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Jagdish Mukhi
Mukhi in 2018
28thGovernor of Assam
In office
10 October 2017 – 20 February 2023
Chief MinisterSarbananda Sonowal
Himanta Biswa Sarma
Preceded byBanwarilal Purohit
Succeeded byGulab Chand Kataria
Governor of Nagaland
Additional Charge
In office
17 September 2021 – 19 February 2023
Chief MinisterNeiphiu Rio
Preceded byR. N. Ravi
Succeeded byLa. Ganesan
Governor of Mizoram
Additional Charge
In office
8 March 2019 – 25 October 2019
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Chief MinisterZoramthanga
Preceded byKummanam Rajasekharan
Succeeded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai
13thLieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In office
22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017
Preceded byA. K. Singh
Succeeded byDevendra Kumar Joshi
Member of theDelhi Legislative Assembly
In office
1993–2015
Preceded by"Office Established"
Succeeded byRajesh Rishi
ConstituencyJanakpuri
MinisterofFinance,Planning,ExciseandTaxationandHigher Education,Government of Delhi
In office
12 October 1998 – 3 December 1998
Chief MinisterSushma Swaraj
ConstituencyJanakpuri
Personal details
Born(1942-12-01)1 December 1942(age 81)
Dajal,Punjab,British India(present-dayPunjab,Pakistan)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance
EducationBCom(Hons)fromMatsya UniversityandM.Com/PhD(Finance) from Delhi University
Alma materKurukshetra University
Delhi University

Prof. Jagdish Mukhi(born 1 December 1942) is an Indian politician who served as the 28th Governor ofAssamfrom 2017 to 2023 and the Governor of Nagaland (Additional Charge) from 2021 to 2023 and the Governor of Mizoram on 2019.[1][2]He is a member of theBharatiya Janata Partyand theRashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[3]Mukhi served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor ofAndaman and Nicobar Islandsfrom 2016 to 2017, Minister of Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation and Higher Education,Government of Delhiin theSwaraj ministryfrom 1998 to 1998 representingJanakpuri Assembly constituencyin theDelhi Legislative Assembly from 1993 to 2015.

Early years and family life

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Kl. was born on 1 December 1942 inDajalto a PunjabiHindufamily. At age 4, during thePartition of India,the family moved toSohna.[4]

Mukhi gained aB.Com.fromRaj Rishi Collegein Alwar, Rajasthan in 1965, followed by aM.Com.from theUniversity of Delhiin 1967o.[4][5]Until entering politics he was a professor atShaheed Bhagat Singh College,Delhi University's.[4]He was awarded a PhD in finance fromKurukshetra Universityin October 1995.[5]

He married Prem Grover in 1970, who as Prem Mukhi is actively involved in social development works for women empowerment under the banner of Mahila Jagriti Sangh. He has a son Atul (BE, MBA) and a daughter Latika.[4][5]

Political career

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Mukhi attended anRSStraining camp while at school in Panipat in 1958, became the secretary (Karyawaha) of Alwar District RSS in 1964, and campaigned against theEmergencywith the Delhi RSS in 1975. Having moved toJanakpuri,Delhi in 1973, he became the General Secretary of the Janakpuri branch of the nascentJanata Partyin September 1977.[5]

His first election success was in a 1980 by-election for the advisoryDelhi Metropolitan Council.[6][5]

He held the role of Minister of Higher Education, when he launchedGuru Gobind Singh Indraprastha Universityin the record time of 8 months.

He was awarded as best planning minister of the nation by the then Union planning ministerPranab Mukherjee.Two times he was awarded best MLA award in Delhi Vidhan Sabha. He represented Janak Puri constituency continuously from 1980 and has won seven continuous Vidhan Sabha elections from the same constituency, until losing the 2015 election by 25000 votes to AAP leader Mr. Rajesh Rishi. He has worked at all levels in the BJP & given the best performance as president, BJP Mandal Janak Puri; General Secretary, BJP West District; President, BJP West District; General Secretary, BJP Delhi; Prabhari, BJP affairs Jammu & Kashmir; Prabhari BJP affairs Haryana.

He became Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in August 2016,[7]then Governor of Assam in September 2017.[8]

References

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  1. ^"New governors appointed: All you need to know".The Times of India.30 September 2017.Retrieved30 September2017.
  2. ^"Who is Jagdish Mukhi?".Indian Express.30 September 2017.Retrieved30 September2017.
  3. ^"jagdish mukhi given additional charge of mizoram until the appointment of P S Sreedharan Pillai as the new governor".uniindia.Retrieved8 March2019.
  4. ^abcd"Jagdish Mukhi Biography".elections.in.
  5. ^abcde"Life's Time Line".jagdishmukhi.
  6. ^"Dr. (Prof.) Jagdish Mukhi".delhiassembly.nic.in.
  7. ^"Jagdish Mukhi Sworn In As Lieutenant Governor Of Andaman And Nicobar".NDTV.22 August 2016.
  8. ^"Jagdish Mukhi: Few facts about Assam's new Governor".The New Indian Express.30 September 2017.
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar
22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Assam
10 October 2017 – 20 February 2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Mizoram
8 March 2019 – 5 November 2019
Additional Charge 		Succeeded by
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