Satya Pal Malik
Satya Pal Malik | |
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Malik in 2018 | |
| 19th Governor of Meghalaya | |
| In office 18 August 2020 – 3 October 2022 | |
| Chief Minister | Conrad Sangma |
| Preceded by | Tathagata Roy |
| Succeeded by | B. D. Mishra |
| 18th Governor of Goa | |
| In office 3 November 2019 – 18 August 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Pramod Sawant |
| Preceded by | Mridula Sinha |
| Succeeded by | Bhagat Singh Koshyari (additional charge) |
| 10th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir | |
| In office 23 August 2018 – 30 October 2019 | |
| President | Ram Nath Kovind |
| Preceded by | Narinder Nath Vohra |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished (G. C. Murmu as Lieutenant Governor) |
| Governor of Odisha Additional charge | |
| In office 21 March 2018 – 28 May 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Naveen Patnaik |
| Preceded by | S. C. Jamir |
| Succeeded by | Ganeshi Lal |
| 25th Governor of Bihar | |
| In office 30 September 2017 – 21 August 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Keshari Nath Tripathi |
| Succeeded by | Lalji Tandon |
| Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism | |
| In office 23 April 1990 – 10 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | V. P. Singh |
| Preceded by | P. Namgyal |
| Succeeded by | M. M. Jacob |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 1989–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Usha Rani Tomar |
| Succeeded by | Sheela Gautam |
| Constituency | Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 1980–1989 | |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1974–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Vikram Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ismail |
| Constituency | Baghpat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 July 1946 |
| Died | 5 August 2025 (aged 79) Delhi, India |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Other political affiliations | Bharatiya Kranti Dal Janata Dal Indian National Congress Lok Dal Samajwadi Party |
| Spouse | Iqbal Malik |
| Alma mater | Meerut University (B.Sc, LLB) |
Satya Pal Malik (24 July 1946 – 5 August 2025) was an Indian politician who served as governor of five Indian states, namely Bihar, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir, Goa, and Meghalaya.
His first prominent stint as a politician was as a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly during 1974–77. He represented Uttar Pradesh in Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1986 and 1986–89. He was member of the 9th Lok Sabha from Aligarh, from 1989 to 1991, as member of Janata Dal. He was the Governor of Bihar from October 2017 to August 2018. On 21 March 2018, he was also given additional charge to serve as Governor of Odisha up to 28 May 2018. In August 2018, he was appointed Governor to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, becoming its 10th and last Governor, and served till October 2019. During his tenure, in August 2019, the state's special status was revoked and it was reorganised into two union territories. Later, he moved to Goa, becoming the 18th governor, and also served as the 21st Governor of Meghalaya, until October 2022.