On November 22 1956, Burgula Ramakrishna Rao became the first Kerala Governor in independent India. After him, V V Giri held the post and since then Kerala’s has had 17 Governors. The other persons to have held this post are former Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit and former Supreme Court judge, P Sathasivam. Arif Mohammad Khan took charge as Kerala Governor on September 6 2019.
Governor | From | To |
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Arif Mohammad Khan | September 6, 2019 | Incumbent |
P Sathasivam | September 5, 2014 | September 5, 2019 |
Sheila Dikshit | March 5, 2014 | August 26, 2014 |
Nikhil Kumar | March 23, 2013 | March 5, 2014 |
Hansraj Bhardwaj (additional charge after the death of M.O.H Farook) | January 26, 2012 | March 22, 2013 |
Governor | From | To |
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M.O.H. Farook | September 8, 2011 | January 26, 2012 |
R.S. Gavai | July 11, 2008 | September 7, 2011 |
R.L Bhatia | June 23, 2004 | July 10, 2008 |
T. N. Chaturvedi (Additional charge after the death of Sikander Bakht) | 25 February 2004 | June 23, 2004 |
Swaroop Singh | February 12, 1990 | December 20, 1990 |
Governor | From | To |
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Ram Dulari Sinha | February 23, 1988 | February 12, 1990 |
P. Ramachandran | October 27, 1982 | February 23, 1988 |
Jothi Venkatachalam | October 14, 1977 | October 27, 1982 |
N.N. Wanchoo | April 1, 1973 | October 10, 1977 |
V. Viswanathan | May 15, 1967 | April 1, 1973 |
Bhagwan Sahay | February 6, 1966 | May 15, 1967 |
Ajith Prasad Jain | 2 April 1965 | February 6, 1966 |
V.V. Giri | July 1, 1960 | April 2, 1965 |
Burgula Ramakrishna Rao | November 22, 1956 | July 1, 1960 |