Governor of Assam | |
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since 30 July 2024 | |
Style | His Excellency |
Residence | Raj Bhawan, Guwahati |
Appointer | President of India |
Term length | 5 Years |
Inaugural holder | Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari (Independent India) Nicholas Beatson-Bell (Pre-Independent India) |
Formation | 3 January 1921 |
Website | https://rajbhavan.assam.gov.in |
This is a list of governors of Assam, and other offices of similar scope, from the start of British occupation of the area in 1824 during the First Anglo-Burmese War.
The governor of Assam is a nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Assam. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The current governor is Lakshman Acharya.