Syed Ahmed is an India

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n politician

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, author

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 and a member of the Congress Party. He was sworn in as the eighth Governor of Jharkhand on September 4, 2011.

Ahmed holds two master's degree

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s in both Hindi and English

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 and a doctorate

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 in Urdu

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. He has written an autobiography, Pagdandi se Shahar Tak. His other works authored include Maktal se Manzil, Kafas se Chaman and Jange-Azaadi Me Urdu Shayari.

Ahmed joined the Indian National Congress

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 in 1977. He was elected to the Vidhan Sabha one five occasion as a representative of the Nagpada

Nagpada

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 constituency in Mumbai

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. He also served as a state minister in Maharashtra

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On August 26, 2011, Indian President Pratibha Patil

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 appointed Ahmed as the eighth Governor of the northern state of Jharkhand

Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

. He was chosen to succeed M. O. H. Farook

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, who was appointed Governor of Kerala on the same day by President Patil.

Syed Ahmed was sworn in as the Governor of Jharkhand on September 4, 2011. Ahmed was administered the oath of office by acting Jharkhand Chief Justice Prakash Chandra Tatiya at the state Raj Bhavan

Raj Bhavan (Jharkhand)

Raj Bhavan is the official residence of the Governor of Jharkhand. It is located in the capital city of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The present governor of Jharkhand is Dr Syed Ahmed-Building:...

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