S.C. Jamir
Sanayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (born October 17, 1931[1]) is an Indian politician, who served as the Governor of Maharashtra, Governor of Gujarat and Governor of Goa.
Jamir is from Nagaland. He was included in a delegation that held talks with Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in 1960 leading to the establishment of Nagaland as a state within India.[1] He later served as Chief Minister of Nagaland four times (1980, 1982–1986, 1989–90 and 1993–2003). For his first two terms he was a member of the Progressive United Democratic Front, but by 1989 he had switched to the Indian National Congress. He served as Governor of Goa from July 2004 to July 2008.
Following the resignation of Maharashtra Governor S. M. Krishna, on March 6, 2008 President Pratibha Patil asked Jamir to temporarily take the additional charge of Maharashtra.[2] Jamir was formally appointed as Governor of Maharashtra on July 8, 2008, while Shivinder Singh Sidhu was appointed to succeed him in Goa.[3] Jamir was sworn in as Governor of Maharashtra on July 19, 2008.[1] In July 2009 he took additional charge of Gujarat state during the medical absence and subsequent death of Governor-designate Devendra Nath Dwivedi.[4]
After studying at Mokokchung in Nagaland, at Kolkata's Scottish Church College,[5] he took an undergraduate degree in arts and a law degree at Allahabad University[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "S.C. Jamir sworn in Maharashtra Governor", PTI (The Hindu), July 19, 2008.
- ^ "Krishna resignation accepted, Jamir in charge of State", Sify.com, March 5, 2008.
- ^ "Three more governors shuffled", IST, TNN (The Times of India), July 9, 2008.
- ^ Gujarat Governor-designate Dwivedi passes away
- ^ Some Alumni of Scottish Church College in 175th Year Commemoration Volume. Scottish Church College, April 2008. page 593.
- ^ Gujarat Raj Bhavan
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