Satya Pal Malik
Governor of Bihar Satya Pal Malik.jpg
Governor Malik in 2018
Governor of Meghalaya
In office
18 August 2020 - 3 October 2022
Preceded byTathagata Roy
Succeeded byB. D. Mishra
Governor of Goa
In office
3 November 2019 – 18 August 2020
Preceded byMridula Sinha
Succeeded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
In office
23 August 2018 – 30 October 2019
Preceded byNarinder Nath Vohra
Succeeded byPost abolished
Governor of Bihar
In office
30 September 2017 – 21 August 2018
Preceded byRam Nath Kovind
Succeeded byLalji Tandon
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1989 – 1991
Preceded byUsha Rani Tomar
Succeeded bySheela Gautam
ConstituencyAligarh
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
1980 – 1989
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1946-07-24) 24 July 1946 (age 76)
Hisawada, United Provinces, British India[1]
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Bharatiya Kranti Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Lok Dal, SP
Alma materMeerut University (B.Sc, LLB)

Satya Pal Malik (born 24 July 1946) is an Indian politician. Malik was the Governor of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, from August 2018 to October 2019, and it was during his tenure that the constitutional decision to abrogate Article 370, which gave special status to J&K, was taken on 5 August 2019. Later he was moved to Goa as its 18th governor, and after that he served as the 21st Governor of Meghalaya until October 2022.[2] [3]

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.[4][5] 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 state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Early life and education

Malik was born in Hisawada village of Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh in a Jat family.[6][7][8] He pursued Bachelor of Science and LLB degrees from Meerut College.[9] In 1968-69, Malik was elected as the students union president, commencing his political career.[10]

Politics

Early state politics

Malik was first elected to any public office was as a member of legislative assembly from Baghpat after he successfully contested the election as member of Charan Singh's Bharatiya Kranti Dal. He won the election by receiving 42.36% of the votes cast and defeating his nearest rival Acharya Deepankar of the Communist party of India who got 31.57% of the total votes cast.[11] Later, after the formation of Bharatiya Lok Dal, he joined the party and become the general secretary of Lok Dal.[12]

National politics

Governor of States

Post-governorship

Support for farmers' agitation

Main article: 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest

On 8 November 2021, Malik was invited to Global Jat Summit and in his speech, he used provocative messages against the Indian government regarding the 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest and said "you will not be able to overcome the Sikhs. The Guru's four children were slaughtered, but the Guru refused to surrender. You cannot defeat the Jats either."[15]

He also added, "Indira Gandhi knew that she would be killed and she was killed [for ordering Bluestar]. They killed General Vaidya in Pune [for leading Bluestar] and Michael O'Dwyer in London. I have even said that don't test the patience of the Sikh community."[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "9th Lok Sabha Members Bioprofile". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ^ PTI (18 August 2020). "Satya Pal Malik Appointed Meghalaya Governor, to Replace Tathagata Roy". News18. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Satya Pal Malik: Have no plans to join active politics". October 2022.
  4. ^ "New governors appointed: All you need to know". The Times of India. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". Indian Express. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Microsoft Word - biograp_sketc_1a.htm" (PDF). Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ^ "In Kashmir, governors kill time boozing and golfing: Satyapal Malik". Kashmir Walla. 15 March 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  8. ^ Tripathi, Vineet (23 November 2021). "Satya Pal Malik News: सिख और जाट 300 साल नहीं भूलते...गवर्नर सत्यपाल मलिक का वीडियो देख लोग बोले- उकसा क्यों रहे". Navbharat Times. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Who is Satya Pal Malik?". The Indian Express. 22 August 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Bihar Governor Satpal Malik visits Meerut College". The Statesman. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Baghpat Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Members Bioprofile". 164.100.47.194. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  13. ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Polling Booth: Election' 96: Uttar Pradesh/Aligarh". Rediff.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  14. ^ Shekhar, Kumar Shakti (27 October 2021). "Satya Pal Malik: When Satya Pal Malik courted controversies as governor - from Bihar, Jammu-Kashmir and Goa to Meghalaya". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b "WATCH: Twitterati trend #SackSatyapalMalik as they slam Governor for remarks on 'Indira Gandhi assassination' in viral video". Free Press Journal. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
Lok Sabha Preceded byUsha Rani Tomar Member of Parliamentfor Aligarh 1989 – 1991 Succeeded bySheela Gautam Political offices Preceded byKeshari Nath Tripathi Governor of Bihar 4 October 2017 – 21 August 2018 Succeeded byLal Ji Tandon Preceded byS. C. Jamir Governor of Odisha 21 March 2018 – 28 May 2018(Additional Charge) Succeeded byGaneshi Lal Preceded byNarinder Nath Vohra Governor of Jammu and Kashmir 23 August 2018 – 31 October 2019 Succeeded byJammu and Kashmir State dissolved Preceded byMridula Sinha Governor of Goa 25 October 2019 - 18 August 2020 Succeeded byBhagat Singh KoshyariAdditional Charge Preceded byTathagata Roy Governor of Meghalaya 18 August 2020 - 04 October 2022 Succeeded byB. D. Mishra
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