Ajudhiya Nath Khosla
Ajudhia Nath Khosla | |
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| 7th Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 16 September 1962 – 5 August 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar |
| Succeeded by | Khaleell Ahommed |
| In office 12 September 1966 – 30 January 1968 | |
| Preceded by | Khaleell Ahommed |
| Succeeded by | Shaukatullah Shah Ansari |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Nominated) | |
| In office 3 April 1958 – 2 April 1964 | |
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| Born | 11 December 1892 New Delhi |
| Died | 1984 (aged 91–92) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan (1954) Padma Vibhushan (1977) |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | BA, 1912 CE, 1916, IIT Roorkee |
| Alma mater | IIT Roorkee (then Thomason College of Civil Engineering) |
| Occupation(s) | engineer, educationist and social activist |
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Ajudhia Nath Khosla (11 December 1892 – 1984) was an Indian engineer and politician. He was the Chairman of the Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission of India.
Khosla was born in Jalandhar, and worked as Vice Chancellor of the University of Roorkee from 1954 to 1959. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1954 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1977. He was nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament in 1958, but resigned in 1959 and joined the Planning Commission. He was the Governor of Odisha from September 1962 to August 1966 and again from September 1966 to January 1968. He was the president of Indian National Science Academy from 1961-62.