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List of governors of Mizoram

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Governor of Mizoram
Raj Bhavan, Aizawl
since 16 January 2025
StyleHis Excellency
ResidenceLok Bhavan, Aizawl
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthAt the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holderHiteswar Saikia
Formation20 February 1987; 39 years ago (1987-02-20)
Websitehttps://rajbhavan.mizoram.gov.in
The state of Mizoram is in northeastern India.

This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state part of Northeast India. There are 54 governors with additional charge.

Powers and functions

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See also: Powers and functions of the governor

The governor enjoys many different types of powers:

  • Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
  • Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
  • Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

List

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Legend
  • † Died in office
  • § Transferred
  • ‡ Resigned/removed
Color key
  •    indicates acting/additional charge/position vacant

Lieutenant Governors of Mizoram (1972–1987)

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

# Name

(lifespan)

Portrait Took office Left office Appointer

(President)

1 S. P. Mukherjee 24 April 1972 12 June 1974 V. V. Giri
2 S. K. Chibber 13 June 1974 26 September 1977 V. V. Giri
3 N. P. Mathur 27 September 1977 15 April 1981 Neelam S. Reddy
4 S. N. Kohli 16 April 1981 9 August 1983 Neelam S. Reddy
5 H. S. Dubey 10 August 1983 10 December 1986 Zail Singh
6 Hiteswar Saikia

(1934– 1996)

11 December 1986 19 February 1987 Zail Singh

Governors of Mizoram (1987–present)

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# Portrait Name
(born – died) 		Home state Tenure in office Appointer
(President)
From To Time in office
1 Hiteswar Saikia
(1934–1996) 		Assam 20 February
1987 		30 April
1989[‡] 		2 years, 69 days Zail Singh
2 General
K. V. Krishna Rao (Retd)
PVSM
(1923–2016)
Governor of Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura
(Additional Charge) 		Andhra Pradesh 1 May
1989 		20 July
1989[§][α] 		80 days Ramaswamy Venkataraman
3 Williamson A. Sangma
(1919–1990) 		Meghalaya 21 July
1989 		7 February
1990[‡] 		201 days
4 Swaraj Kaushal
(1952–2025) 		Punjab 8 February
1990 		9 February
1993 		3 years, 1 day
5 Paty Ripple Kyndiah
(1928–2015) 		Meghalaya 10 February
1993 		13 January
1998[‡][β] 		4 years, 337 days K. R. Narayanan
- Siddheshwar Prasad
(1929–2023)
Governor of Tripura
(Additional Charge) 		Bihar 14 January
1998 		28 January
1998 		14 days
6 Arun Prasad Mukherjee
IPS (Retd) 		West Bengal 29 January
1998 		1 May
1998[‡] 		92 days
7 A. Padmanabhan
IAS (Retd)
(born 1928) 		Tamil Nadu 2 May
1998 		30 November
2000[‡] 		2 years, 212 days
- Ved Marwah
IPS (Retd)
(1934–2020)
Governor of Manipur
(Additional Charge) 		National Capital Territory of Delhi 1 December
2000 		17 May
2001 		167 days
8 Amolak Rattan Kohli
(born 1942) 		Haryana 18 May
2001 		24 July
2006 		5 years, 67 days
9 Lieutenant General
Madan Mohan Lakhera (Retd)
PVSM AVSM VSM
(born 1937) 		Uttarakhand 25 July
2006 		1 September
2011 		5 years, 38 days A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
10 Vakkom Purushothaman
(1928–2023) 		Kerala 2 September
2011 		9 July
2014[‡] 		2 years, 310 days Pratibha Patil
11 Kamla.Bw
(1927–2024) 		Rajasthan 9 July
2014 		7 August
2014[‡] 		29 days Pranab Mukherjee
- Vinod Kumar Duggal
IAS (Retd)
(born 1944)
Governor of Manipur
(Additional Charge) 		Punjab 8 August
2014 		16 September
2014[‡] 		39 days
- Krishan Kant Paul
IPS (Retd)
(born 1948)
Governor of Meghalaya
(Additional Charge) 		Chandigarh 16 September
2014 		8 January
2015[§][γ] 		114 days
12 Aziz Qureshi
(1941–2024) 		Madhya Pradesh 9 January
2015 		3 April
2015[‡] 		84 days
- Keshari Nath Tripathi
(1934–2023)
Governor of West Bengal
(Additional Charge) 		Uttar Pradesh 4 April
2015 		25 May
2015 		51 days
13 Lieutenant General
Nirbhay Sharma (Retd)
PVSM UYSM AVSM VSM
(born 1946) 		Uttar Pradesh 26 May
2015 		25 May
2018 		2 years, 364 days
- - Position Vacant - 26 May

2018

29 May

2018

3 days -
14 Kummanam Rajasekharan
(born 1952) 		Kerala 29 May
2018 		8 March
2019[‡][δ] 		283 days Ram Nath Kovind
- Jagdish Mukhi
(born 1942)
Governor of Assam
(Additional Charge) 		National Capital Territory of Delhi 9 March
2019 		4 November
2019 		240 days
15 P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
(born 1954) 		Kerala 5 November
2019 		18 July
2021[§][ε] 		1 year, 255 days
16 Kambhampati Hari Babu
(born 1953) 		Andhra Pradesh 19 July
2021 		10 August
2021 		22 days
- Brigadier
B. D. Mishra (Retd)
(born 1939)
Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
(Acting) 		Uttar Pradesh 11 August
2021 		6 November
2021 		87 days
17 Kambhampati Hari Babu
(born 1953) 		Andhra Pradesh 7 November
2021 		30 September
2024 		2 years, 350 days
- Indrasena Reddy

(born 1953) Governor of Tripura (Acting)

Telangana 30 September

2024

9 October

2024

9 days
18   Kambhampati Hari Babu

(born 1953)

Andhra Pradesh 9 October

2024

16 January

2025 (Transferred as the Governor of Odisha)

90 days
19 General
Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd)
PVSM AVSM YSM ADC
(born 1951) 		Uttar Pradesh 16 January
2025 		Incumbent 1 year, 45 days Droupadi Murmu
  1. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
  2. ^ Resigned to contest in the 1998 general election
  3. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Uttarakhand
  4. ^ Resigned to contest in the 2019 general election
  5. ^ Transferred as the Governor of Goa

Oath

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“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor (or discharge the functions of the Governor) of .............(name of the State) and will to the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to the service and well-being of the people of ..………(name of the State).”

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See also

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