Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai

Akhlaq Ur Rehman Kidwai (1 July 1921 24 August 2016) was an Indian chemist and politician. He served as Governor of the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Haryana. Also, he worked as Governor (as an additional charge) of the state of Rajasthan. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, from 1999 to 2004. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.

Akhlaq Ur Rehman Kidwai
13th Governor of Haryana
In office
7 July 2004  27 July 2009
Chief MinisterOm Prakash Chautala
Bhupinder Singh Hooda
Preceded byO.P. Verma
Succeeded byJagannath Pahadia
Governor of Rajasthan
(Additional Charge)
In office
21 June 2007  6 September 2007
Chief MinisterVasundhara Raje
Preceded byPratibha Patil
Succeeded byShilendra Kumar Singh
15th Governor of West Bengal
In office
27 April 1998  18 May 1999
Chief MinisterJyoti Basu
Preceded byK. V. Raghunatha Reddy
Succeeded byShyamal Kumar Sen
10th Governor of Bihar
In office
14 August 1993  26 April 1998
Chief MinisterLalu Prasad Yadav
Rabri Devi
Preceded byMohammad Shafi Qureshi
Succeeded bySunder Singh Bhandari
In office
20 September 1979  15 March 1985
Chief MinisterRam Sunder Das
Jagannath Mishra
Chandrashekhar Singh
Bindeshwari Dubey
Preceded byJagannath Kaushal
Succeeded byPendekanti Venkatasubbaiah
Personal details
Born(1921-07-01)1 July 1921
Baragaon, Barabanki, United Provinces, British India
(now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died24 August 2016(2016-08-24) (aged 95)
New Delhi, India
SpouseJamila Kidwai (deceased)
Children6
EducationSherwood College
Jamia Millia Islamia
University of Illinois
Cornell University
ReligionSunni Islam
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