Arumugam
Personal details
Born(1937-09-06)6 September 1937
Pondicherry, French India
(present day Puducherry, India)
Died26 January 2012(2012-01-26) (aged 74)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
NationalityIndian
Political party
Spouse(s)
S. A. Kadhija Nachiyal
(m. 1960)
Children
  • M. O. H. F. Shahjahan (son)
  • Two daughters
MotherSeyed Sultangani
FatherM. O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar
Alma materLoyola College, Chennai
OccupationPolitician

M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar (6 September 1937 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian politician. He was the Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry three times from 1967 to 1968, 1969 to 1974 and 1985 to 1989. He was the youngest chief minister of any Union Territory of India.[2]

References

  1. "New governor to take oath today". The Times of India. 2011-09-04. Archived from the original on 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-08.
  2. "States of India since 1947 – Pondicherry (Puducherry)".