Shri O. P. Kohli
Governor,
Government of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar - 382020,
Gujarat, India.
Father's Name
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Late Shri Manohar Lal Kohli
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Mother's Name
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Late Shrimati Shiv Devi
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Date of Birth
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August 9, 1935
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Place Birth
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Delhi
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Spouse's Name
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Shrimati Avinash Kohli
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Children
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Three : (Son : Vishu Kohli Daughters : Smt. Suparna
Kohli and Ms. Ritu Kohli)
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Education
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MA (Hindi) from University of Delhi
Prabhakar from Punjab University Sahitya Ratna from Prayag |
Work Experience
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Worked as a lecturer at Hansraj College &
Deshbandhu College (University of Delhi) for over 37 years. Retired as a
Reader in 1994.
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Student activism
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Was PM of Hansraj College (University of Delhi)
Parliament
Was a Member of Delhi University Students Union (DUSU) Executive Was All India President of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) for 3 consecutive terms. |
Teacher activism
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Was President of Delhi University's Teachers
Association (DUTA) from 1973-79
Was elected member of Academic and Executive Councils of the University of Delhi Was President of National Democratic Teacher's Front (NDTF), a nationalist organization of University Teachers |
Political activism
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Was arrested under MISA for 19 months during the
National Emergency and lodged in Delhi, Agra and Varanasi jails.
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Years in Parliament
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Was elected as a member of Rajya Sabha (1994-2000)
Chairman, Housing Committee, Rajya Sabha Member, Committee on papers to be laid on the table of Rajya Sabha Member, Standing Committee on Urban & Rural Development Member, Standing Committee on Finance Member, Standing Committee on Finance |
Organizational responsibilities held
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President of Delhi State BJP from 1991-95 and for the
second time in 2009-10
National Secretary, BJP Incharge (Prabhari) of Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan Secretary, Central Disciplinary Committee, BJP President, Central Disciplinary Committee, BJP BJP Headquarters Incharge |
Interests
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Academics and educational activities
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As Governor
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He resumed the office of the Governor of Gujarat on
16th July, 2014.
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Address
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Raj Bhavan,
Sector - 20, Gandhinagar - 382020. |
Telephone
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079-23243171/72/73
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Fax
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079-23224268
079-23231121 |
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