M. O. H. Farook

M. O. H. Farook
M. O. H. Farook
	Farook in 2010
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
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	M. D. R. Ramachandran
	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; 6 October 1999 – 16 May 2004
Preceded by	S. Arumugam
Succeeded by	M. Ramadass
	In office; June 1991 – March 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
Party	Indian National Congress; Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam;
Spouse	S. A. Kadhija Nachiyal (m. 1960)
Children	M. O. H. F. Shahjahan (son); Two daughters;
Parents	M. O. Hasan Kuthoos Maricar (father); Seyed Sultangani (mother);
Alma mater	Loyola College, Chennai
Occupation	Politician

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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 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. He was appointed the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in September 2004.