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Governor of Odisha
Seal of Odisha.png
Emblem of Odisha
Shri Kambhampati Hari Babu.jpg
Incumbent
Kambhampati Hari Babu

since 3 January 2025 (2025-01-03)
Style His Excellency
Residence Raj Bhavan, Bhubaneswar
Raj Bhavan, Puri
Appointer President of India
Term length At the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder Kailash Nath Katju
Formation 15 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-15)


The Governor of Odisha is a very important leader in the Indian state of Odisha. Think of the governor as the state's main representative, much like the President of India is for the whole country. They have similar powers and duties, but only for their state.

The President of India chooses who becomes a governor. These governors usually come from a different state than the one they are appointed to lead. The rules for how the President picks them are not written in the Indian Constitution.

While the governor is the official head, the real power to make decisions and run the state belongs to the Chief Minister of Odisha and their team of ministers. The governor acts more like a guide and a symbol of the state.

As of July 17, 2025, the current Governor of Odisha is Kambhampati Hari Babu. He started his role on January 3, 2025.

Who are the Governors of Odisha?

This section lists the people who have served as the Governor of Odisha since India became independent.

No. Name Portrait Started Office Left Office Time in Office Home State Appointed by
1. Kailash Nath Katju Kailash Nath Katju.jpg 15 August 1947 20 June 1948 310 days Madhya Pradesh Louis Mountbatten
2. Asaf Ali Asaf Ali c- 1909 2013-08-09 16-24.jpg 21 June 1948 5 May 1951 2 years, 318 days Uttar Pradesh C. Rajagopalachari
- V. P. Menon (acting) 6 May 1951 17 July 1951 72 days Kerala Rajendra Prasad
(2). Asaf Ali Asaf Ali c- 1909 2013-08-09 16-24.jpg 18 July 1951 6 June 1952 324 days
(Total 3 years, 277 days)
Uttar Pradesh
3. Fazal Ali No image available.svg 7 June 1952 9 February 1954 1 year, 247 days Bihar
4. P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Kumarasami raja.jpg 10 February 1954 11 September 1956 2 years, 214 days Tamil Nadu
5. Bhim Sen Sachar Bhim Sen Sachar.png 12 September 1956 31 July 1957 322 days Punjab
6. Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar Y N Sukhtankar.jpg 31 July 1957 15 September 1962 5 years, 46 days Maharashtra
7. Ajudhia Nath Khosla No image available.svg 16 September 1962 5 August 1966 3 years, 323 days New Delhi Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Khaleel Ahmed (acting) No image available.svg 5 August 1966 11 September 1966 37 days Odisha
(7). Ajudhia Nath Khosla No image available.svg 12 September 1966 30 January 1968 1 year, 140 days
(Total 5 years, 98 days)
New Delhi
8. Shaukatullah Shah Ansari No image available.svg 31 January 1968 20 September 1971 3 years, 232 days Karnataka Zakir Husain
- Sardar Jogendra Singh (acting) Jogendra Singh (politician).jpg 20 September 1971 30 June 1972 284 days Uttar Pradesh V. V. Giri
- Gati Krushna Misra (acting) No image available.svg 1 July 1972 8 November 1972 130 days Odisha
9. Basappa Danappa Jatti Basappa Danappa Jatti, 5th Vice President of India.jpg 8 November 1972 20 August 1974 1 year, 285 days Karnataka
- Gati Krushna Misra (acting) No image available.svg 21 August 1974 25 October 1974 65 days Odisha
10. Akbar Ali Khan Photo Akbar Ali Khan.jpg 25 October 1974 17 April 1976 1 year, 175 days Andhra Pradesh Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
- Shiva Narayan Shankar (acting) No image available.svg 17 April 1976 7 February 1977 296 days Odisha
11. Harcharan Singh Brar Harcharan Singh Brar ex CM.png 7 February 1977 22 September 1977 227 days Punjab
12. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Pt Bhagwat Dayal Sharma.JPG 23 September 1977 30 April 1980 2 years, 220 days Haryana Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
13. Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha C M Poonacha.gif 30 April 1980 30 September 1980 153 days Karnataka
- S. K. Ray (acting) No image available.svg 1 October 1980 3 November 1980 33 days Odisha
(13). Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha C M Poonacha.gif 4 November 1980 24 June 1982 1 year, 232 days Karnataka
- Ranganath Misra (acting) No image available.svg 25 June 1982 31 August 1982 67 days Odisha
(13). Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha C M Poonacha.gif 1 September 1982 17 August 1983 350 days
(Total 3 years, 5 days)
Karnataka Giani Zail Singh
14. Bishambhar Nath Pande No image available.svg 17 August 1983 20 November 1988 5 years, 95 days Uttar Pradesh
15. Saiyid Nurul Hasan Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16.jpg 20 November 1988 6 February 1990 4 years, 78 days R. Venkataraman
16. Yagya Dutt Sharma Yagya Dutt Sharma.jpg 7 February 1990 1 February 1993 2 years, 360 days Punjab
(15). Saiyid Nurul Hasan Saiyid Nurul Hasan 16.jpg 1 February 1993 31 May 1993 119 days
(Total 4 years, 197 days)
Uttar Pradesh Shankar Dayal Sharma
17. B. Satya Narayan Reddy No image available.svg 1 June 1993 17 June 1995 2 years, 16 days Andhra Pradesh
18. Gopala Ramanujam No image available.svg 18 June 1995 30 January 1997 1 year, 226 days Tamil Nadu
19. K. V. Raghunatha Reddy K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg 31 January 1997 12 February 1997 12 days Andhra Pradesh
(18). Gopala Ramanujam No image available.svg 13 February 1997 13 December 1997 303 days
(Total 2 years, 164 days)
Tamil Nadu
(19). K. V. Raghunatha Reddy K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg 13 December 1997 27 April 1998 135 days
(Total 147 days)
Andhra Pradesh K. R. Narayanan
20. C. Rangarajan The Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to PM, Dr. C. Rangarajan addressing a Press Conference on Review of Economy 2009-10, in New Delhi on February 19, 2010 (4).jpg 27 April 1998 14 November 1999 1 year, 201 days Tamil Nadu
21. M. M. Rajendran Colour photo of M M Rajendran.png 15 November 1999 17 November 2004 5 years, 2 days
22. Rameshwar Thakur The Governor of Karnataka, Shri Rameshwar Thakur in Bangalore on January 13, 2008.jpg 18 November 2004 21 August 2007 2 years, 276 days Bihar A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
23. Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare 1.jpg 21 August 2007 9 March 2013 5 years, 200 days Maharashtra Pratibha Patil
24. S.C. Jamir Governor S. C. Jamir with CM Naveen Patnaik and President Kovind (cropped).jpg 21 March 2013 20 March 2018 4 years, 364 days Nagaland Pranab Mukherjee
- Satya Pal Malik (additional charge) Governor of Bihar Satya Pal Malik.jpg 21 March 2018 28 May 2018 68 days Uttar Pradesh Ramnath Kovind
25. Ganeshi Lal Collage of Ratha Jatra and Head of States Governor and CM (cropped).jpg 29 May 2018 30 October 2023 5 years, 154 days Haryana
26. Raghubar Das Raghuvar Das.jpg 31 October 2023 2 January 2025 1 year, 63 days Jharkhand Droupadi Murmu
27. Kambhampati Hari Babu Shri Kambhampati Hari Babu.jpg 3 January 2025 Incumbent 211 days Andhra Pradesh

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