The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the

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Jammu and Kashmir. When

became

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Hari Singh Maharaja Sir Hari Singh (September 1895 – 26 April 1961) was the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, following his uncle's death, Singh became ...

was the

Maharaja Mahārāja (; also spelled Maharajah, Maharaj) is a Sanskrit title for a "great ruler", "great king" or " high king". A few ruled states informally called empires, including ruler raja Sri Gupta, founder of the ancient Indian Gupta Empire, a ...

of the

Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir, officially known as the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, was a princely state during the Company rule in India from 1757 to 1858 as well as the British Raj in India from 1846 to 1952. The princely state was created afte ...

. Technically he remained so until 17 November 1952, although from 20 June 1949 his son

Karan Singh Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 1 ...

acted as

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. From 17 November 1952 to 30 March 1965, Karan Singh was the elected as the Sadr-e-Riyasat of the

State of Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and ...

. On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh became the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. The office of governor was abolished after the

Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is an act of the parliament of India containing provisions to reconstitute the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Indian-administered union territories (UTs) called Jammu and ...

was passed in August 2019 in the

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, reorganising the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories; Jammu and Kashmir and

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947. (subscription required) Quote: "Jammu ...

on 31 October 2019. Provisions contained within the act created the positions of

Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir is the head of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The office of lieutenant governor was established after an Act was passed in August 2019 in the Parliament of India, reorganising t ...

and

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Janki Nath Wazir was acting governor after Karan Singh for two months, and

Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid Vazhakkulangarayil Khalid or V. Khalid (1 July 1922 — 15 November 2017) was an Indian Judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of India and acting Governor of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Career Khalid studied at Municipal High School of Kannur, ...

was acting governor for 12 days.

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Governors A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

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