List of governors of Mizoram

The state of Mizoram is in northeastern India.

This is a list of governors of Mizoram, an Indian state on the border with Burma.

Powers and functions

The Governor enjoys many different types of powers:

Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

S.J.Das was the chief commissioner of Mizoram from 21 January 1972 to 23 April 1972. He was followed by these Lieutenant Governors:

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office
1	Hiteswar Saikia	20 February 1987	30 April 1989
2	General K. V. Krishna Rao (additional charge)	1 May 1989	20 July 1989
3	Capt W.A. Sangma	21 July 1989	7 February 1990
4	Swaraj Kaushal	8 February 1990	9 February 1993
5	P.R.Kyndiah	10 February 1993	28 January 1998
6	Dr A.P.Mukherjee	29 January 1998	1 May 1998
7	A. Padmanabhan	2 May 1998	30 November 2000
8	Ved Marwah (additional charge)	1 December 2000	17 May 2001
9	Amolak Rattan Kohli	18 May 2001	24 July 2006
10	Lt. Gen (Retd) M.M.Lakhera	25 July 2006	2 September 2011
11	Vakkom Purushothaman	2 September 2011	6 July 2014
12	Kamla Beniwal	6 July 2014	6 August 2014
13	Vinod Kumar Duggal (additional charge)	8 August 2014	16 September 2014
14	K. K. Paul (Addl with Meghalaya) ^[1]	16 September 2014	8 January 2015
15	Aziz Qureshi ^[2]	9 January 2015	28 March 2015
16	Keshari Nath Tripathi (additional charge)	4 April 2015	25 May 2015
17	Lt General (Retd) Nirbhay Sharma	26 May 2015	incumbent

Governors of Mizoram
(Union Territory 1972–1986)	S. P. Mukherjee S. K. Chibber N. P. Mathur S. N. Kohli H. S. Dubey Hiteswar Saikia
(State since 1986)	Hiteswar Saikia General K. V. Krishna Rao Williamson A. Sangma Swaraj Kaushal Paty Ripple Kyndiah A. P. Mukherjee A. Padmanabhan Ved Marwah Amolak Rathan Kohli Lt. Gen (Retd) Madan Mohan Lakhera Vakkom Purushothaman Kamla Beniwal Vinod Kumar Duggal Krishan Kant Paul Aziz Qureshi Keshari Nath Tripathi Nirbhay Sharma

State of Mizoram
Capital: Aizawl
State symbols	Animal: serow Bird: Hume's pheasant Flower: Vanda Tree: Mesua ferrea
Government	Governors Chief Ministers Legislative Assembly Raj Bhavan High Court Police
Topics	History Geography Highest point Music Politics Assembly election results Economy People Language Literature
Districts	Aizawl Champhai Kolasib Lawngtlai Lunglei Mamit Saiha Serchhip
Urban Areas	Aizawl Bairabi Biate Champhai Darlawn Hnahthial Kolasib Khawhai Khawzawl Lawngtlai Lengpui Lunglei Mamit North Kawnpui North Vanlaiphai Saiha Sairang Saitual Serchhip Thenzawl Tlabung Vairengte Zawlnuam
Infrastructure	Lengpui Airport Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project Tuirial Dam Serlui B Dam Bairabi Sairang Railway
Education	Mizoram University National Institute of Technology Mizoram Colleges Schools
Tourism	Reiek Vantawng Falls Palak Dil Hmuifang Solomon's Temple, Aizawl Tam Dil
Protected areas	Murlen National Park Phawngpui National Park Dampa Tiger Reserve

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