Malayali Governors of India: Complete List 2020

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This post list all the Malayali Governors in India, the state under the governorship, and their term of office.Malayali Governors of IndiaSl.

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Malayali Governors of India: Complete List 2020(12)

Item	Detail
GovernorStateTerm1.V.P. MenonOdisha6 May 1951	17 July 1951(Acting Governor)2.A.J. John(died in Office)Madras10 December 1956 – 1 October 19573*
Major Gen. K.P. CandethGoa19 December 1961	6 June 1962(Military Governor)4
Pattom Thanu PillaiPunjabAndhra Pradesh1 October 1962	4 May 19644 May 1964 – 11 April 19685.Dr. P.V. Cherian(died in Office)Maharashtra14 November 1964 – 9 November 19696.V. ViswanathanHimachal PradeshKerala26 February 1966 – 7 May 1967(Lieutenant Governor)15 May 1967 – 1 April
K.K. ViswanathanGujarat4 April 1973	13 August 19788.K.C. AbrahamAndhra Pradesh15 August 1978 – 15 August 19839
Prof. K.M. ChandiPondicherryGujaratMadhya Pradesh15 May 1982	July 19836 August 1983 – 25 April
May 1984	31 March 198910.Dr. P. C. AlexanderTamil NaduMaharashtraGoaAndhra Pradesh17 February 1988 – 24 May 199012 January 1993 – 13
July 200219 July 1996	15 January 19981998(1 Month)11.A.A. RahimMeghalaya27 July 1989 – 26 April 199012.Dr. M.M. ThomasNagaland9 May 1990 – 11 April 199213
Vakkom PurushothamanAndaman & NicobarIslandsMizoram19 March 1993	18 March 1996(Lieutenant Governor)2
September 2011	6 July 201414.M.M. JacobMeghalayaArunachal Pradesh19 June 1995 – 11 April 2007(2 Terms)24 January 2007 – 6 April 2007(Acting Governor)15*
Justice M. Fathima BeeviTamil Nadu25 January 1997	3 July 200116.K. SankaranarayanArunachal PradeshAssamJharkhandMaharashtraNagalandGoa7 April 2007 – 14 April 2007(Acting Governor)4 September 2007 – 26 January 200826 June 2009 – 27 July 200926 July 2009 – 21 January 201022 January 2010 – 24 August 201427 August 2011 – 4 May 2012(Acting Governor)17.M.K. NarayananBengal24 January 2010 – 30 June 201418*
Kummanam RajasekharanMizoram29 May 2018	8 March 201919.P.S. Sreedharan PillaiMizoram25 October 2019 – IncumbentSideNotes:Only Malayali Woman to become Governor – Fathima Beevi
Longest-serving governor of any Indian state	M.M. Jacob(11 years)*

GovernorStateTerm1.V.P. MenonOdisha6 May 1951*

17 July 1951(Acting Governor)2.A.J. John(died in Office)Madras10 December 1956 – 1 October 19573

Major Gen. K.P. CandethGoa19 December 1961

6 June 1962(Military Governor)4

Pattom Thanu PillaiPunjabAndhra Pradesh1 October 1962

4 May 19644 May 1964 – 11 April 19685.Dr. P.V. Cherian(died in Office)Maharashtra14 November 1964 – 9 November 19696.V. ViswanathanHimachal PradeshKerala26 February 1966 – 7 May 1967(Lieutenant Governor)15 May 1967 – 1 April

K.K. ViswanathanGujarat4 April 1973

13 August 19788.K.C. AbrahamAndhra Pradesh15 August 1978 – 15 August 19839

Prof. K.M. ChandiPondicherryGujaratMadhya Pradesh15 May 1982

July 19836 August 1983 – 25 April

May 1984

31 March 198910.Dr. P. C. AlexanderTamil NaduMaharashtraGoaAndhra Pradesh17 February 1988 – 24 May 199012 January 1993 – 13

July 200219 July 1996

15 January 19981998(1 Month)11.A.A. RahimMeghalaya27 July 1989 – 26 April 199012.Dr. M.M. ThomasNagaland9 May 1990 – 11 April 199213

Vakkom PurushothamanAndaman & NicobarIslandsMizoram19 March 1993

18 March 1996(Lieutenant Governor)2

September 2011*

6 July 201414.M.M. JacobMeghalayaArunachal Pradesh19 June 1995 – 11 April 2007(2 Terms)24 January 2007 – 6 April 2007(Acting Governor)15

Justice M. Fathima BeeviTamil Nadu25 January 1997*

3 July 200116.K. SankaranarayanArunachal PradeshAssamJharkhandMaharashtraNagalandGoa7 April 2007 – 14 April 2007(Acting Governor)4 September 2007 – 26 January 200826 June 2009 – 27 July 200926 July 2009 – 21 January 201022 January 2010 – 24 August 201427 August 2011 – 4 May 2012(Acting Governor)17.M.K. NarayananBengal24 January 2010 – 30 June 201418

Kummanam RajasekharanMizoram29 May 2018

8 March 201919.P.S. Sreedharan PillaiMizoram25 October 2019 – IncumbentSideNotes:Only Malayali Woman to become Governor – Fathima Beevi

Longest-serving governor of any Indian state*

M.M. Jacob(11 years)

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