List of governors of Kerala

Governor of Kerala കേരള ഗവർണർ
Incumbent Arif Mohammad Khan since 6 September 2019 (2019-09-06)
Style	The Honourable, His Excellency
Residence	Raj Bhavan, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
Appointer	President of India
Term length	Five years
Formation	22 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-22)
Website	www.rajbhavan.kerala.gov.in

The Governor of Kerala is the constitutional head of state of the southern Indian state of Kerala. The governor is appointed by the President of India for a term of five years. The governor is de jure head of the Government of Kerala.^[1]

1. ↑ Durga Das Basu. Introduction to the Constitution of India. 1960. 20th edition, 2011 reprint. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9. p. 237, 241–44. Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Kerala as well.