Back اس. ام. كريشنا ARZ Somanahalli Mallaya Krişna Azerbaijani S. M. Krishna German مالایی کریشنا Persian S. M. Krishna Finnish Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna French એસ. એમ. કૃષ્ણ Gujarati סומאנהלי מאלהיה קרישנה HE एस एम कृष्णा Hindi S. M. Krishna ID
S. M. Krishna | |
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 Krishna in 2009 | |
| 27th Minister of External Affairs | |
| In office 23 May 2009 – 28 October 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Succeeded by | Salman Khurshid |
| 18th Governor of Maharashtra | |
| In office 12 December 2004 – 5 March 2008 | |
| Chief Minister | Vilasrao Deshmukh |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Fazal |
| Succeeded by | S. C. Jamir |
| 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 11 October 1999 – 28 May 2004 | |
| Preceded by | J. H. Patel |
| Succeeded by | N. Dharam Singh |
| 1st Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka | |
| In office 21 January 1993 – 11 December 1994 | |
| Chief Minister | M. Veerappa Moily |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | J. H. Patel |
| Constituency | Maddur |
| 13th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 18 December 1989 – 20 January 1993 | |
| Preceded by | B. G. Banakar, JP |
| Succeeded by | V. S. Koujalagi, INC |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 May 1932 Somanahalli, Kingdom of Mysore, British India |
| Died | 10 December 2024 (aged 92) Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party (March 2017–2023) |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Spouse |
Prema (m. 1966) |
| Relatives | V. G. Siddhartha (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater | |
| Honours | Padma Vibhushan (2023) |
Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (1 May 1932 – 10 December 2024) was an Indian politician who served as Minister of External Affairs of India from 2009 to October 2012.[1] He was the 10th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1999 to 2004 and the 19th Governor of Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008. S. M. Krishna served as the Speaker of the Karnataka Vidhana Soudha from December 1989 to January 1993. He was also a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha member from 1971 to 2014. He is widely credited with putting Bengaluru on the world map by building the foundation for it to become the IT Hub that it is today during his tenure as Chief Minister.[2] In 2023, Krishna was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award of India.[3]
- ^ "S M Krishna resigns ahead of Cabinet reshuffle; Soni, Wasnik too 'offer' to quit". The Times of India. New Delhi. PTI. 26 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Dev, Arun (10 December 2024). "SM Krishna: Man who played key role in transforming Bengaluru into global IT hub". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Padma awards: Sudha Murty, S M Krishna, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Zakir Hussain, others honoured". Deccan Herald. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2024.