E. S. L. Narasimhan
E. S. L. Narasimhan | |
|---|---|
| 1st Governor of Telangana | |
| In office 24 July 2019 – 7 September 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Preceded by | Himself (additional charge) |
| Succeeded by | Tamilisai Soundararajan |
| Governor of Telangana | |
(Additional Charge) | |
| In office 2 June 2014 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | K. Chandrasekhar Rao |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| 20th Governor of Andhra Pradesh | |
| In office 27 December 2009 – 23 July 2019 | |
| Chief Minister | Konijeti Rosaiah Kiran Kumar Reddy N. Chandrababu Naidu Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy |
| Preceded by | N. D. Tiwari |
| Succeeded by | Biswabhusan Harichandan |
| 3rd Governor of Chhattisgarh | |
| In office 25 January 2007 – 27 December 2009 | |
| Chief Minister | Raman Singh |
| Preceded by | Krishna Mohan Seth |
| Succeeded by | Shekhar Dutt |
| Director of Intelligence Bureau | |
| In office February 2005 – December 2006 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1945 Madras Presidency, British India (now Tamil Nadu, India) |
| Spouse | Vimala Narasimhan |
| Alma mater | Presidency College, Madras Law College |
Ekkadu Srinivasan Lakshmi Narasimhan (born 4 November 1945) is an Indian former civil servant and politician who served as the first Governor of Telangana. He assumed office of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh on 8 December 2009 until 23 July 2019 making him the longest-serving governor of the state. Later he took on 2 June 2014 as the 1st Governor of Telangana as additional charge. A retired Indian Police Service officer, he previously served as the director of the Intelligence Bureau from February 2005 to December 2006. He also served as the Governor of Chhattisgarh from 2007 to 2009. Narasimhan served as governor for 12 years making him the longest-serving governor in India.