Gulsher Ahmed (3 August 1921 – 20 May 2002
) was a leader of the
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British E ...
. He studied in England and became a barrister. He was speaker
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
Vidhan Sabha,
MLA and also MP from
Satna Lok Sabha constituency
Satna (सतना) Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency presently covers the entire Satna district of the state.
Assembly segments
Presently, Satna Lok Sab ...
. He was the
9th governor of Himachal Pradesh in 1993. He hailed from
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...
. He contested from Amarpatan constituency for state assembly. He died in 2002 in Satna.
His son Sayeed Ahmad was also an MLA and became minister of state (finance and commercial tax).
Gulsher Ahmad had to resign from governor post when the Election Commission indicted him for campaigning for his so
References
External links
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070311012824/http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/pgov.asp
1921 births
2002 deaths
Governors of Himachal Pradesh
People from Satna
Place of birth missing
India MPs 1980–1984
Speakers of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Lok Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
Indian National Congress politicians from Madhya Pradesh
Rajya Sabha members from Madhya Pradesh
Indian expatriates in the United Kingdom
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