List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

The Govenror of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of state of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.

Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Residence
AppointerPresident of India
Term lengthFive Years
Inaugural holderKaran Singh
(1965–1967)
Final holderSatya Pal Malik
(2018–2019)
Websitehttp://jkrajbhawan.nic.in

When India became independent, Hari Singh was the Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. Technically he remained so until 17 November 1952, although from 20 June 1949 his son Karan Singh acted as regent. From 17 November 1952 to 30 March 1965, Karan Singh was the elected as the Sadr-e-Riyasat of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh became the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

The office of governor was abolished after an act was passed in August 2019 in the Parliament of India, reorganising the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories; Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on 31 October 2019. [1] Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh. [2]

Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir
# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Karan Singh 17 November 1952 30 March 1965

Governors of Jammu and Kashmir
# Name Took Office Left Office
1 Karan Singh 30 Mar 1965 15 May 1967
2 Bhagwan Sahay 15 May 1967 3 Jul 1973
3 Lakshmi Kant Jha 3 Jul 1973 22 Feb 1981
4 Braj Kumar Nehru 22 Feb 1981 26 Apr 1984
5 Jagmohan 26 Apr 1984 Jul 1989
6 K. V. Krishna Rao Jul 1989 19 Jan 1990
(5) Jagmohan 19 Jan 1990 26 May 1990
7 Girish Chandra Saxena 26 May 1990 12 Mar 1993
(6) K. V. Krishna Rao 12 Mar 1993 2 May 1998
(7) Girish Chandra Saxena 2 May 1998 4 Jun 2003
8 Srinivas Kumar Sinha 4 Jun 2003 25 Jun 2008
9 Narinder Nath Vohra 25 Jun 2008 23 August 2018
10 Satya Pal Malik 23 August 2018 30 October 2019

See also

References
  1. "Reorganisation plan" (PDF). prsindia.org. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
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