Om Prakash Kohli

Om Prakash Kohli
Om Prakash Kohli
19th Governor of Gujarat
	In office; 16 July 2014 – 15 July 2019
Chief Minister	Anandiben Patel; Vijay Rupani
Preceded by	Margaret Alva
Succeeded by	Acharya Dev Vrat
Governor of Madhya Pradesh; (additional charge)
	In office; 8 September 2016 – 19 January 2018
Chief Minister	Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Preceded by	Ram Naresh Yadav
Succeeded by	Anandiben Patel
Governor of Goa; (additional charge)
	In office; 6 August 2014 – 25 August 2014
Chief Minister	Manohar Parrikar
Preceded by	Margaret Alva
Succeeded by	Mridula Sinha
Personal details
Born	9 August 1935; Delhi, British India

Om Prakash Kohli (born 9 August 1935) is an Indian politician and the former Governor of Gujarat from 2014 to 2019.[1] He was the president of the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Janata Party from 1999 to 2000 and had served as a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2000. He had been the president of the Delhi University Teacher's Association (DUTA) and of the ABVP. He studied at Ramjas School and Khalsa School, New Delhi. Kohli is a Master of Arts in Hindi from the University of Delhi and was a lecturer at Hansraj College and Deshbandhu College for over 37 years. He was arrested under MISA during the Emergency.[2]

From 8 September 2016 to 19 January 2018, he held the additional charge of the office of Governor of Madhya Pradesh[1] along with Gujarat. He is also designated as the Chancellor of Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar.[3][4]

References

"O P Kohli takes oath as Gujarat governor". Timesofindia Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
"Om Prakash Kohli is new Gujarat governor | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
Noronha, Rahul (8 September 2016). "OP Kohli takes charge as Governor of Madhya Pradesh". India Today. Retrieved 27 December 2019.
"Member's profile" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Margaret Alva Additional Charge	Governor of Gujarat 16 July 2014 – 20 July 2019	Succeeded by Acharya Devvrat
Preceded by Margaret Alva	Governor of Goa Additional Charge 6 August 2014 – 25 August 2014	Succeeded by Mridula Sinha
Preceded by Ram Naresh Yadav	Governor of Madhya Pradesh Additional Charge 8 September 2016 – 23 January 2018	Succeeded by Anandiben Patel

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[auto-1] "O P Kohli takes oath as Gujarat governor". Timesofindia Journal. Retrieved 19 July 2014.

[2] "Om Prakash Kohli is new Gujarat governor | Ahmedabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[3] Noronha, Rahul (8 September 2016). "OP Kohli takes charge as Governor of Madhya Pradesh". India Today. Retrieved 27 December 2019.

[4] "Member's profile" (PDF). rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 27 December 2019.