Full List of Governors of Assam: 1937 to present
India is a democratic country. Article 153 mandates the presence of a governor in each state. Similar to other states, the governor of Assam is appointed by the president. The first governor of Assam, Sir Robert Neil Reid, was appointed in 1939. He was a Britisher. The first Indian to become the governor of Assam was Shri Prakasha (1949). The current governor of Assam is Prof. Jagdish Mukhi.
The governor of Assam is in charge of many executive decisions that need to be taken directly by him or through his subordinates. The Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the President and be entitled to such emoluments, allowances, and privileges as are provided for in the Constitution and the Governors (Emoluments, Allowances, and Privileges) Act, 1982, and the Governors (Allowances, and Privileges) Rules, 1987.
| Sl.No | Governor | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prof. Jagdish Mukhi | - | - |
| 2 | Shri Banwarilal Purohit | 22nd August, 2016 | - |
| 3 | Shri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya | 12th December, 2014 | 22nd August, 2016 |
| 4 | Shri Janaki Ballav Patnaik | 11th December, 2009 | 11th December, 2014 |
| 5 | Shri Syed Sibtey Razi | 27th July, 2009 | 10th December, 2009 |
| 6 | Shri K. Sankaranarayanan | 26th June, 2009 | 26th July, 2009 |
| 7 | Shri Shiv Charan Mathur | 4th July, 2008 | 25th June, 2009 |
| 8 | Lt. Gen.(Retd.) Ajai Singh, PVSM, AVSM | 5th June, 2003 | 3rd July, 2008 |
| 9 | Lt.Gen.(Retd.) S.K. Sinha, PVSM | 1st September, 1997 | 4th June, 2003 |
| 10 | Shri Lok Nath Misra | 17th March, 1991 | 31st August, 1997 |
| 11 | Shri Devi Das Thakur | 2nd May, 1990 | 16th March, 1991 |
| 12 | Shri Justice Anisetti Roghuvir, Chief Justice, Assam | 27th July, 1989 | 1st May, 1990 |
| 13 | Shri Harideo Joshi | 12th May, 1989 | 26th July, 1989 |
| 14 | Shri Bhisma Narayan Singh | 16th April, 1984 | 11th May, 1989 |
| 15 | Shri Justice T.S. Misra | 29th March, 1984 | 15th April, 1984. |
| 16 | Shri Prakash Mehrotra | 12th August,1981 | 28th March, 1984 |
| 17 | Shri L.P. Singh, ICS (Retd) | 19th September, 1973 | 11th August, 1981 |
| 18 | Shri B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd) | 5th January, 1971 | 18th September, 1973 |
| 19 | Shri Justice P.K. Goswami, Chief Justice, Assam | 8th Deccember, 1970 | 4th January, 1971 |
| 20 | Shri B.K. Nehru, ICS (Retd) | 17th April, 1968 | 7th December, 1970 |
| 21 | Shri Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd) | 7th September, 1962 | 16th April, 1968 |
| 22 | General Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh | 13th February, 1961 | 7th September, 1962 |
| 23 | Shri Vishnu Sahay, ICS (Retd) | 12th November, 1960 | 12th February, 1961 |
| 24 | General Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh (Retd) | 14th October, 1959 | 12th November, 1960 |
| 25 | Shri Justice Chandreswar Prasad Singha, Chief Justice, Assam | 23rd August, 1959 | 13th October, 1959 |
| 26 | Shri Saiyid Fazal Ali | 15th May, 1956 | 22nd August 1959 |
| 27 | H.E. Shri Jairam Das Daulatram | 27th May, 1949 | 14th May, 1956 |
| 28 | Shri Prakasa | 16th February, 1949 | 26th May, 1949 |
| 29 | H.E. Ronald Francis Lodge, ICS (Retd) | 30th December, 1948 | 15th February, 1949 |
| 30 | H.E. Sir Akbar Hydari K.C.I.E.C.S.I., ICS (Retd) | 4th May, 1947 | 28th December, 1948 |
| 31 | H.E. Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow K.C.S.I.C.I.E., ICS | 24th December, 1946 | 3rd May, 1947 |
| 32 | H.E. Sir Henry Foley Knight (ICS Retd) | 4th September, 1946 | 23rd December, 1946 |
| 33 | H.E. Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne C.B.I.C.I.E., ICS (Retd) | 25th April, 1946 | 3rd September, 1946 |
| 34 | H.E. Sir Andrew Gourlay Clow K.C.S.I.C.I.E. | 4th May, 1942 | 24th April, 1946 |
| 35 | H.E. Sir Robert Niel Reid. K.C.S.I.K.C.I.E. (K) | 5th October, 1939 | 3rd May, 1942 |
| 36 | H.E. Sir Henry Joseph Twynam K.C.S.I.C.I.E. | 24th February, 1939 | 4th October, 1939 |
| 37 | H.E. Sir Robert Niel Reid. K.C.S.I.K.C.I.E. (K) | 25th October, 1938 | 24th February, 1939 |
| 38 | H.E. Sir Gilbert Pitchin Hogg | 25th June, 1938 | 24th October, 1938 |
| 39 | H.E. Sir Robert Niel Reid. K.C.S.I.K.C.I.E. (K) | 4th March, 1937 | 24th June, 1938 |