Kambhampati Hari Babu
Kambhampati Hari Babu | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Governor of Odisha | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Charan Majhi |
| Preceded by | Raghubar Das |
| 15th Governor of Mizoram | |
| In office 9 October 2024 – 2 January 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Lalduhoma |
| Preceded by | N. Indrasena Reddy (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | V. K. Singh |
| In office 6 November 2021 – 30 September 2024 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Preceded by | B. D. Mishra (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | N. Indrasena Reddy (additional charge) |
| In office 19 July 2021 – 10 August 2021 | |
| Chief Minister | Zoramthanga |
| Preceded by | P. S. Sreedharan Pillai |
| Succeeded by | B. D. Mishra (additional charge) |
| 10th President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 13 May 2018 | |
| National President | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Kishan Reddy (United Andhra Pradesh) |
| Succeeded by | Kanna Lakshminarayana |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Daggubati Purandeswari |
| Succeeded by | M. V. V. Satyanarayana |
| Constituency | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh |
| Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Rehman Shaik |
| Succeeded by | Dronamraju Satyanarayana |
| Constituency | Visakhapatnam-I |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 June 1953 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Kambhampati Jayasree |
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| Alma mater | Andhra University |
Dr. Kambhampati Hari Babu (born 15 June 1953) is an Indian politician currently serving as the 28th Governor of Odisha since 2025. He is the first individual from the bifurcated state of Andhra Pradesh and the first Telugu person to serve as the Governor of Mizoram. He served as a Member of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha, representing the Visakhapatnam Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Indian general election as a candidate of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He previously served as the President of Bharatiya Janata Party for Andhra Pradesh from 2014 to 2018 and first president for bifurcated Andhra Pradesh.