Satya Pal Malik (born 24 July 1946) is an Indian politician. Malik served as the 10th and last Governor of the erstwhile state of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

, from August 2018 to October 2019, and it was during his tenure that

revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked the special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution to Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which consists of the larger part of Kashm ...

was taken on 5 August 2019. Later, he moved to Goa, becoming the 18th governor, and also served as the 21st Governor of Meghalaya until October 2022. His first prominent stint as a politician was as a member of

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, also known as Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of Bicameralism, bicameral legislature of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh. There are 403 seats in the house. Member of the Legislative Assembl ...

during 1974–77. He represented Uttar Pradesh in

Rajya Sabha Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India and functions as the institutional representation of India’s federal units — the states and union territories.https://rajyasabha.nic.in/ It is a key component o ...

from 1980 to 1986 and 1986–89. He was member of the

9th Lok Sabha The 9th Lok Sabha (2 December 1989 – 13 March 1991) was elected during elections in 22–26 November 1989. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India. Twelve sitting members from Rajya Sabha were elected ...

from

Aligarh Aligarh (; formerly known as Koil) is a city in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Aligarh district and lies northwest of state capital Lucknow and approximately southeast of the capital, New Delhi. ...

, from 1989 to 1991, as member of

Janata Dal Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Na ...

. He was the Governor of

Bihar Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...

from October 2017 to August 2018. On 21 March 2018, he was also given additional charge to serve as Governor of Odisha up to 28 May 2018. In August 2018, he was appointed Governor to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Early life and education

Malik was born in Hisawada village of

Baghpat Baghpat, historically known as Vyaghraprastha, is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Bagpat district, which was established in 1997. It is part of the National Capital Region, surrounding New ...

Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and union territories of India by population, most populated state in In ...

in a

Jat The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in l ...

family. He pursued

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Scienc ...

and

LLB A Bachelor of Laws (; LLB) is an undergraduate law degree offered in most common law countries as the primary law degree and serves as the first professional qualification for legal practitioners. This degree requires the study of core legal subje ...

degrees from Meerut College. In 1968–69, Malik was elected as the students union president, commencing his political career.

Politics

Early state politics

Malik was first elected to any public office was as a member of legislative assembly from

after he successfully contested the election as member of

Charan Singh Chaudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was an Indian politician, peasant leader, author and an independence activist who briefly served as the prime minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980. Singh was principally kn ...

Bharatiya Kranti Dal Bharatiya Kranti Dal was a political party in India, founded by Chaudhary Charan Singh, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The party was founded at a meeting in Lucknow in October 1967. After the 1977 general election, the successor party of the ...

. He won the election by receiving 42.4% of the votes cast and defeating his nearest rival Acharya Deepankar of the

Communist party of India The Communist Party of India (CPI) is a political party in India. The CPI considers the Foundation of the Communist Party of India, December 26, 1925 Cawnpore (Kanpur) conference as its foundation date. Between 1946 and 1951, the CPI led m ...

who got 31.6% of the total votes cast. Later, after the formation of

Bharatiya Lok Dal Bharatiya Lok Dal () was a political party in India. The BLD or simply BL was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the rule of Indira Gandhi, including the Swatantra Party, the Samyukta Socialist Party, the ...

, he joined the party and became the general secretary of Lok Dal.

National politics

* 1980–89: Rajya Sabha Member from Uttar Pradesh * 1989–91: Member of Lok Sabha from

, on

ticket * 1996: Lost Lok Sabha Election from

on SP ticket, came fourth with only 40,789 votes. * 2012: Appointed National Vice-President of BJP

Governor of States

* 30 September 2017 – 21 August 2018:

Governor of Bihar The governor of Bihar is the nominal head of the Indian state of Bihar. The governor is appointed by the president of India. Arif Mohammad Khan is the current governor of Bihar. Former President Zakir Husain and Ram Nath Kovind were two such ...

* 21 March 2018 – 28 August 2018:

Governor of Odisha The Governor of Odisha is the head of the Indian state of Odisha. The Governor (India), governors have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the president of India at central level. They exist in the States of India, state ...

