Former Gujarat governor O P Kohli dies at 87

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Category : Obituaries Published on: February 22 2023

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Former Gujarat governor and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Om Prakash Kohli passed away on Monday.
He was 87.
Kohli was the 19th governor of Gujarat from 2014 to 2019.
While presiding as Gujarat governor, he also served as the governor of Madya Pradesh and Goa.
He was also given additional charge of the governor of Goa from August 6, 2014, to August 25, 2014.
He served in the Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2000 and chaired the housing committee, among other committee memberships.

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Former Gujarat governor O P Kohli dies at 87