List of governors of Haryana facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Governor of Haryana
Emblem of Haryana
Incumbent Bandaru Dattatreya since 7 July 2021
Style	His Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan; Chandigarh
Appointer	President of India
Term length	At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder	Dharma Vira
Formation	1 November 1966; 58 years ago (1966-11-01)
Website	http://haryanarajbhavan.gov.in

A Governor is like the main representative of the President of India in an Indian state. They make sure the state government follows the rules of the Indian Constitution. The state of Haryana was created on November 1, 1966, from parts of Punjab. Since then, many important people have served as its Governor.

Understanding the Governor's Role in Haryana

The Governor of Haryana is a very important person. They are appointed by the President of India and act as a link between the state government and the central government. Their job is to protect the Constitution and make sure the state runs smoothly. They also have special powers, like approving laws passed by the state assembly.

Who Appoints the Governor?

The Governor is chosen by the President of India. They serve for a term that depends on the President's wishes. This means they can stay in office as long as the President wants them to. The Governor lives in a special house called the Raj Bhavan in Chandigarh.

List of Haryana's Governors

Here is a list of the people who have served as the Governor of Haryana since the state was formed. Each Governor has played a key role in the state's history.

Number	Name	Photo	Started Office	Left Office	Home State	Appointed by
1.	Dharma Vira		1 November 1966	14 September 1967	Uttar Pradesh	Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
2.	Birendra Narayan Chakraborty		15 September 1967	26 March 1976	Not Known	Zakir Husain
3.	Ranjit Singh Narula		27 March 1976	13 August 1976		Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
4.	Jaisukh Lal Hathi		14 August 1976	23 September 1977	Gujarat
5.	Sardar Harcharan Singh Brar		24 September 1977	9 December 1979	Punjab	Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
6.	Justice Surjit Singh Sandhawalia		10 December 1979	27 February 1980
7.	Ganpatrao Devji Tapase		28 February 1980	13 June 1984	Maharashtra
8.	Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney		14 June 1984	21 February 1988	Uttar Pradesh	Zail Singh
9.	Hari Anand Barari		22 February 1988	6 February 1990	West Bengal	R. Venkataraman
10.	Dhanik Lal Mandal		7 February 1990	13 June 1995	Bihar
11.	Mahabir Prasad		14 June 1995	18 June 2000	Uttar Pradesh	Shankar Dayal Sharma
12.	Babu Parmanand		19 June 2000	1 July 2004	Jammu and Kashmir	K. R. Narayan
13.	Om Prakash Verma		2 July 2004	7 July 2004	Uttar Pradesh	A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
14.	Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai		7 July 2004	27 July 2009
15.	Jagannath Pahadia		27 July 2009	26 July 2014	Rajasthan	Pratibha Patil
16.	Kaptan Singh Solanki		27 July 2014	25 August 2018	Madhya Pradesh	Pranab Mukherjee
17.	Satyadev Narayan Arya		25 August 2018	6 July 2021	Bihar	Ramnath Kovind
18.	Bandaru Dattatreya		7 July 2021	Incumbent	Telangana

See also

• Haryana
• Governors of India