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HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR OF JHARKHAND
SHRI M.O.H FAROOK
( With Effect from 22nd January 2010)
| Father’s Name |
Shri M.O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar |
| Mother’s Name |
Smt. Syed Sultangani |
| Date of birth |
06 September 1937 |
| Place of birth |
Karikal(Pondicherry) |
| 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 , Suffern Street,
Pondicherry - 605001,
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Positions Held :
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His Excellency, Shri M.O.H Farook is presently the Governor of Jharkhand since 22nd January 2010.
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His Excellency, Shri M.O.H. Farook was the Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia from September 2004 to December 2009.
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1964 –1991 Member, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
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1964 – 1967 & 1980 – 1985 Speaker, Pondicherry Legislative Assembly(Two Terms)
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1967 - 68, 1969 - 74 & 1985 - 1990 Chief Minister, Pondicherry(Three Terms)
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March - Dec.1990 Leader of Opposition ,Pondicherry Legislative Assembly
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1991 Elected to 10th Lok Sabha
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June 1991 -Dec. 1992 Union Minister of State, Civil Aviation and Tourism
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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
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1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha(2nd Term)
Member, Public Accounts Committee
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1999 Elected to 13th Lok Sabha(3rd Term)
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1999 - 2004 Deputy Chief Whip, Congress Parliamentary Party
Lok Sabha
Member,Public Accounts Committee
Member,Committee on Home Affairs
Member, Committee on Members of Parliament Local
Area Development Scheme
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-Pondicherry.
Countries Visited:
Australia, 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 Pondicherry as a student, during 1953-54 when Pondicherry was a French colony; Member, Central Haj Committee, Mumbai,1975-2004.
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