Professor Jagdish Mukhi , Honorable Governor of Assam
His Excellency, Professor Jagdish Mukhi is the incumbent Governor of Assam appointed by the President of India, Shri Ramnath Kovind. He was administered the oath of office by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh at a function in the Srimanta Sankardeva International Convention Centre on the 10th of October 2017.
He has assumed office as the 30th Governor of Assam. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Jagdish Mukhi was born to Late J.R Mukhi and Late Laxi Devi Mukhi on the 1st December 1942.He married Smti. Prem Grover in the year 1970, and is blessed with a son and a daughter.
His past positions have included Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Minister of Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation and Higher Education in the Delhi government. He had been awarded the Best Finance and Planning Minister by the then Planning Minister, Pranab Mukherjee in 1997. Professor Mukhi served as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands from 22nd August 2016 to 7th October 2017.
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