Aizawl, Jan 16: General Vijay Kumar Singh (retd), the former Chief of Army Staff, was sworn in as the 25th Governor of Mizoram on Thursday. The ceremony, held at Raj Bhavan in Aizawl, saw the oath of office being administered by Justice Vijay Bishnoi, Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court.
The event was attended by several political leaders, including Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma, Cabinet Ministers, Assembly Speaker Lalbiakzama, Deputy Speaker Lalfamkima, Members of Parliament, and senior officials. Former Chief Ministers Zoramthanga and Lal Thanhawla were also present to witness the occasion.
General Singh, born on May 10, 1951, served as the 24th Chief of Army Staff from 2010 to 2012. After retiring from the military, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014 and was elected to the Lok Sabha from Ghaziabad in both the 2014 and 2019 elections. During his political career, he held key positions in the cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, including Minister of State for External Affairs, Minister of State for the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), and Minister of State for Statistics and Programme Implementation. In Modi’s second term, he also served as Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways, and Civil Aviation.
Before arriving in Aizawl, General Singh visited the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati to seek divine blessings.
