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HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF JHARKHAND

SHRI M.O.H FAROOK

His Excellency, Shri M.O.H. Farook

Father’s Name Shri M.O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar
Mother’s Name Smt. Syed Sultangani
Date of birth 06 September 1937
Place of birth  Karaikal(Puducherry)
Marital Status Widower
Date of Marriage 09 October 1960
Spouse’s Name Late Smt. S.A. Kadhija Nachiyal
No. of Son One
No. of Daughter Two
Educational Qualifications B.A.(Economics)
Educated at Loyola College, Chennai(Tamil Nadu)
Profession Political & Social Worker
Permanent Address   64 , Suffren Street,
Puducherry - 605001

Positions Held :    

  • His Excellency, Shri M.O.H Farook is presently the Governor of Jharkhand since 22nd January 2010.

  • His Excellency, Shri M.O.H. Farook was the Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia from September 2004 to December 2009.

  • 1964 –1991                                               Member, Puducherry Legislative Assembly

  • 1964 – 1967 & 1980 – 1985                     Speaker, Puducherry Legislative Assembly(Two Terms)

  • 1967 - 68, 1969 - 74 & 1985 - 1990         Chief Minister, Puducherry(Three Terms)

  • March - Dec.1990                                      Leader of Opposition ,Puducherry Legislative Assembly

  • 1991                                                         Elected to 10th Lok Sabha

  • June 1991 -Dec. 1992                               Union Minister of State, Civil Aviation and Tourism

  • 1991 - 1996                                              Member, Joint Committee to Enquire into Irregularities in
                                                                     Securities and Banking Transactions

                                                                     Member, Public Accounts Committee

                                                                     Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science
                                                                     and Technology

                                                                     Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs

  • 1996                                                         Elected to 11th Lok Sabha(2nd Term)

                                                                     Member, Public Accounts Committee

                                                                     Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs

  • 1999                                                         Elected to 13th Lok Sabha(3rd Term)

  • 1999 - 2004                                              Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party
                                                                     Lok Sabha

                                                                     Member, Public Accounts Committee

                                                                     Member, Standing Committee on Home Affairs

                                                                     Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local
                                                                     Area Development Scheme

                                                                     Chairman , Chief of the committee to enquire Wakf
                                                                     properties of States in India

                                                                     Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Science
                                                                     and Technology

    • Special Interests:

    Books, Women welfare and upliftment of the downtrodden.

    Favourite Pastime and Recreation:

    Reading, Sports, Social work and horticulture.

    Sports and Clubs:

    Tennis; Member, Circle-de-Puducherry.

    Countries Visited:

    Belgium, France, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Syria, U.K., USA, and erstwhile U.S.S.R.; attended World Tamil Conference at Paris, 1970, Disarmament Confrence at Vienna; attended a Seminar at Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, U.S.A.;Deputy Leader and Leader, Haj Goodwill Delegation in 1987 and 1989 respectively; visited Syria in 1991 for Signing a Protocol on Tourism.

    Other Information:

    Participated in struggle for liberation of Puducherry as a student, during 1953-54 when Puducherry was a French colony ,

    Member, Central Haj Committee, Mumbai,1975-2004,

    Struggle for the Maintenance of Independent Puducherry during the period of Morarji Desai and was arrested and put in Jail at Puducherry and Cuddalore.

          

 

  

 
 

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