Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (born July 1, 1920) is an Indian politician who was Governor of Haryana from 2004 to 2009.
He was born in 1920 in village Baragaon of Barabanki of Uttar Pradesh state.[1] He studied for B.A. at Jamia Millia Islamia University, 1940; for M.Sc. at University of Illinois, USA, 1948; and for Ph.D. at Cornell University, USA. 1950.
Kidwai was a deputy minister in the Government of India from 1974 to 1977. He was Governor of Bihar twice, from 1979 to 1985 and 1993 to 1998, and Governor of West Bengal from 1998 to 1999.[1]
He was Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh from 1983 to 1992, and he has also been the director of the Jammu Kashmir Bank.[citation needed]
Kidwai was a member of the Rajya Sabha from January 2000 to July 2004. He has been the Governor of Haryana since July 7, 2004.[1] After Pratibha Patil's resignation as Governor of Rajasthan in June 2007, he was asked to take over that position as well,[2] serving as Governor of the state until S. K. Singh took office on September 6, 2007.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Biographical information on Kidwai, legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in.
- ^ "Pratibha Patil`s resignation accepted", zeenews.com, June 22, 2007.
- ^ "S.K. Singh takes oath as Governor of Rajasthan", PTI (The Hindu), September 6, 2007.
| Preceded by Pratibha Patil |
Governor of Rajasthan (acting) June 2007 – September 2007 |
Succeeded by S. K. Singh |
| Preceded by Om Prakash Verma |
Governor of Haryana July 2004 – July 2009 |
Succeeded by Jagannath Pahadia |
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