M. O. H. Farook

M. O. Hassan Farook Maricar
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Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) for Pondicherry
In office
1991–1998
Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee,
Deve Gowda,
I. K. Gujral,
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by P. Shanmugam
Succeeded by S. Arumugam
In office
1999–2004
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Preceded by S. Arumugam
Succeeded by M. Ramadass
Chief Minister of Pondicherry
In office
April 9, 1967 – March 6, 1968
Governor S. L. Silam,
B. D. Jatti
Preceded by V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
Succeeded by V. Venkatasubha Reddiar
In office
March 17, 1969 – January 3, 1974
Governor B. D. Jatti,
Chhedilal
Preceded by Governor's rule
Succeeded by Subramanyan Ramaswamy
In office
March 16, 1985 – January 19, 1989
Governor Tribhuvan Prasad Tiwary,
Ranjit Singh Dyal
Preceded by Governor's rule
Succeeded by Governor's rule
Governor of Jharkhand
In office
January 22, 2010 – 4 September 2011[1]
Preceded by Kateekal Sankaranarayanan
Succeeded by Syed Ahmed
Governor of Kerala
In office
8 September 2011 – 26 January 2012
Preceded by R. S. Gavai
Personal details
Born 6 September 1937
Karikal, Pondicherry, India
Died 26 January 2012(2012-01-26) (aged 74)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Profession Politician
Religion Muslim

M. O. Hasan Farook Maricar (Tamil: எம்.ஓ.எச் ஃபரூக் மரைக்காயர், Malayalam: എം.ഒ. ഹസൻ ഫാറൂഖ് മരിക്കാർ; 6 September 1937 – 26 January 2012) was a three time Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Pondicherry, 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[2] 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.[3] He was appointed as the Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia in September 2004.[4]

In 2010, Farook was appointed as Governor of Jharkhand.[5] He was appointed as Governor of Kerala on 25 August 2011.[6][7] He took office on 8 September 2011, but died in office a few months later, on 26 January 2012 at 9:10pm at Apollo Hospital in Chennai, due to multiple myeloma and kidney and other ailments. He is the second governor who died in office, after Sikander Bakht, and is the shortest served governor of Kerala.[8][9]

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Government offices
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
Preceded by
R.S. Gavai
Governor of Kerala
September 8, 2011 - January 26, 2012
Succeeded by
TBD


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