Mohammed Usman Arif

Mohammed Usman Arif
Governor of Uttar Pradesh
In office
31 March 1985 – 11 February 1990
Preceded byChandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
Succeeded byB. Satya Narayan Reddy
Personal details
Born5 April 1923
Bikaner, Rajasthan
Died22 August 1995
Alma materAligarh Muslim University

Mohammed Usman Arif (5 April 1923 – 22 August 1995) was a leader of Indian National Congress. Born on 5 April 1923 in Bikaner in the Indian state of Rajasthan, he did his graduation from Dungar College, Bikaner and then completed his master's degree and LLB from Aligarh Muslim University.[1] Later on he joined the Indian National Congress and rose to become the President of Rajasthan state unit of the party in 1980. He was elected to Rajya Sabha and was a minister in the Government of India from 1980 to 1984. He was also associated with Rajasthan State Haj Committee and Rajasthan Board of Muslim Waqfs. He was governor of Uttar Pradesh state from 31 March 1985 to 11 February 1990. He died in 1995.[2]

  1. ^ "Official Website of Governor's Secretariat, Raj Bhavan Lucknow Uttar Pradesh, India. / Shri Mohammad Usman Arif". upgovernor.gov.in. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ Members 1952–2003Rajya Sabha Archived 30 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine