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 | |
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| 13th Governor of Haryana | |
| In office 7 July 2004 – 27 July 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Om Prakash Chautala Bhupinder Singh Hooda |
| Preceded by | O.P. Verma |
| Succeeded by | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Governor of Rajasthan (Additional Charge) | |
| In office 21 June 2007 – 6 September 2007 | |
| Chief Minister | Vasundhara Raje |
| Preceded by | Pratibha Patil |
| Succeeded by | Shilendra Kumar Singh |
| 15th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 27 April 1998 – 18 May 1999 | |
| Chief Minister | Jyoti Basu |
| Preceded by | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Shyamal Kumar Sen |
| 10th Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 14 August 1993 – 26 April 1998 | |
| Chief Minister | Lalu Prasad Yadav Rabri Devi |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Sunder Singh Bhandari |
| In office 20 September 1979 – 15 March 1985 | |
| Chief Minister | Ram Sunder Das Jagannath Mishra Chandrashekhar Singh Bindeshwari Dubey |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Kaushal |
| Succeeded by | Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1921 Baragaon, Barabanki, United Provinces, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 24 August 2016 (aged 95) New Delhi, India |
| Spouse | Jamila Kidwai (deceased) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Sherwood College Jamia Millia Islamia University of Illinois Cornell University |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
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