Satya Pal Malik

Satya Pal Malik
Malik in 2018
19th Governor of Meghalaya
In office
18 August 2020 – 3 October 2022
Chief MinisterConrad Sangma
Preceded byTathagata Roy
Succeeded byB. D. Mishra
18th Governor of Goa
In office
3 November 2019 – 18 August 2020
Chief MinisterPramod Sawant
Preceded byMridula Sinha
Succeeded byBhagat Singh Koshyari (additional charge)
10th Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
23 August 2018 – 30 October 2019
PresidentRam Nath Kovind
Preceded byNarinder Nath Vohra
Succeeded byOffice abolished
(G. C. Murmu as Lieutenant Governor)
Governor of Odisha
Additional charge
In office
21 March 2018 – 28 May 2018
Chief MinisterNaveen Patnaik
Preceded byS. C. Jamir
Succeeded byGaneshi Lal
25th Governor of Bihar
In office
30 September 2017 – 21 August 2018
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byKeshari Nath Tripathi
Succeeded byLalji Tandon
Union Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs and Tourism
In office
23 April 1990 – 10 November 1990
Prime MinisterV. P. Singh
Preceded byP. Namgyal
Succeeded byM. M. Jacob
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989–1991
Preceded byUsha Rani Tomar
Succeeded bySheela Gautam
ConstituencyAligarh, Uttar Pradesh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980–1989
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1974–1977
Preceded byChaudhry Vikram Singh
Succeeded byIsmail
ConstituencyBaghpat
Personal details
Born(1946-07-24)24 July 1946
Meerut, United Provinces, British India
(present-day Bagpat, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died5 August 2025(2025-08-05) (aged 79)
Delhi, India
PartyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Kranti Dal
Janata Dal
Indian National Congress
Lok Dal
Samajwadi Party
SpouseIqbal Malik
Alma materMeerut University (B.Sc, LLB)
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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.