Mohan Lal Sukhadia

Mohan Lal Sukhadia
3rd Governor of Tamil Nadu
In office
16 June 1977 – 8 April 1979
Chief MinisterM. G. Ramachandran
Preceded byKodardas Kalidas Shah
Succeeded byP. Govindan Nair (Acting)
7th Governor of Andhra Pradesh
In office
10 January 1976 – 16 June 1976
Chief MinisterJalagam Vengala Rao
Preceded byS. Obul Reddy
Succeeded byR. D. Bhandare
1st Governor of Karnataka
In office
1 November 1973 – 10 October 1975
Chief MinisterD. Devaraj Urs
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byUma Shankar Dikshit
6th Governor of Mysore
In office
1 February 1972 – 31 October 1973
Chief MinisterD. Devaraj Urs
Preceded byDharma Vira
Succeeded byoffice abolished
5th Chief Minister of Rajasthan
In office
26 April 1967 – 9 July 1971
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byBarkatullah Khan
In office
13 November 1954 – 13 March 1967
Preceded byJai Narayan Vyas
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Personal details
Born31 July 1916
Jhalawar, Jhalawar State, British India
Died2 February 1982
(aged 65)
Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseIndubala Sukhadia

Mohan Lal Sukhadia (31 July 1916 – 2 February 1982) was an Indian politician, who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan state for 17 years (1954–1971). He became chief minister at the age of 38 and was responsible for bringing major reforms and developments in Rajasthan. For this, he is still widely revered as the "founder of modern Rajasthan".[1][2]

Later in his career, Sukhadia also served as the Governor of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.

  1. ^ Kochar 1999, p. 5.
  2. ^ Bhatt, Rajendra Shankar. Aadhunik Rajasthan Ke Swapnadrashta Shri Mohanlal Sukhadia. p. 12.