Jagdish Mukhi

Jagdish Mukhi (born 1 December 1942) is an Indian politician. In October 2017, he became the Governor of Assam.^[1][2] and a member of BJP and RSS. ^[3] He also was Lieutenant Governor of the Andaman and Nicorbar Islands from 2016 to 2017. In 2019, he was the Governor of Mizoram.

Jagdish Mukhi
28th Governor of Assam
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 October 2017
Chief Minister	Sarbananda Sonowal Himanta Biswa Sarma
Preceded by	Banwarilal Purohit
Governor of Nagaland
Additional Charge
Assumed office 17 September 2021
Chief Minister	Neiphiu Rio
Preceded by	R. N. Ravi
Governor of Mizoram
Additional Charge
In office 8 March 2019 – 25 October 2019
President	Ram Nath Kovind
Chief Minister	Zoramthanga
Preceded by	Kummanam Rajasekharan
Succeeded by	P. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
In office 22 August 2016 – 7 October 2017
Preceded by	A. K. Singh
Succeeded by	Devendra Kumar Joshi
Personal details
Born	(1942-12-01) 1 December 1942 (age 81) Dajal, Punjab, British India (present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	National Democratic Alliance
Residence	Raj Bhawan, Guwahati
Education	B.Com (Hons) from Matsya University and M.Com/PhD (Finance) from Delhi University
Alma mater	Kurukshetra University Delhi University

References

1. "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
2. "Who is Jagdish Mukhi?". Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
3. "jagdish mukhi given additional charge of mizoram until the appointment of P S Sreedharan Pillai as the new governor". uniindia. Retrieved 8 March 2019.