Back حسن فاروق ماريكار Arabic M. O. H. Farook German एम.ओ.एच. फारूक Hindi എം.ഒ.എച്ച്. ഫാറൂഖ് Malayalam एम.ओ.एच. फारूक Marathi பாரூக் மரைக்காயர் Tamil ఎం.ఓ.హెచ్. ఫరూక్ Tegulu
M. O. H. Farook | |
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.jpg) The Governor of Jharkhand, Shri M. O. H. Farook receiving the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi, at Raj Bhavan Ranchi | |
| 18th Governor of Kerala | |
| In office 8 September 2011 – 26 January 2012 | |
| Chief Minister | Oommen Chandy |
| Preceded by | R. S. Gavai |
| Succeeded by | Hansraj Bhardwaj |
| 6th Governor of Jharkhand | |
| In office 22 January 2010 – 4 September 2011[1] | |
| Chief Minister | Shibu Soren Arjun Munda |
| Preceded by | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan |
| Succeeded by | Syed Ahmed |
| 3rd Chief Minister of Pondicherry | |
| In office 16 March 1985 – 19 January 1989 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | Tribhuvan Prasad Tiwary, Ranjit Singh Dyal |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| In office 17 March 1969 – 3 January 1974 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | B. D. Jatti, Chhedilal |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Subramanyan Ramaswamy |
| In office 9 April 1967 – 6 March 1968 | |
| Lieutenant Governor | S. L. Silam, B. D. Jatti |
| Preceded by | V. Venkatasubha Reddiar |
| Succeeded by | V. Venkatasubha Reddiar |
| Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Pondicherry | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | S. Arumugam |
| Succeeded by | M. Ramadass |
| In office 1991–1998 | |
| Preceded by | P. Shanmugam |
| Succeeded by | S. Arumugam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 September 1937 Pondicherry, French India (present day Puducherry, India) |
| Died | 26 January 2012 (aged 74) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
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| Spouse |
S. A. Kadhija Nachiyal
(m. 1960) |
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| Alma mater | Loyola College, Chennai |
| Occupation | Politician |
M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar (6 September 1937 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian politician and three-time Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry. He was the youngest chief minister of any Union Territory of India. He served from 9 April 1967 to 6 March 1968 and 17 March 1969 to 3 January 1974 and from 1985 to 1990 [2] He was thrice elected to the Lok Sabha from Pondicherry in 1991, 1996 and 1999 and served as a Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation and Tourism during June 1991 – December 1992.
Farook participated in the struggle for liberation of Pondicherry as a student, during 1953–54 when Pondicherry was a French colony and served as a Member of the Central Haj Committee in Mumbai from 1975 to 2000.[3] He was appointed the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in September 2004.[4]
- ^ "New governor to take oath today". The Times of India. 4 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "States of India since 1947 – Pondicherry (Puducherry)".
- ^ Farooq, Cgi Jeddah
- ^ "Welcome to Embassy of India - Riyadh - KSA". Archived from the original on 17 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.