The biggest ambition of Teaching aspirants in India is to become Government teachers. Most Government Teaching Jobs are offered by the Central or State Governments through a rigorous selection process that includes written tests, interviews and document verification as per the recruitment policy of the individual concerned. The Written Test include various relevant subjects and one such important section/ subject is General Awareness. The candidates must prepare for General Awareness by having a good grip on the current affairs of national and international importance.
In the following article, the candidates will find all the detailed information on the List of Assam Governors 1947-2023. Head of Government Positions is a common and repeated topic in any Government Teaching Job Exams. Therefore the candidates must read and remember the List of Assam Governors 1947-2023 to be able to ace the respective Teaching Job Exams.
List of Assam Governors
Assam Governor is appointed by the President of India and serves as the titular head of the state of Assam. The Governor of Assam is bestowed with various ceremonial responsibilities and limited executive powers. Assam Governor appoints the Chief Minister of Assam and he is responsible for appointing the other cabinet ministers of Assam on the advice of the Chief Minister. The current Assam Governor is Gulab Chand Kataria and he was appointed on 22 February 2023.
List of Assam Governors 1947-2023 PDF Download
Here is the List of Assam Governors from 1947 to 2023 in the following table. The candidates will find the names of the Assam Governors along with their tenure.
| Name | Tenure Stated | Tenure Ended |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari | 15 August 1947 | 28 December 1948 |
| Sir Ronald Francis Lodge (acting) | 30 December 1948 | 16 February 1949 |
| Sri Prakasa | 16 February 1949 | 27 May 1950 |
| Jairamdas Daulatram | 27 May 1950 | 15 May 1956 |
| Saiyid Fazal Ali | 15 May 1956 | 22 August 1959 |
| Chandreswar Prasad Sinha | 23 August 1959 | 14 October 1959 |
| General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh | 14 October 1959 | 12 November 1960 |
| Vishnu Sahay | 12 November 1960 | 13 January 1961 |
| General (Retired) Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh | 13 January 1961 | 7 September 1962 |
| Vishnu Sahay | 7 September 1962 | 17 April 1968 |
| Braj Kumar Nehru | 17 April 1968 | 19 September 1973 |
| Justice Parbati Kumar Goswami (acting for Nehru) | 8 December 1970 | 4 January 1971 |
| Lallan Prasad Singh | 19 September 1973 | 10 August 1981 |
| Prakash Mehrotra | 10 August 1981 | 28 March 1984 |
| Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra | 28 March 1984 | 15 April 1984 |
| Bhishma Narain Singh | 15 April 1984 | 10 May 1989 |
| Harideo Joshi | 10 May 1989 | 21 July 1989 |
| Justice Anisetti Raghuvir | 21 July 1989 | 2 May 1990 |
| Justice Devi Das Thakur | 2 May 1990 | 17 March 1991 |
| Loknath Mishra | 17 March 1991 | 1 September 1997 |
| Lt. General (Retired) Srinivas Kumar Sinha | 1 September 1997 | 21 April 2003 |
| Arvind Dave | 21 April 2003 | 5 June 2003 |
| Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh | 5 June 2003 | 4 July 2008 |
| Shiv Charan Mathur | 4 July 2008 | 25 June 2009 |
| K Sankaranarayanan | 26 June 2009 | 27 July 2009 |
| Syed Sibtey Razi | 27 July 2009 | 10 November 2009 |
| Janaki Ballabh Patnaik | 11 November 2009 | 11 December 2014 |
| Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya | 12 December 2014 | 17 August 2016 |
| Banwarilal Purohit | 22 August 2016 | 10 October 2017 |
| Jagdish Mukhi | 10 October 2017 | 14 February 2023 |
| Gulab Chand Kataria | 22 February 2023 | Incumbent |
