List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir


The Govenror of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of state of the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir.
When India became independent, Hari Singh was the Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. Technically he remained so until 17 November 1952, although from 20 June 1949 his son Karan Singh acted as regent. From 17 November 1952 to 30 March 1965, Karan Singh was the elected as the Sadr-e-Riyasat of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh became the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.
The office of governor was abolished after an act was passed in August 2019 in the Parliament of India, reorganising the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories; Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on 31 October 2019. Provisions contained within the act created the positions of Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh.

Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir

#NameTook OfficeLeft Office
1Karan Singh17 November 195230 March 1965

Governors of Jammu and Kashmir

#NameTook OfficeLeft Office
1Karan Singh30 Mar 196515 May 1967
2Bhagwan Sahay15 May 19673 Jul 1973
3Lakshmi Kant Jha3 Jul 197322 Feb 1981
4Braj Kumar Nehru22 Feb 198126 Apr 1984
5Jagmohan26 Apr 1984Jul 1989
6K. V. Krishna RaoJul 198919 Jan 1990
Jagmohan19 Jan 199026 May 1990
7Girish Chandra Saxena26 May 199012 Mar 1993
K. V. Krishna Rao12 Mar 19932 May 1998
Girish Chandra Saxena2 May 19984 Jun 2003
8Srinivas Kumar Sinha4 Jun 200325 Jun 2008
9Narinder Nath Vohra 25 Jun 200823 August 2018
10Satya Pal Malik23 August 201830 October 2019