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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ganeshi Lal
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| image = Collage of Ratha Jatra and Head of States Governor and CM (cropped).jpg
| caption = Governor during the Ratha-Yatra 2018
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1941|3|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sirsa]],
[[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br /> (present-day [[Haryana]], [[India]])
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Puri|Raj Bhavan]], [[Odisha]]
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = 26th [[Governor of Odisha]]
| constituency =
| term_start = 29 May 2018
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[Satya Pal Malik]]
| successor =
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency2 = [[Sirsa, Haryana]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/assemblypolls/haryana/sirsa.html | title=Sirsa Election Result | publisher=Mapsofindia | access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>
| term2 = 1996-2000
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = {{Marriage|Susheela Devi||2020|end=died}}
| children =
| website =
| footnotes =
| date =
| year =
| source = http://rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/governor.asp
}}
'''Ganeshi Lal ''' (born 1 March 1941) is an Indian politician and the incumbent Governor of [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kerala-bjp-chief-kummanam-rajasekharan-mizoram-governor-5191237/ | title=Kerala BJP chief Kummanam Rajasekharan appointed Mizoram Governor | publisher=Indian Express | date=25 May 2018 | access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/haryana-bjp-leader-ganeshi-lal-is-new-odisha-governor/594828.html | title=Haryana BJP leader Professor Ganeshi Lal is new Odisha Governor | publisher=Tribune | date=25 May 2018 | access-date=25 May 2018}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Professor Ganeshi Lal was born in [[Sirsa]], [[Haryana]] on 1 March 1942.<ref name="Profile">{{Cite web|title=RAJ BHAVAN ODISHA|url=https://www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/view/profile.php|access-date=8 October 2020|website=www.rajbhavanodisha.gov.in}}</ref> With a brilliant educational career, he holds a degree in English Honours. He further went on to gain a post-graduate degree in Mathematics. He stood First Class First in FA, BA and MA Class and was a Gold Medalist. After completing his education, he joined academic profession and served as professor in different Government Colleges in Haryana between 1964 and 1991. Lal was married to Sushila Devi,<ref name="Profile"/> who died on 23 November 2020 due to COVID-19.<ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha Governor's wife Sushila Devi passes away after testing positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2020/nov/23/odisha-governors-wife-sushila-devi-passes-away-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-2226962.html |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Odisha Guv Ganeshi Lal's wife dies of post coronavirus complications |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/odisha-guv-ganeshi-lal-s-wife-dies-of-post-coronavirus-complications-120112300268_1.html |access-date=23 November 2020 |work=Business Standard India |date=23 November 2020}}</ref>

== Political career ==
He has authored a celebrated book on Bhagvad Gita, 'Non-attached Attachment' running in its second edition, published by PEN IN Books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pragativadi.com/odisha-governor-receives-first-copy-of-his-book-nonattached-attachment/|title=Odisha Governor receives first copy of his book 'Nonattached Attachment' - Pragativadi: Leading Odia Dailly|date=1 July 2020|access-date=4 October 2020}}</ref> He served as the President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana]] unit from 2003 to 2006. <ref>{{cite web | title = List of Ex State Presidents | publisher=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/state-presidents.php }}</ref>

==Official meetings==
*He attended 2019 Convocation Ceremony of [[Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology|VSSUT]].<ref name="2009 convocation">{{cite web |title=VSSUT CONVOCATION 2019 |url=http://thevission.org/vssut-convocation-2019/ |website=TheVission |access-date=19 August 2020}}</ref>
*He attended Convocation Ceremony 2019 which was held in [[Sambalpur University]] along with Principal secretary of P.M Narendra Modi, P.K Mishra.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orissadiary.com/amp/odisha-governor-principal-secretary-to-the-pmo-pk-mishra-attended-30th-convocation-ceremony-of-sambalpur-university/|title=Odisha Governor, Principal Secretary to the PMO, PK Mishra attended 30th convocation ceremony of #Sambalpur University|date=29 November 2019|website=OdishaDiary|language=en-US|access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>
*He attended 38th Convocation Ceremony of [[Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology|OUAT]].<ref name="38th convocation">{{cite web |title=Scientific tools need of the hour for smart farming |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2019/dec/22/scientific-tools-need-of-the-hour-for-smart-farming-2079518.html |website=The New Indian Express |access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref>
*He attended the 49th Convocation Ceremony of Utkal University (also known as the mother University in the state Odisha with an accreditation of A+ by NAAC); Date = 29 March 2019.

== References ==
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==External links==
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*[http://rajbhavanodisha.gov.in/governor.asp Official Profile His Excellency Governor of Odisha, Professor Ganeshi Lal]
{{Governor of Odisha}}
{{Current Indian governors}}
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

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