Syed Ahmed (politician)

For other people named Syed Ahmed, see Syed Ahmed (disambiguation).

Syed Ahmed
Syed Ahmed in August 2014
15th Governor of Manipur
In office
16 May 2015 – 27 September 2015
Chief MinisterOkram Ibobi Singh
Preceded byKrishan Kant Paul
Succeeded byV. Shanmuganathan[1]
7th Governor of Jharkhand
In office
4 September 2011 – 15 May 2015
Chief MinisterArjun Munda
Hemant Soren
Raghubar Das
Preceded byM. O. H. Farook
Succeeded byDraupadi Murmu
Member of Legislative Assembly Maharashtra
In office
7 October 1999 – 14 October 2009
Preceded byLokhandwala Suhail Haji
Succeeded byM. Chavan,Byculla
ConstituencyNagpada
In office
July 1980 – 13 March 1995
Preceded byJamkhanawala Mo Hammad Ishaq Abedin
Succeeded byLokhandwala Suhail Haji
ConstituencyNagpada
Personal details
Born(1943-03-06)6 March 1943
Faizabad, United Provinces, British India
Died27 September 2015(2015-09-27) (aged 72)
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseSmt. Syed Hasan Tara

Syed Ahmed (6 March 1943 – 27 September 2015) was an Indian politician, author and a member of the Congress Party. He was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur on 16 May 2015,[2] but only served four months before dying in office on 27 September.[3] During his short tenure as governor, the Manipur Tenants, Visitors and Migrant Workers Bill, 2015 was passed by the Manipur Assembly on 15 March.[4]

He died of cancer on 27 September 2015 at Lilavati Hospital Bandra, Mumbai, India at the age of 72 whilst in office as a state governor.[5] He was survived by his wife and two children, an only son as well as an only daughter.

Early life

Ahmed held two master's degrees in both Hindi and English as well as a doctorate in Urdu.[6] He has written an autobiography, Pagdandi se Shahar Tak [6] and his other works include Maktal se Manzil, Kafas se Chaman and Jange-Azaadi Me Urdu Shayari.[6]

Political career

Ahmed joined the Indian National Congress in 1977.[6] He was elected to the Vidhan Sabha five times as a representative of the Nagpada constituency in Mumbai.[6] He also served as a state minister in Maharashtra.

On 26 August 2011, Indian President Pratibha Patil appointed Ahmed as the eighth Governor of the northern state of Jharkhand.[7] He was chosen to succeed M. O. H. Farook, who was appointed Governor of Kerala on the same day by President Patil.[7] Syed Ahmed was sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand on 4 September 2011.[6] Ahmed was administered the oath of office by acting Jharkhand Chief Justice Prakash Chandra Tatiya at the state Raj Bhavan.[6] Dr. Syed Ahmed was shifted to Manipur in May 2015.[2]

On 16 May 2015, Dr. Syed Ahmed was sworn in as the Governor of Manipur at the Raj Bhavan in Imphal. The Chief Justice of Manipur High Court, Laxmi Kanta Mohapatra administered the oath of office and secretary to Dr. Syed Ahmed.[2]

References

  1. ^ Iboyaima Laithangbam (30 September 2015). "Shanmuganathan sworn in as Manipur Governor". The Hindu.
  2. ^ a b c "Dr Syed Ahmad sworn in as Governor of Manipur". ibnlive. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Manipur Guv Syed Ahmed passes away in Mumbai". intoday.in.
  4. ^ Rahi Gaikwad. "Manipur Governor Syed Ahmed passes away". The Hindu.
  5. ^ PTI. "Manipur governor Syed Ahmed dies in Mumbai". www.livemint.com/.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g "New governor to take oath today". The Times of India. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  7. ^ a b "K Rosaiah, Ram Naresh Yadav named governors". The Times of India. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
Government offices
Preceded by Governor of Jharkhand
2011–2015 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Governor of Manipur
May – September 2015 		Succeeded by