This post list all the Malayali Governors in India, the state under the governorship, and their term of office.
Malayali Governors of India
| Sl. No. | Governor | State | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | V.P. Menon | Odisha | 6 May 1951 – 17 July 1951 (Acting Governor) |
| 2. | A.J. John (died in Office) |
Madras | 10 December 1956 – 1 October 1957 |
| 3. | Major Gen. K.P. Candeth | Goa | 19 December 1961 – 6 June 1962 (Military Governor) |
| 4. | Pattom Thanu Pillai | Punjab Andhra Pradesh |
1 October 1962 – 4 May 1964 4 May 1964 – 11 April 1968 |
| 5. | Dr. P.V. Cherian (died in Office) |
Maharashtra | 14 November 1964 – 9 November 1969 |
| 6. | V. Viswanathan | Himachal Pradesh Kerala |
26 February 1966 – 7 May 1967 (Lieutenant Governor) 15 May 1967 – 1 April 1973 |
| 7. | K.K. Viswanathan | Gujarat | 4 April 1973 – 13 August 1978 |
| 8. | K.C. Abraham | Andhra Pradesh | 15 August 1978 – 15 August 1983 |
| 9. | Prof. K.M. Chandi | Pondicherry Gujarat Madhya Pradesh |
15 May 1982 – July 1983 6 August 1983 – 25 April 1984 15 May 1984 – 31 March 1989 |
| 10. | Dr. P. C. Alexander | Tamil Nadu Maharashtra Goa Andhra Pradesh |
17 February 1988 – 24 May 1990 12 January 1993 – 13 July 2002 19 July 1996 – 15 January 1998 1998 (1 Month) |
| 11. | A.A. Rahim | Meghalaya | 27 July 1989 – 26 April 1990 |
| 12. | Dr. M.M. Thomas | Nagaland | 9 May 1990 – 11 April 1992 |
| 13. | Vakkom Purushothaman | Andaman & Nicobar Islands Mizoram |
19 March 1993 – 18 March 1996 (Lieutenant Governor) 2 September 2011 – 6 July 2014 |
| 14. | M.M. Jacob | Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh |
19 June 1995 – 11 April 2007 (2 Terms) 24 January 2007 – 6 April 2007 (Acting Governor) |
| 15. | Justice M. Fathima Beevi | Tamil Nadu | 25 January 1997 – 3 July 2001 |
| 16. | K. Sankaranarayan | Arunachal Pradesh Assam Jharkhand Maharashtra Nagaland Goa |
7 April 2007 – 14 April 2007 (Acting Governor) 4 September 2007 – 26 January 2008 26 June 2009 – 27 July 2009 26 July 2009 – 21 January 2010 22 January 2010 – 24 August 2014 27 August 2011 – 4 May 2012 (Acting Governor) |
| 17. | M.K. Narayanan | Bengal | 24 January 2010 – 30 June 2014 |
| 18. | Kummanam Rajasekharan | Mizoram | 29 May 2018 – 8 March 2019 |
| 19. | P.S. Sreedharan Pillai | Mizoram | 25 October 2019 – Incumbent |
SideNotes:
- Only Malayali Woman to become Governor – Fathima Beevi.
- The First Female judge to be a part of the Supreme court of India.
- First Muslim woman to become a judge the Supreme court of India.
- Longest-serving governor of any Indian state – M.M. Jacob (11 years).
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