A. R. Kidwai

Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai (born July 1 1920) is an Indian politician and the current Governor of Haryana.

He was born in 1920 in Uttar Pradesh state. He studied for B.A. at Jamia Millia Islamia University, 1940; for M.Sc. at University of Illinois, USA, 1948; and for Ph.D. at Cornell University, USA. 1950.

Kidwai was a deputy minister in the Government of India from 1974 to 1977. He was Governor of Bihar twice, from 1979 to 1985 and 1993 to 1998, and governor of West Bengal from 1998 to 1999. [http://legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in/States/haryana/gov.htm Biographical information on Kidwai] , legislativebodiesinindia.gov.in.]

He was Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh from 1983 to 1992, and he has also been the director of the Jammu Kashmir Bank.Fact|date=September 2007

Kidwai was a member of the Rajya Sabha from January 2000 to July 2004. He has been the Governor of Haryana since July 7 2004. After Pratibha Patil's resignation as Governor of Rajasthan in June 2007, he was asked to take over that position as well, [ [http://www.zeenews.com/znnew/articles.asp?aid=378479&sid=REG "Pratibha Patil`s resignation accepted"] , zeenews.com, June 22, 2007.] serving as Governor of Rajasthan until S. K. Singh took office on September 6 2007. [ [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200709061551.htm "S.K. Singh takes oath as Governor of Rajasthan"] , PTI ("The Hindu"), September 6, 2007.]

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