List of Governors of Odisha
| Sl.No. | Name of Governors | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir John Austen Hubback | Apr 1, 1936 | Aug 11, 1938 |
| 2 | George Townsend Boag (Acting) | Aug 11, 1938 | Dec 7, 1938 |
| 3 | Sir John Austen Hubback | Dec 8, 1938 | Mar 31, 1941 |
| 4 | Sir Howthorne Lewis | Apr 1, 1941 | Mar 31, 1946 |
| 5 | Sir Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi | Apr 1, 1946 | Aug 14, 1947 |
| 6 | Dr. Kailash Nath Katju | Aug 15, 1947 | Jun 20, 1948 |
| 7 | M.Asaf Ali | Jun 21, 1948 | May 5, 1951 |
| 8 | V.P. Menon(Acting) | May 6, 1951 | Jul 17, 1951 |
| 9 | M.Asaf Ali | Jul 18, 1951 | Jun 6, 1952 |
| 10 | Saiyid Fazl Ali | Jun 7, 1952 | Feb 9, 1954 |
| 11 | P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja | Feb 10, 1954 | Sep 11, 1956 |
| 12 | Bhim Sen Sachar | Sep 12, 1956 | Jul 31, 1957 |
| 13 | Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar | Jul 31, 1957 | Sep 15, 1962 |
| 14 | Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla | Sep 16, 1962 | Aug 5, 1966 |
| 15 | Khaleell Ahommed (Acting) | Aug 5, 1966 | Sep 11, 1966 |
| 16 | Dr. Ajudhia Nath Khosla | Sep 12, 1966 | Jan 30, 1968 |
| 17 | Dr. Shaukatullah Shah Ansari | Jan 31, 1968 | Sep 20, 1971 |
| 18 | Sardar Jojendra Singh(Acting) | Sep 20, 1971 | Jun 30, 1972 |
| 19 | Justice Gatikrishna Mishra | Jul 1, 1972 | Nov 8, 1972 |
| 20 | Basappa Danappa Jatti | Nov 8, 1972 | Aug 20, 1974 |
| 21 | Justice Gatikrishna Mishra | Aug 21, 1974 | Oct 25, 1974 |
| 22 | Akbar Ali Khan | Oct 25, 1974 | Apr 17, 1976 |
| 23 | Justice Shiva Narayin Sankar (Acting) | Apr 17, 1976 | Feb 7, 1977 |
| 24 | Harcharan Singh Brar | Feb 7, 1977 | Sep 22, 1977 |
| 25 | Bhagwat Dayal Sharma | Sep 23, 1977 | Apr 30, 1980 |
| 26 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | Apr 30, 1980 | Sep 30, 1980 |
| 27 | Justice S.K. Ray (Acting) | Oct 1, 1980 | Nov 3, 1980 |
| 28 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | Nov 4, 1980 | Jun 24, 1982 |
| 29 | Justice R.N. Mishra (Acting) | Jun 25, 1982 | Aug 31, 1982 |
| 30 | Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha | Sep 1, 1982 | Aug 17, 1983 |
| 31 | Bishambhar Nath Pande | Aug 17, 1983 | Nov 20, 1988 |
| 32 | Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan | Nov 20, 1988 | Feb 6, 1990 |
| 33 | Yagya Datt Sharma | Feb 7, 1990 | Feb 1, 1993 |
| 34 | Prof. Saiyid Nurul Hasan | Feb 1, 1993 | May 31, 1993 |
| 35 | B. Satya Narayan Reddy | Jun 1, 1993 | Jun 17, 1995 |
| 36 | Gopala Ramanujam | Jun 18, 1995 | Jan 30, 1997 |
| 37 | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy | Jan 31, 1997 | Feb 12, 1997 |
| 38 | Gopala Ramanujam | Feb 13, 1997 | Dec 13, 1997 |
| 39 | K.V. Raghunatha Reddy | Dec 13, 1997 | Apr 27, 1998 |
| 40 | Dr. C. Rangarajan | Apr 27, 1998 | Nov 14, 1999 |
| 41 | M. M. Rajendran | Nov 15, 1999 | Nov 17, 2004 |
| 42 | Rameshwar Thakur | Nov 18, 2004 | Aug 21, 2007 |
| 43 | Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare | Aug 21, 2007 | Mar 9, 2013 |
| 44 | S. C. Jamir | Mar 21 2013 | Mar 20, 2018 |
| 45 | Satya Pal Malik (Additional Charge) | Mar 21 2013 | May 28, 2018 |
| 46 | Prof. Ganeshi Lal | May 29, 2018 | Present |
Last Updated on : November 13, 2025
