Gulsher Ahmad

{{Short description|Indian politician}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Gulsher Ahmad | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | office = 9th [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|Governor of Himachal Pradesh]] | term_start = 1993 | term_end = 1993 | predecessor = | successor = | office1 = Member of [[Lok Sabha]] | constituency1 = [[Satna Lok Sabha constituency|Satna]] | term_start1 = | term_end1 = | predecessor1 = | successor1 = | office2 = Speaker of [[Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha]] | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] | constituency3 = Amarpatan | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | birth_date = {{birth date|1921|8|3|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[British Raj|British India]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2002|5|20|1921|8|3|df=y}} | death_place = [[Satna]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], India | party = [[Indian National Congress]] | children = Sayeed Ahmad (son) | alma_mater = | occupation = [[Barrister]], Politician | profession = }} '''Gulsher Ahmed''' (3 August 1921<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/g.pdf |title=Rajya Sabha |access-date=9 January 2015 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001810/http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/pre_member/1952_2003/g.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> – 20 May 2002<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://164.100.47.5/newdebate/deb_ndx/196/15072002/11to12.htm|title = Uncorrected Debates-15072002}}</ref>) was a leader of the [[Indian National Congress]]. He studied in England and became a barrister. He was speaker [[Madhya Pradesh]] Vidhan Sabha, [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] and also MP from [[Satna Lok Sabha constituency]]. He was the [[List of Governors of Himachal Pradesh|9th governor of Himachal Pradesh]] in 1993. He hailed from [[Madhya Pradesh]]. He contested from Amarpatan constituency for state assembly. He died in 2002 in Satna.

His son Sayeed Ahmad was also an MLA and became minister of state (finance and commercial tax).{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}

Gulsher Ahmad had to resign from governor post when the Election Commission indicted him for campaigning for his son.<ref>[http://www.saharatime.com/fullstory.asp?storyid=Web6195142198timesahara717200454000&section=S13&edate=1/15/2005 Sahara Time] {{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>

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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070311012824/http://hpvidhansabha.nic.in/pgov.asp Name of the Hon'ble Governor] hpvidhansabha.nic.in

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