List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Incumbent Satya Pal Malik since 23 August 2018 Style His Excellency Residence Raj Bhavan ( Jammu ) ( Winter ) Raj Bhavan ( Srinagar ) ( Summer ) Appointer President of India Term length Five Years Inaugural holder Karan Singh Formation 15 August 1947 ; 71 years ago ( 1947 - 08 - 15 ) Website http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in Jammu and Kashmir in India. When India became independent, Hari Singh was the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. Technically he remained so until 17 November 1952, although from 20 June 1949 his son Karan Singh acted as regent. From 17 November 1952 to 30 March 1965, Karan Singh was the elected head of state of Jammu and Kashmir styled as Sadr - e-Riyasat. On 30 March 1965, Karan Singh became the first Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Contents 1 Governors of Jammu and Kashmir 2 References 3 See also 4 External links Governors of Jammu and Kashmir # Name Took Office Left Office Karan Singh 30 Mar 1965 15 May 1967 Bhagwan Sahay 15 May 1967 3 Jul 1973 Lakshmi Kant Jha 3 Jul 1973 22 Feb 1981 Braj Kumar Nehru 22 Feb 1981 26 Apr 1984 Jagmohan 26 Apr 1984 Jul 1989 6 K.V. Krishna Rao Jul 1989 19 Jan 1990 7 Jagmohan 19 Jan 1990 26 May 1990 8 Girish Chandra Saxena 26 May 1990 12 Mar 1993 9 K.V. Krishna Rao 12 Mar 1993 2 May 1998 10 Girish Chandra Saxena 2 May 1998 4 Jun 2003 11 S.K. Sinha 4 Jun 2003 25 Jun 2008 12 Narinder Nath Vohra 25 Jun 2008 23 August 2018 13 Satya Pal Malik 23 August 2018 Incumbent References Jump up ^ `` Satya Pal Malik sworn in as Jammu and Kashmir governor ''. The Economic Times. 23 August 2018. http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India.htm#Jammu See also Jammu and Kashmir Governors of India Lists of governors, lieutenant governors and administrators of Indian states and union territories ( and current incumbents ) Andaman and Nicobar Devendra Kumar Joshi Andhra Pradesh E.S.L. Narasimhan Arunachal Pradesh B.D. Mishra Assam Jagdish Mukhi Bihar Lalji Tandon Chandigarh V.P. Singh Badnore Chhattisgarh Anandiben Patel Dadra and Nagar Haveli Praful Khoda Patel Daman and Diu Praful Khoda Patel Delhi Anil Baijal Goa Mridula Sinha Gujarat Om Prakash Kohli Haryana Satyadev Narayan Arya Himachal Pradesh Acharya Dev Vrat Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik Jharkhand Draupadi Murmu Karnataka Vajubhai Vala Kerala P. Sathasivam Lakshadweep Farooq Khan Madhya Pradesh Anandiben Patel Maharashtra C. Vidyasagar Rao Manipur Najma Heptulla Meghalaya Tathagata Roy Mizoram Kummanam Rajasekharan Nagaland Padmanabha Acharya Odisha Ganeshi Lal Puducherry Kiran Bedi Punjab V.P. Singh Badnore Rajasthan Kalyan Singh Sikkim Ganga Prasad Tamil Nadu Banwarilal Purohit Telangana E.S.L. Narasimhan Tripura Kaptan Singh Solanki Uttar Pradesh Ram Naik Uttarakhand Baby Rani Maurya West Bengal Keshari Nath Tripathi External links http://jkrajbhawan.nic.in/ Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_governors_of_Jammu_and_Kashmir&oldid=862629000 '' Categories : Governors of Jammu and Kashmir Lists of governors of Indian states Jammu and Kashmir - related lists Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from July 2018 Use Indian English from July 2018 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Español हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Nederlands தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 5 October 2018, at 16 : 34 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: who is the governor of jammu and kashmir present
Answer: Satya Pal Malik