List of governors of Bihar

The Governor of Bihar is the nominal head of the Indian state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the President of India. Arif Mohammad Khan is the current governor of Bihar. Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such governors of Bihar who succeeded on to become the President of India.

Powers and functions

The governor has:

Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Vidhan Sabha or Vidhan Parishad, and
Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

In his ex-officio capacity, the governor of Bihar is chancellor of the universities of Bihar as per the Acts of the Universities.

List

Governors of [Bihar Province] (1936–1947)

Governors of Bihar (1947present)

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Died in office
Transferred
Resigned/removed

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Timeline

Oath

“I, A. B., do swear in the name of God/solemly affirm that I will faithfully
execute the office of Governor of............. and will to
the best of my ability preserve, protect and defend the
Constitution and the law and that I will devote myself to
the service and well-being of the people of..……….”