Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai
| Akhlaq Ur Rehman Kidwai | |
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| Governor of Haryana | |
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In office 7 July 2004 – 27 July 2009 |
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| Preceded by | O.P. Verma |
| Succeeded by | Jagannath Pahadia |
| Governor of Rajasthan | |
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In office 21 June 2007 – 6 September 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Pratibha Patil |
| Succeeded by | Shilendra Kumar Singh |
| 20th Governor of West Bengal | |
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In office 27 April 1998 – 18 May 1999 |
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| Preceded by | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy |
| Succeeded by | Shyamal Kumar Sen |
| Governor of Bihar | |
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In office 14 August 1993 – 26 April 1998 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi |
| Succeeded by | Sunder Singh Bhandari |
| Governor of Bihar | |
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In office 20 September 1979 – 15 March 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Jagannath Kaushal |
| Succeeded by | Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 July 1920 Baragaon village, Barabanki, United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, British India (now in Uttar Pradesh, India) |
| Died | 24 August 2016 (aged 96) New Delhi, India |
| Spouse(s) | Jamila Kidwai |
| Children | Monis Kidwai, Zeenat Kidwai, Zeba Siddiqui, Tazeen Khan, Anis Kidwai, Zarin Kidwai |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan, Kolkata |
| Religion | Islam |
Akhlaq Ur Rehman Kidwai (1 July 1920 – 24 August 2016) was an Indian chemist and politician. He served as governor of the states of Bihar, West Bengal, and Haryana. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian parliament, from 2000 to 2004. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian award.
He was born in 1920 in Baragaon village of Barabanki district in Uttar Pradesh to Father Ashfaq Ur Rehman Kidwai and mother Nasimunnisa., Married to Late Srimati Jamila Kidwai has two sons and four daughters.
He studied BA at Jamia Millia Islamia University, 1940, M.Sc at University of Illinois, US, 1948 and Ph.D at Cornell University, US, 1950.
Dr. Kidwai started his professional career as the Professor and head of Department of Chemistry and Dean of Faculty of Science at Aligarh Muslim University, India. Kidwai then went on to become the Chairman of Union Public Service Commission-UPSC, Government of India from 1974 to 1977. He was Governor of Bihar twice, from 1979 to 1985 and 1993 to 1998, and Governor of West Bengal from 1998 to 1999.,
He was Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, from 1983 to 1992 and has also been the director of the Jammu & Kashmir Bank.
Kidwai was a member of the Rajya Sabha from January 2000 to July 2004. He was the Governor of Haryana from 7 July 2004 to 27 July 2009. After Pratibha Patil's resignation as Governor of Rajasthan in June 2007, he was asked to take over that position as well, serving as Governor of the state until S. K. Singh took office on 6 September 2007.
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