Since the beginning of British occupation of Assam with the First Burmese War (1824-26), the post of Governor of Assam was evolved through various post for the chief administer of Assam.
British Military Commanders in occupied Assam (1824–26)
George McMorine, 1824
Arthur Richards, 1824–26
British Political Agents in Assam (1826–28)
David Scott, 1826–28
Commissioners of Assam (1828–74)
David Scott, 1828–1831
Thomas Campbell Robertson, 1831–34
Francis Jenkins, 1834–61
Henry Hopkinson, 1861–74
Chief Commissioners of Assam (1874–1905)
In 1874, Assam was made a Chief Commissioner’s Province by separating it from the Bengal Presidency.
Richard Harte Keatinge, 1874–78
Steuart Colvin Bayley, 1878–81
Sir Charles Alfred Elliott, 1881–85
William Erskine Ward, 1885–87, first time
Sir Dennis Fitzpatrick, 1887–89
James Westland, 1889
James Wallace Quinton, 1889–91
William Erskine Ward, 1891–96, second time
Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, 1896–1902
Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, 1902–05
Lieutenant Governors of East Bengal and Assam (1905–12)
After the Partition of Bengal in 1905, Assam was joined with East Bengal and Assam to be headed by a Lieutenant Governor.
Sir Joseph Bampfylde Fuller, 1905–06
Lancelot Hare, 1906–11
Charles Stuart Bayley, 1911–12
Chief Commissioners of Assam (1912–21)
After the Partition of Bengal is nullified in 1912, Assam Province was again made a separate entity, to be governed by a Chief Commissioner.
Sir Archdale Earle, 1912–18
Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell, 1918–3 January 1921
Governors of Assam (1921–47)
Sir Nicholas Dodd Beatson-Bell, 3 January 1921 – 2 April 1921
Sir William Sinclair Marris, 3 April 1921 – 10 October 1922
Sir John Henry Kerr, 10 October 1922 – 28 June 1927
Sir Egbert Laurie Lucas Hammond, 28 June 1927 – 11 May 1932
Sir Michael Keane, 11 May 1932 – 4 March 1937
Robert Neil Reid, 4 March 1937 – 4 May 1942
Henry Joseph Twynam (Acting)
Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow, 4 May 1942 – 4 May 1947
Rederik Chalmers Bourne (Acting)
Henry Foley Knight (Acting)
Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari, 4 May 1947 – 15 August 1947
The Governor of Assam is a nominal and Constitutional head of the state and is the representative of the President of India in Assam.
Article 154 of Indian Constitution vests the executive powers of the state in the Gover nor who exercises all powers under the Constitution on the aid and advice of the Council of Ministers
Governon can summon and prorogue the session of the Assam State Legislature, promulgate ordinances, assent to the bills and appoint the Council of Ministers of the Assam
Under Article 356, Governor exercises his discretion for sending report to the President and under Article 200 he can reserve any Bill for the consideration of the President.
Article 155, the Governor is appointed by the President for a term of 5 years.
Present Governor of Assam is Jagdish Mukhi.
Governors of Assam since 1947
1. Sir Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari 15 August 1947 – 28 December 1948
– Ronald Francis Lodge 30 December 1948 – 16 February 1949 acting
2. Sri Prakasa 16 February 1949 – 27 May 1950
3. Jairamdas Daulatram 27 May 1950 – 15 May 1956
4. Saiyid Fazal Ali 15 May 1956 – 22 August 1959
5. Chandreswar Prasad Sinha 23 August 1959 – 14 October 1959
6. General (Rtrd) S M Shrinagesh 14 October 1959 – 12 November 1960
7. Vishnu Sahay 12 November 1960 – 13 January 1961
– General (Rtrd) S M Shrinagesh 13 January 1961 – 7 September 1962
– Vishnu Sahay 7 September 1962 – 17 April 1968
8. Braj Kumar Nehru 17 April 1968 – 19 September 1973
9. Lallan Prasad Singh 19 September 1973 – 10 August 1981
10. Prakash Chandra Mehrotra 10 August 1981 – 28 March 1984
11. Justice Tribeni Sahai Misra 28 March 1984 – 15 April 1984
12. Bhishma Narain Singh 15 April 1984 – 10 May 1989
13. Harideo Joshi 10 May 1989 – 21 July 1989
14. Justice Anisetti Raghuvir 21 July 1989 – 2 May 1990
15. Justice Devi Das Thakur 2 May 1990 – 17 March 1991
16. Loknath Mishra 17 March 1991 – 1 September 1997
17. Lt. General (Retired) S K Sinha 1 September 1997 – 21 April 2003
18. Arvind Dave 21 April 2003 – 5 June 2003
19. Lt. General (Retired) Ajai Singh 5 June 2003 – 4 July 2008
20. Shiv Charan Mathur 4 July 2008 – 25 June 2009
21. K Sankaranarayanan 26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009
22. Syed Sibtey Razi 27 July 2009 – 10 November 2009
23. Janaki Ballabh Patnaik 11 November 2009 – 11 December 2014
24. P Balakrishna Acharya December 2014 – 17 August 2016[2]
25. Banwarilal Purohit 22 August 2016 – 10 October 2017[3]
