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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|19th Governor of Haryana (born 1944)}}<br />
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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
| office = [[Governor of Haryana]]<br />
| honorific_prefix = [[Professor]]<br />
| image_size = 195<br />
| image = Ashim Kumar Ghosh.jpg<br />
| caption = Ghosh in 2025<br />
| 1namedata = [[Nayab Singh Saini]]<br />
| 1blankname = [[Chief Minister of Haryana|Chief Minister]]<br />
| predecessor = [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]<br />
| term_start = 21 July 2025<br />
| term_end =<br />
| office2 = 5th State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal]]<br />
| predecessor2 = [[Tapan Sikdar]]<br />
| successor2 = [[Tathagata Roy]]<br />
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]{{br}}(since 1991)<br />
| alma_mater = [[Vidyasagar College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]]){{br}}[[University of Calcutta]] ([[Master of Arts|MA]])<br />
| term2 = 1999 {{nbnd}} 2002<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|03|12|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Howrah]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]<br>(present-day [[West Bengal]], India)<br />
| occupation = Politician<br />
| profession = Academician <br />
}}<br />
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'''Ashim Kumar Ghosh''' (born 12 March 1944) is an Indian academician and politician who is serving as 19th [[Governor of Haryana]]. Before that, he served as the president of [[BJP West Bengal]] from 1999 to 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2025 |title=Haryana, Goa get new governors, J&K ex-Deputy Chief Minister given Ladakh charge |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/ashim-kumar-ghosh-appointed-haryana-governor-ashok-gajapathi-raju-in-goa-kavinder-gupta-in-ladakh-2755496-2025-07-14 |access-date=14 July 2025 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 2025 |title=President Droupadi Murmu appoints 3 new governors: Kavinder Gupta in Ladakh; Prof Ghosh, Gajapathi Raju for Haryana and Goa |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/president-droupadi-murmu-appoints-3-new-governors-kavinder-gupta-in-ladakh-prof-ghosh-gajapathi-raju-for-haryana-and-goa/articleshow/122434982.cms |access-date=14 July 2025 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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==Early life and career==<br />
Ghosh was born on 12 March 1944 at Howrah, [[British India]]. He completed his primary education in [[Vivekananda Institution]], Howrah. He earned a bachelor's and master's degree in [[political science]] at [[Vidyasagar College]] and [[Calcutta University]] respectively. He has served as a professor of political science since 1966.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2025 |title=TDP's Ashok Ganapathi Raju named new Goa Governor, Ashim Kumar Ghosh gets Haryana, Kavinder Gupta is Ladakh LG |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/tdp-ashok-gajapathi-raju-named-new-goa-governor-ashim-kumar-ghosh-gets-haryana-kavinder-gupta-appointed-as-ladakh-lg-latest-updates-2025-07-14-998804 |access-date=14 July 2025 |website=India TV News |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Ghosh joined [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1991. According to Saurav Sikdar, [[Tapan Sikdar]]'s son, Ghosh was brought to politics by Tapan. He became the party's state secretary in 1996, then as state vice-president in 1998. Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] recommended him to become the party's state president. After completing his term, he served as the observer for the [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Tripura|Tripura BJP unit]] from 2003 to 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 July 2025 |title=Ashim Ghosh becomes 19th Governor of Haryana: Served as BJP West Bengal unit chief; replaced Bandaru Dattatreya - Haryana News |url=https://www.bhaskarenglish.in/local/haryana/news/ashim-ghosh-becomes-19th-governor-of-haryana-served-as-bjp-president-west-bengal-replaced-bandaru-dattatreya-135445351.html |access-date=14 July 2025 |website=Bhaskar English |language=en}}</ref><br />
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Ghosh was a member of the BJP National Executive from 2004 to 2006. He was appointed as [[Governor of Haryana]] by President [[Droupadi Murmu]] on 14 July 2025, becoming the third [[Bengalis|Bengali person]] after [[Birendra Narayan Chakraborty]] and [[Hari Anand Barari]] to be appointed as governor of Haryana.<ref>{{Cite news |date=14 July 2025 |title=Professor Ashim Kumar Ghosh appointed Governor of Haryana |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/professor-ashim-kumar-ghosh-appointed-governor-of-haryana/article69810596.ece |access-date=14 July 2025 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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