Arif Mohammad Khan

Arif Mohammad Khan
30th Governor of Bihar
Assumed office
2 January 2025 (2025-01-02)
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byRajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
22nd Governor of Kerala
In office
6 September 2019 – 2 January 2025
Chief MinisterPinarayi Vijayan
Preceded byP. Sathasivam
Succeeded byRajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
23rd Union Minister of Civil Aviation
In office
6 December 1989 – 10 November 1990
Prime MinisterV. P. Singh
Preceded byShivraj Patil
Succeeded byHarmohan Dhawan
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1980 (1980)–1984 (1984)
Preceded byManohar Lal
Succeeded byNaresh Chander Chaturvedi
ConstituencyKanpur
In office
1984 (1984)–1991 (1991)
Preceded byMaulana Saiyad Muzaffar Hussain
Succeeded byRudrasen Chaudhary
ConstituencyBahraich
In office
1998 (1998)–1999 (1999)
Preceded byPadamsen Chaudhary
Succeeded byPadamsen Chaudhary
ConstituencyBahraich
Personal details
Born (1951-11-18) 18 November 1951 (age 73)
Bulandshahr, Siyana, Barwala, Gesupur, Barahbasti, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndia
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseReshma Arif
ResidenceRaj Bhavan, Patna

Arif Mohammad Khan (born 18 November 1951) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [1][2] He is currently the Governor of Bihar.[3] He is former Governor of Kerala. He was a Union Minister who has held several portfolios ranging from energy to civil aviation.[4]

  1. ^ Ananth V. Krishna (September 2011). India Since Independence: Making Sense Of Indian Politics. Pearson Education India. p. 292. ISBN 9788131734650.
  2. ^ Alyssa Ayres; Philip Oldenburg (2005). India Briefing: Takeoff at Last?. M.E. Sharpe. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7656-1592-3.
  3. ^ Negi, Manjeet (24 December 2024). "Ex-bureaucrat Ajay Bhalla appointed Manipur Governor, Arif Khan moved to Bihar". India Today. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Women get a raw deal again: Muslim Personal Law Board is still stuck in Shah Bano timewarp as its opposition to triple talaq bill proves". The Times of India. 9 January 2018.

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