| Governor of Manipur | |
|---|---|
Anusuiya Uikey since 12 February 2023 | |
| Style | Her Excellency |
| Residence | Raj Bhavan; Imphal |
| Appointer | President of India |
| Term length | 5 Years |
| Inaugural holder | B. K. Nehru |
| Formation | 21 January 1972; 52 years ago (1972-01-21) |
The governor of Manipur is the nominal head and representative of the president of India in the state of Manipur. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. The current and 17th governor of Manipur is Anusuiya Uikey appointed by President Droupadi Murmu on 12 February 2023.[1]
| # | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. K. Nehru | 
|
21 January 1972 | 20 September 1973 |
| 2 | L.P. Singh | 21 September 1973 | 11 August 1981 | |
| 3 | S. M. H. Burney | 18 August 1981 | 11 June 1984 | |
| 4 | K. V. Krishna Rao | 
|
2 June 1984 | 7 July 1989 |
| 5 | Chintamani Panigrahi | 
|
10 July 1989 | 19 March 1993 |
| 6 | K. V. Raghunatha Reddy | 20 March 1993 | 30 August 1993 | |
| 7 | Lt.Gen. V. K. Nayar | 31 August 1993 | 22 December 1994 | |
| 8 | O.N. Shrivastava | 23 December 1994 | 11 February 1999 | |
| 9 | Ved Marwah | 2 December 1999 | 12 June 2003 | |
| 10 | Arvind Dave | 13 June 2003 | 5 August 2004 | |
| 11 | Shivinder Singh Sidhu | 
|
6 August 2004 | 22 July 2008 |
| 12 | Gurbachan Jagat[2] | 23 July 2008 | 22 July 2013 | |
| 13 | Ashwani Kumar[3] | 
|
23 July 2013 | 31 December 2013 |
| 14 | Vinod Duggal[4] | 
|
31 December 2013 | 28 August 2014 |
| — | K. K. Paul (additional charge) |
|
16 September 2014 | 15 May 2015 |
| 15 | Syed Ahmed | 
|
16 May 2015 | 27 September 2015 |
| — | V. Shanmuganathan (additional charge)[5] |
|
30 September 2015 | 17 August 2016 |
| 16 | Najma A. Heptulla[6] | 
|
21 August 2016 | 1 May 2018 |
| — | Jagdish Mukhi (additional charge) |
|
2 May 2018 (Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence) |
30 May 2018 |
| (16) | Najma Heptulla |
|
31 May 2018 | 26 June 2019 |
| — | Padmanabha Acharya (additional charge) |
|
27 June 2019 (Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence)[7] |
23 July 2019 |
| (16) | Najma Heptulla |
|
24 July 2019 | 10 August 2021 |
| — | Ganga Prasad (additional charge) |
|
12 August 2021 (Assumed charge in Heptulla's absence) |
26 August 2021 |
| 17 | La. Ganesan | 
|
27 August 2021 | 12 February 2023 |
| 18 | Anusuiya Uikey | 
|
12 February 2023 | Incumbent |
