Hibi Kimei

Hibi Kimei (日比 重明, June 26, 1848 – August 2, 1926) was Governor of Okinawa Prefecture (1908–1913).[1][2][3][4][5]

In this Japanese name, the surname is Hibi.
Hibi Kimei
日比 重明
Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
In office
April 6, 1908 – June 1, 1913
Preceded byNarahara Shigeru
Succeeded byTakahashi Takuya
Personal details
Born(1848-06-26)June 26, 1848
Ise Province, Japan
DiedAugust 2, 1926(1926-08-02) (aged 78)
OccupationPolitician

References
  1. Cabinet of Japan, "高知県属日比重明同県書記官ニ被任ノ件" (Concerning the Appointment of Hibi Kimei of Kochi Prefecture as Secretary in that Prefecture), 1886.
  2. Jinji Kōshinjo, ed. "人事興信録 第3版" (Who's Who Volume 3), 1911. (page 14 lists birth date as May 27 Kaei 1 under the old calendar)
  3. Prefectural Governors Editorial Committee, ed. "新編日本の歴代知事" (Japan's Prefectural Governors, New Edition), Nihontoshosentā, 1991, p.1124.
  4. "官報 第6142号 - 叙任及辞令" (Government Gazette #6142 – Appointments and Commissions), December 21, 1903
  5. Jinji Kōshinjo, ed. "人事興信録 第6版" (Who's Who Volume 6), 1921, p.4.

Further reading
  • Hata Ikuhiko, ed. "日本官僚制総合事典：1868 – 2000" (Comprehensive Encyclopedia of the Japanese Bureaucracy), Tōkyō Daigaku Shuppankai, 2001.


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