Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Saiyid Nurul Hasan FRHistS,FRAS (26 December 1921 – 12 July 1993) was an Indian historian and an elder statesman in the Government of India. A member of the Rajya Sabha, he was the Union Minister of State (with Independent Charges) of Education, Social Welfare and Culture Government of India (1971–1977) and the Governor of West Bengal and Odisha (1986–1993).
Saiyid Nurul Hasan | |
|---|---|
| 9th Union Minister of Education, Social Welfare and Culture | |
| In office 24 March 1972 – 24 March 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Succeeded by | Pratap Chandra Chunder |
| 12th Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| Preceded by | V.K. Ahuja |
| Succeeded by | T.N. Kaul |
| 12th Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 12 August 1986 – 1 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Uma Shankar Dikshit |
| Succeeded by | T. V. Rajeswar |
| 32nd Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 20 November 1988 – 6 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Bishambhar Nath Pande |
| Succeeded by | Yagya Datt Sharma |
| Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 6 February 1990 – 12 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | T. V. Rajeswar |
| Succeeded by | B. Satya Narayan Reddy (additional charge) |
| 34th Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 31 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Yagya Datt Sharma |
| Succeeded by | B. Satya Narayan Reddy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1921 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 12 July 1993 (aged 71) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Spouse | Nawabzadi Khurshid Laqa Begum Sahiba |
| Occupation | Historian, politician, diplomat |
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