Additional Charge * 23 August 2018 – 30 October 2019:

Governor of Jammu and Kashmir The governor of Jammu and Kashmir was the head of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. When India became independent, Hari Singh was the Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. Technically he remained so until 17 November 195 ...

* 3 November 2019 – 18 August 2020:

Governor of Goa The governor of Goa is the nominal head of the Indian state of Goa. The governor is appointed by the president for a term of five years. P. S. Sreedharan Pillai became 22th governor on 7 July 2021. Powers and functions The governor has: *Exec ...

* 18 August 2020 – 3 October 2022: Governor of Meghalaya

Political views

Support for farmers' protest

On 8 November 2021, Malik was invited to Global Jat Summit and in his speech, he warned the Indian government regarding the

2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest The 2020–2021 Indian farmers' protest was a protest against three farm acts that were passed by the Parliament of India in September 2020. The acts, often called the Farm Bills, had been described as "anti-farmer laws" by many farmer unions, ...

and said "you will not be able to overcome the

Sikhs Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Sikh'' ...

. The Guru's four children were slaughtered, but the Guru refused to surrender. You cannot defeat the

Jats The Jat people (, ), also spelt Jaat and Jatt, are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, many Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in ...

as well." He also added, "

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...

knew that she would be killed and she was killed Bluestar">Operation_Blue_Star.html" ;"title="or ordering Bluestar They killed Arun Shridhar Vaidya">General Vaidya in Pune [for leading Bluestar">Operation Blue Star">Bluestar They killed Arun Shridhar Vaidya">General Vaidya in Pune [for leading Bluestarand Michael O'Dwyer in London [Lieutenant Governor Of Punjab during Jallianwala Bagh massacre]. I have even said that don't test the patience of the Sikh community." This was used as an outro snippet on the controversial song SYL by

Sidhu Moose Wala Shubhdeep Singh Sidhu (11 June 199329 May 2022), known professionally as Sidhu Moose Wala, was an Indian singer and rapper. He worked predominantly in Punjabi Music, Punjabi-language music and Punjabi cinema, cinema. Moose Wala is considered t ...

Views on Pulwama attack and Narendra Modi

On 14 April 2023, in an interview to

Karan Thapar Karan Thapar (born 5 November 1955) is an Indian journalist, news presenter and interviewer working with The Wire. Thapar was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted ''The Devil's Advocate'' and ''The Last Word''. Some of the celebrities he has int ...

, Malik gave his views on Pulwama attack and

Narendra Modi Narendra Damodardas Modi (born 17 September 1950) is an Indian politician who has served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India since 2014. Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat from 2001 to 2014 and is the Member of Par ...

. # Narendra Modi had no dislike for corruption and has taken no action against those alleged to be involved in corruption because they were close to him. # The former J&K governor had also made serious claims about mistakes that led to the Pulwama attack in 2019, including instructions by Modi and NSA

Ajit Doval Ajit Kumar Doval, Kirti Chakra, KC (born 20 January 1945) is an Indian bureaucrat and spymaster, who is currently serving as the National Security Advisor of India since 2014. A retired Indian Police Service officer of the Kerala cadre, he had p ...

for him to stay quiet on the mistakes and that he "realised that all the onus of the attack will be put on Pakistan". # “CRPF people (had) asked for aircraft to ferry their people because such a large convoy generally doesn’t travel by road,” Malik said, adding the request was made to the Home Ministry but “they refused to give”. # Malik also said that there was grave intelligence failure in the Pulwama incident because the car carrying 300 kilograms of RDX explosives had come from Pakistan but was travelling around the roads and villages of Jammu and Kashmir for 10-15 days without being detected and without anyone knowing.

References

, - , - , - , - , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Malik, Satya Pal 1946 births Living people Janata Dal politicians People from Meerut district Politicians from Aligarh India MPs 1989–1991 Lok Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha members from Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh MLAs 1974–1977 Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party politicians from Uttar Pradesh Governors of Bihar Governors of Jammu and Kashmir Governors of Goa Lok Dal politicians Bharatiya Kranti Dal politicians Governors of Odisha Governors of Meghalaya Indian National Congress politicians from Uttar Pradesh