Ganeshi Lal

Ganeshi Lal (born 1 March 1941) is an Indian politician who served as the 25th Governor of Odisha.^[2]

Ganeshi Lal
Lal in 2018
25th Governor of Odisha
In office 29 May 2018 – 30 October 2023
Chief Minister	Naveen Patnaik
Preceded by	Satya Pal Malik (Additional charge)
Succeeded by	Raghubar Das
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office 1996-2000
Constituency	Sirsa, Haryana[1]
Personal details
Born	(1941-03-01) 1 March 1941 (age 84) Sirsa, Punjab, British India (present-day Haryana, India)
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse	Susheela Devi ​ ​ (m. 2020, died)​

Early life and career

Ganeshi Lal was born in Sirsa, Haryana on 1 March 1941.^[3] He received a university degree in English and a post-graduate degree in mathematics. Subsequently, he worked as a professor in different Government colleges in Haryana between 1964 and 1991.

From 2003 to 2006 he served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana unit.^[4]

He has authored a book on Bhagavad Gita titled Non-attached Attachment.^[5]

Personal life

Lal married Sushila Devi,^[3] who died on 23 November 2020 due to COVID-19.^[6][7] They have seven children.