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M. O. H. Farook

Personal data
Date of birth6 September 1937
Place of birthKarikal
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress
ProfessionPolitician
ReligionMuslim
Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Puducherry
In office1991 - 1998
Prime ministerP. V. Narasimha Rao,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
Deve Gowda,
I. K. Gujral,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byS. Arumugam
Preceded byP. Shanmugam
In office1999 - 2004
Prime ministerAtal Bihari Vajpayee
Succeeded byM. Ramadass
Preceded byS. Arumugam
Chief Minister of Pondicherry
In officeApril 9, 1967 - March 6, 1968
GovernorS. L. Silam,
B. D. Jatti
Succeeded byV. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Preceded byV. Venkatasubha Reddiar
In officeMarch 17, 1969 - January 3, 1974
GovernorB. D. Jatti,
Chhedilal
Succeeded bySubramanyan Ramaswamy
Preceded byGovernor's rule
In officeMarch 16, 1985 - January 19, 1989
GovernorTribhuvan Prasad Tiwary,
Ranjit Singh Dyal
Succeeded byGovernor's rule
Preceded byGovernor's rule
Governor of Jharkhand
In officeJanuary 22, 2010 - 4 September 2011
Succeeded bySyed Ahmed
Preceded byKateekal Sankaranarayanan
Governor of Kerala
Assumed office8 September 2011
Succeeded byIncumbent
Preceded byR. S. Gavai

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M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar (born 6 September 1937, Karikal) is a three time Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Puduchery, then Pondicherry. He served from April 9, 1967 to March 6, 1968 and March 17, 1969 to January 3, 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. He 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 as the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in September 2004.

In 2010, Farook was appointed as Governor of Jharkhand. He was appointed as Governor of Kerala on 25 August 2011. and took office on 8 September 2011.



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Jharkhand demolitions: BJP leaders seeks PM's intervention - iNewsOne Tweet this news
iNewsOne--He also met Governor -MOH Farook- and sough his intervention. 'The demolition drive is going on to help the industrialists and big people. The demolition drive should not take place this way,' Agnivesh told reporters. Over 4600 illegal - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 16:05:31 GMT+00:00
Survey to find flaws in safety rules - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--The state fire department is observing "Fire Safety Week" from April 14 to April 21 and a badge was given to Governor -MOH Farook- on the first day of the week. All 31 fire stations of the state will create awareness in s - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:10:07 GMT+00:00
Jharkhand situation ''gloomy'': Congress - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--Rajbhavan sources said Governor -MOH Farook- and his Principal Secretary Sudhir Kumar Tripathi were now in Delhi, but neither denied nor confirmed if any report to the Centre had been submitted in the wake of Wednesday's police firing du - Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2011 09:14:35 GMT+00:00
Jharkhand demolition drive: PM seeks report - Hindustan Times Tweet this news
Hindustan Times---...- from the governor,” Subodh K ant Sahay, union tourism minister and Lok Sabha member from Ranchi, told reporters in Ranchi on Friday. According to sources, Governor -MOH Farook- has apprised the home minister about the prevailing s - Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:19:07 GMT+00:00
Speaker to seek governor's hand on demolition drive - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--RANCHI: Jharkhand speaker Chandreshwar Prasad Singh on Thursday sought the intervention of governor -MOH Farook- to protect the interest of poor people affected by the state government's ongoing anti-encroachment drive here. Singh, wh - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 05:14:46 GMT+00:00
Cong demands Prez rule in state - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--A delegation led by JPCC chief Pradeep Kumar Balmuchu met governor -MOH Farook- on Friday and requested him to send a report to the Union government on the prevailing anarchy in the state in name of ongoing anti-encroachment drive. ... - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 18:01:46 GMT+00:00
Congress delegation to meet governor - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--According to Ahmad, a delegation of the party along with the representatives of the two colonies demolished by the administration will meet governor -MOH Farook- and request him to send a report on the inhuman act of the government to the - Date : Wed, 06 Apr 2011 18:03:40 GMT+00:00
Guv seeks public support to make National Games a success - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--RANCHI: Governor -MOH Farook- sought support from all sections of society to make the National Games a grand success. "Next month, we are organizing a mega ... - Date : Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:43:48 GMT+00:00
Multi-pronged strategy to deal with Naxalism: Jharkhand Guv - MSN India Tweet this news
MSN India--Ranchi, Jan 26 (PTI) Describing Naxalism as a major challenge, Jharkhand Governor -MOH Farook- today said the state has launched a multi-pronged strategy to ... - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:33:50 GMT+00:00
Kolhan University registrar quits - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---...- had offered to resign from his post twice before in the past but it was only in the third time that his offer was accepted by the chancellor, -MOH Farook-.--- - Date : Wed, 26 Jan 2011 04:30:35 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Chief Minister of Pondicherry
April 9, 1967 - March 6, 1968
Succeeded by
V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Preceded by
President's rule
Chief Minister of Pondicherry
March 17, 1969 - January 3, 1974
Succeeded by
Subramanyan Ramaswamy
Preceded by
President's rule
Chief Minister of Pondicherry
March 16, 1985 - January 19, 1989
Succeeded by
President's rule



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