Hon'ble Governor of Odisha Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati
Dr. Hari Babu Kambhampati
15-June-1953
Timmasamudram Village, Prakasam District,
Andhra Pradesh.
Late Sri Kambhampati Venkateswarlu
and Late Smt Seethamma
Smt Jayasree
Two Daughters. Smt Chetana married to Sri
Chukkapalli Chakravarthy and Smt Chandana
married to Sri Tripuraneni Varun
Chukkapalli Arnina & Chukkapalli Arnav
B.E. in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Andhra University
M.E. in Electrical & Control Systems from Andhra University.
PhD in Control Systems from Andhra University
Worked as Associate Professor in Andhra University Engineering College.
As a Student Leader, participated in the Jai Andhra Movement along with
Sri Tenneti Viswanatham, Sardar Gowthu Lachanna and Sri Muppavarapu
Venkaiah Naidu in 1972
Served as Secretary of Andhra University Engineering College Student’s
Union between 1972 and 1973
Actively participated in Lok Sangharsh Samithi Agitation under Loknayak
Jaya Prakash Narayan during 1974-1975 and was arrested under the
Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during emergency and
Imprisoned for 6 months in Visakhapatnam Central Jail and Musheerabad
Jail
Served as Andhra Pradesh State Executive Member of Janata Party in 1977.
Served as Andhra Pradesh Yuva Morcha State Vice-President of Janata
Party in 1978
Served as Secretary of Andhra University Teachers Association in 1988.
Served as BJP State Executive Member of Andhra Pradesh from1991 to 1993
Served as BJP State General Secretary of Andhra Pradesh from1993 to 2003
Served as Floor Leader BJP Legislature Party, Andhra Pradesh from 2003 to
2004
Served as BJP National Secretary in 2005
Served as BJP National Disciplinary Committee Member from 2013 to 2014
Served as Andhra Pradesh BJP State President from 2014 to 2018
Served as BJP National Executive Member from 2018 to 2021
Elected to Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly from Visakhapatnam-1
Assembly Constituency in the year 1999
Elected to the 16th Lok Sabha from Visakhapatnam Parliamentary
Constituency in the year 2014
Member of Taskforce constituted by Central Government for interlinking of
rivers from 2003 to 2004
Member of Public Undertaking Committee
Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee of Commerce
Member of Consultative Committee of Ministry of Skill Development
and Entrepreneurship
Member of MPLADS Committee
Chairman of Standing Committee on Energy
Member of Marine Products Export Development Authority
Member of National Council for Teachers Education
Member of National Shipping Board
Appointed as Governor of Mizoram by Honorable President of India on
06-07- 2021.
Warrant of Appointment by Hon’ble President of India as Governor of
Odisha on 24-12-2024
Sworn in as Governor of Odisha by Shri Justice Chakradhari Sharan
Singh, Hon’ble Chief Justice of High Court of Orissa on 03-01-2025 in
the New Abhishek Hall of the Raj Bhavan, Odisha
Graduated with Master of Arts in History from Nagarjuna University,
AndhraPradesh
Graduated with Master of Philosophy on the topic- “Trade and Commerce in
Andhra under Vijayanagar Dynasty” from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New
Delhi
Ph.D on the topic “Agrarian Economy in Andhra under Vijayanagar” from
Andhra University, Visakhapatnam
Author of the book “Economic conditions in Andhra under Vijayanagar”
Post-Doctoral thesis on “Society and Women in Andhra”
Author of articles published in journals of IHCR, INC, SIHC, APHC
Worked as an officer in Andhra Bank
Formerly member of teaching faculty for Post Graduate students in Andhra
University, Visakhapatnam
