Arif Mohammad Khan

Arif Mohammad Khan has been the serving Governor of Kerala since September 2019. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha from Kanpur in 1980, then from Bahraich in 1984 and 1998. Also, he has discharged various ministerial responsibilities during his illustrious political career, starting with Union Deputy Minister, Information & Broadcasting in 1982-83 to Union Cabinet Minister, Energy & Civil Aviation in 1989-90.  An alumnus of Jamia Millia School, Delhi, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and the Shia College, Lucknow, Khan started his political career as a student leader.  He is also an enthusiastic writer and a long-time supporter of reforms within the Muslim community, credited with authoring “Text and Context: Quran and Contemporary Challenges,” an acclaimed bestseller published by Rupa & Co in 2010.