Bhagwan Sahay
| Bhagwan Sahay | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 15, 1905 |
| Died | December 6, 1986 (aged 81) New Delhi |
| Occupation | Governor of Kerala, India |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1961) |
Bhagwan Sahay, OBE (February 15, 1905[1] – December 6, 1986[2]) was the Governor of Kerala, India, from February 6, 1966 to May 15, 1967. Bhagwan Sahay took over as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir on May 15, 1967 and continued till July 3, 1973.[3] He was an ICS officer and an alumnus of the S.M College in Chandausi, Moradabad and became the second alumni of that College, after his immediate predecessor Ajit Prasad Jain, to become governor of Kerala.[4] Before his stint in Kerala, he was also the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab. In the 1970s, under President VV Giri, a former governor of Kerala himself, he headed the committee of governors which sought to outline guidelines for constitutional heads.[5] [6]
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, and was appointed an OBE in the 1945 Birthday Honours.[7] He was the younger brother of former Assam Governor Vishnu Sahay.
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