Current Governor of Meghalaya
The current Governor of Meghalaya is Mr. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary.
Total tenure of current Governorship of Mr. R. S. Mooshahary
After taking oath, Mr. R. S. Mooshahary took the official charge of Meghalaya as the Governor of the state on 1st July, 2008. The total tenure of Mr. Mooshahary's present Governorship amounts to 3 years and 2 months.
Educational qualification of Mr. Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary
After completing matriculation level of studies, Mr. R. S. Mooshahary took admission in the Union Christian College in Umiam for his pre-university studies. Mooshahary graduated in the subject of Political Science from the Shillong based St. Anthony's College.
Date of birth of R. S. Mooshahary
R. S. Mooshahary was born in the year 1946 at Odlaguri, a tribal village in the district of Kokrajhar near Gossaigaon in the state of Assam in India.
Early life of R. S. Mooshahary
Born to a poor tribal family of Assam, R. S. Mooshahary had to struggle a lot to reach the present prestigious position. Just after completing the matriculation examination, he had to start working for supporting the economy of his family. Mooshahary pursued higher studies in night shifts. He had to go through great hardships, deprivations and trivialities to gain a graduation degree. Post completing his Bachelor's Degree education, he joined the Indian Police Services (I. P. S.) as an officer in the year 1967 at the age of just 21 years. Besides being the youngest in the batch, was the first among the Bodos to be an I. P. S. officer as well as the first north East Indian to be the Director General of the Central Police Organizations of India. Mr. R. S. Mooshahary got the Kerala cadre as his first assignment as being an I. P. S. officer. There he responsibly carried out the different tasks and became Police Commissioner of Cochin during 1981 to 1982.
Personal details about R. S. Mooshahary
R. S. Mooshahary married Rema Menon from the state of Kerala. The couple has got one daughter named Tamanna Mooshahary and one son named Ranjay Mooshahary. This youthful and energetic Governor is an erudite and has keen interest in literature, philosophy, history, contemporary politics, economical developments and public administration. With clarity of thought, Mr. R. S. Mooshahary aims at fighting corruption, superstition, social inequality. He holds positive thought towards the qualitative improvement of life. Besides being blessed with analytical ability, Mooshahary is caring and considerate.
Contact details of present Governor of Meghalaya
The official residential address and contact details of the present Governor of Meghalaya is as follows:
- Raj Bhavan
Shillong - 793 001
Meghalaya, India.
Tel.: + 91 - 0364 - 2223487/ 2223001
Fax: + 91 - 0364 - 2223338
How the later part of Mr. R. S. Mooshahary's career was?
Post serving the country as Cochin's Police Commissioner, Mr. R. S. Mooshahary served in the offices of the Police Inspector General, the chief in the Crime Investigation Department's (C. I. D.) Crime Branch as well as the Director General in the Anti-Corruption and Vigilance Bureau. Mr. Mooshahary earned much recognition and goodwill in his 39 years' illustrious career because of his honesty, competence and dedication towards work. Mooshahary's passion to learn more and explore the varied fields made him go and work beyond his Kerala cadre. Apart from looking after the responsibilities of the allotted cadre, he even took up assignments of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, which helped him gather more experience, broaden his outlook and last but not the least enhance his knowledge.
Besides being the Director General of Kerala Police, Mr. R. S. Mooshahary held the prestigious position of the Director General in the Border Security Force (B. S. F.) of India and National Security Guard in his entire career in the Indian Police Service. While on each and every assignment, Mooshahary proved himself with determined leadership and uncompromised principles.
Post his retirement from I. P. S. in the year 2006, Mr. Mooshahary was appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner of Assam. His much appreciated pro-active role in the creation of transparency in the affairs of Government, fighting corruption in the nation's civil services and implementing easier and faster legal processes made the Information Commission come to the focal point of the state.
Finally, on 1st July 2008, Mr. R. S. Mooshahary took charge of the Meghalaya Governor's office and is still holding that position. Besides being the first tribal State Governor, Mr. Mooshahary is among the youngest Governors of the country.
Has Mr. R. S. Mooshahary received any award?
Mr. R. S. Mooshahary, the present Governor of the state, is the receiver of the prestigious awards of the President's Police Medal as well as the Police Medal for his notable and praiseworthy service.
Last Updated on 03 October 2011
