Bhubaneswar: Haribabu Kambhampati took oath as the 27th Governor of Odisha on Friday. Orissa High Court Chief Justice Chakradhari Sharan Singh administered the oath of office to Hari Babu Kambhampati at the Raj Bhavan in Bhubaneswar.
Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, Deputy Chief Ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, Odisha Assembly Speaker Surma Padhy, several ministers of Odisha Cabinet, Leader of the Opposition Naveen Patnaik, Vice Chancellors of various universities and many other dignitaries attended the oath ceremony.
Haribabu Kambhampati, who was the Governor of Mizoram, was appointed as the Governor of Odisha on December 24. After reaching Bhubaneswar on Thursday, he went to Puri to seek the blessings of Lord Jagannath and His Holy Siblings.
After spending the night at Puri Raj Bhavan, he returned to Bhubaneswar today morning and took oath at the Raj Bhavan.
Governor Kambhampati holds a B.Tech degree in Electronics & Communications Engineering from Andhra University (AU). He has also completed M.E. in Electrical & Control Systems and done PhD in Control Systems from Andhra University.
He worked as an Associate Professor for 24 years at Andhra University Engineering College.
Dr Kambhampati also participated in Lok Sangharsh Samithi Agitation under Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan during the 1974-1975 emergency and was arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA).
He was appointed as the Andhra Pradesh State Executive Member of the Janata Party in 1977. Dr Kambhampati served as the Andhra Pradesh BJP State President from 2014 to 2018.
