Saiyid Nurul Hasan
Saiyid Nurul Hasan | |
|---|---|
| Union Minister of Education, Social Welfare, and Culture | |
| In office 24 March 1972 – 24 March 1977 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi |
| Preceded by | Siddhartha Shankar Ray |
| Succeeded by | Pratap Chandra Chunder |
| Indian Ambassador to the Soviet Union | |
| In office 1983–1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Indira Gandhi Rajiv Gandhi |
| Preceded by | V.K. Ahuja |
| Succeeded by | Triloki Nath Kaul |
| Governor of West Bengal | |
| In office 7 February 1990 – 12 July 1993 | |
| Preceded by | T. V. Rajeswar |
| Succeeded by | B. Satyanarayan Reddy |
| In office 12 August 1986 – 20 March 1989 | |
| Preceded by | Uma Shankar Dikshit |
| Succeeded by | T. V. Rajeswar |
| Governor of Odisha | |
| In office 1 February 1993 – 31 May 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Yagya Dutt Sharma |
| Succeeded by | B. Satyanarayan Reddy |
| In office 20 November 1988 – 6 February 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Bishambhar Nath Pande |
| Succeeded by | Yagya Dutt Sharma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 December 1921 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India |
| Died | 12 July 1993 (aged 71) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Spouse | Nawabzadi Khurshid Laqa Begum Sahiba |
| Occupation | Historian, politician, diplomat |
Saiyid Nurul Hasan FRHistS,FRAS (26 December 1921 – 12 July 1993) was an Indian historian and an elder statesman in the Government of India. A member of the Rajya Sabha, he was the Union Minister of State (with Independent Charges) of Education, Social Welfare and Culture Government of India (1971–1977) and the Governor of West Bengal and Odisha (1986–1993).