List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir

Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
	State emblem of Jammu and Kashmir
	State flag of Jammu and Kashmir
	Last in office; Satya Pal Malik; 23 August 2018 – 30 October 2019
Status	Abolished
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Jammu; (winter); Raj Bhavan, Srinagar; (summer);
Appointer	President of India
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	Karan Singh
Formation	30 March 1965
Final holder	Satya Pal Malik
Abolished	30 October 2019
Website	http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in

The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.[1]

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 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.[2] Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.[3]

Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir

#	Name	Term of office			Ref
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1	Maharaja Karan Singh	17 November 1952	30 March 1965	12 years, 133 days

#	Name	Term of office			Ref
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Ref
1	Maharaja Karan Singh	30 March 1965	15 May 1967	2 years, 46 days (total: 14 years, 179 days)	[4]
2	Bhagwan Sahay ICS	15 May 1967	3 July 1973	6 years, 49 days
3	L. K. Jha ICS	3 July 1973	22 February 1981	7 years, 234 days
4	B. K. Nehru ICS	22 February 1981	26 April 1984	3 years, 64 days
5	Jagmohan Malhotra IAS	26 April 1984	11 July 1989	5 years, 76 days
6	Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao PVSM	11 July 1989	19 January 1990	192 days
(5)	Jagmohan Malhotra IAS	19 January 1990	26 May 1990	127 days (total: 5 years, 203 days)
7	Girish Chandra Saxena IPS	26 May 1990	12 March 1993	2 years, 290 days
(6)	Gen. K. V. Krishna Rao PVSM	12 March 1993	2 May 1998	5 years, 51 days (total: 5 years, 243 days)
(7)	Girish Chandra Saxena IPS	2 May 1998	4 June 2003	5 years, 33 days (total: 7 years, 365 days)
8	Lt. Gen S. K. Sinha PVSM, ADC	4 June 2003	25 June 2008	5 years, 21 days
9	N. N. Vohra IAS	25 June 2008	23 August 2018	10 years, 59 days
10	Satya Pal Malik	23 August 2018	30 October 2019	1 year, 68 days
Jammu and Kashmir state partitioned on 31 October 2019

Janki Nath Wazir was acting governor after Karan Singh for two months,[1][5] and Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid was acting governor for 12 days.[6][5]

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"Reorganisation Bill" (PDF). thehindu.com. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
Graça, J. Da; Graça, John Da (13 February 2017). Heads of State and Government. Springer. p. 433. ISBN 978-1-349-65771-1.
Maqbool, Umer (22 August 2018). "Career politician Satya Pal Malik new J&K Governor". Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
Lateef, Samaan (22 August 2018). "State gets its 13th Governor, first career politician". Tribune India. Retrieved 22 January 2022.

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