Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain was sworn in as the 43rd Governor of Bihar today (March 14). Patna High Court Chief Justice Justice Sangam Kumar Sahu administered the oath of office to him at Lok Bhavan. Before this, Arif Mohammad Khan was on this post. During the swearing in, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Sinha, Minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary and Bijendra Prasad Yadav and many of his cabinet members were present there. Syed Ata Hasnain took oath in Hindi. After this, Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit informed the President regarding the appointment of the Governor. Draupadi Murmu Read out the letter.
General Syed Ata Hasnain’s last posting was as Military Secretary
Lieutenant General (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain was sworn in as the Governor of Bihar on Saturday (March 14). Patna High Court Chief Justice Sangam Kumar Sahu administered the oath of office and secrecy to Hasnain at a ceremony held at Lok Bhawan. Hasnain has replaced Arif Mohammad Khan. Many dignitaries including Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials were present at the ceremony. Hasnain’s last posting in the army was as Military Secretary, an important post responsible for senior level personnel management. Earlier, he had commanded 15 Corps of the Army in Jammu and Kashmir. Even after retirement, Hasnain remained active in national and academic roles. He was appointed Chancellor of Central Kashmir University in 2018. He joined as a member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) in 2020.
General Syed has also been the former Commanding in Chief of Chinar Corps based in Srinagar.
Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain has also been the former Commanding-in-Chief of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Indian Army. He was the Vice Chancellor of Central University of Kashmir. Even while in the army, he ran many social campaigns, in which he ran many programs for the youth regarding education, employment and sports so that they could inspire people to become good citizens. Even after retirement, he remained active in his public life and ran many campaigns to link national security and employment. In which mainly an attempt was made to connect the youth of Kashmir. For this reason, he is seen as a military officer as well as a strategic thinker.