The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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 served 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 the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 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. Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.
Predecessor List of rulers of Jammu and Kashmir This is a list of rulers of State of Jammu and Kashmir from 1846 to 1952 CE.
Ruler Portrait ReignMaharaja Gulab Singh16 March 1846 – 20 February 1856Maharaja Ranbir Singh20 February 1856 – 12 September 1885Maharaja Pratap Singh12 September 1885 – 23 September 1925Maharaja Hari Singh12 September 1925 – 17 November 1952
Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir
#NameTerm of office Took office Left office Time in office 1 Karan Singh 13 years, 133 days
Governors (1965-2019) Jammu and Kashmir had governors from 30 March 1965 to 31 October 2019, making a total of . Legend Died in office Transferred Resigned/removed
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Portrait Name(borndied) Home state Tenure in office Appointer(President) From To Time in office 1 Karan Singh Jammu and Kashmir 1965 1967 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan 2 Bhagwan Sahay Uttar Pradesh 1967 1973 Zakir Husain 3 Lakshmi Kant Jha Bihar 1973 1981 V. V. Giri 4 Braj Kumar Nehru Uttar Pradesh 1981 1984 Neelam Sanjiva Reddy 5 Jagmohan Delhi 1984 1989 Zail Singh 6 K. V. Krishna Rao Andhra Pradesh 1989 1990 Ramaswamy Venkataraman 7 Jagmohan Delhi 1990 1990 8 Girish Chandra Saxena Uttar Pradesh 1990 1993 9 K. V. Krishna Rao Andhra Pradesh 1993 1998 Shankar Dayal Sharma 10 Girish Chandra Saxena Uttar Pradesh 1998 2003 K. R. Narayanan 11 Srinivas Kumar Sinha Bihar 2003 2008 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 12 Narinder Nath Vohra Punjab 2008 2018 Pratibha Patil 13 Satya Pal Malik Uttar Pradesh 2018 2019 Ram Nath Kovind
Lieutenant governors (2019-present) On 31 October 2019, this state was made a union territory. The union territory of Ladakh was carved out from the same the same day. Legend Died in office Transferred Resigned/removed
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Portrait Name(borndied) Home state Tenure in office Appointer(President) From To Time in office 1 Girish Chandra Murmu Odisha 2019 2020 Ram Nath Kovind 2 Manoj Sinha Uttar Pradesh 2020 Incumbent
Oath "I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully execute the office of Lieutenant Governor (or discharge the functions of the Lieutenant Governor) of [Jammu and Kashmir] 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 [the Jammu and Kashmir] Territory)."
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See also Governors in India Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh List of current Indian lieutenant governors and administrators
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External links India Raj Bhawan J&K