Om Prakash Mathur

{{Short description|Governor of Sikkim since 2024 (born 1952)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2026}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Om Prakash Mathur | image = Om Prakash Mathur Sikkim Rajapal.jpg | caption = Mathur in 2025 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|01|02|df=y}} | birth_place = Bali, Rajasthan, India | office = Governor of Sikkim | term_start = 31 July 2024 | term_end = | predecessor = Lakshman Acharya | successor = | 1blankname = Chief Minister | 1namedata = Prem Singh Tamang | office1 = Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/BJP-wins-all-seats-from-Rajasthan/article14417083.ece | title= BJP wins all seats from Rajasthan | first=Mohammed | last=Iqbal | date=12 June 2016 | newspaper=The Hindu | access-date=26 May 2018 }}</ref> | term_start1 = 5 July 2016 | term_end1 = 4 July 2022 | successor1 = Randeep Surjewala | predecessor1 = Ashk Ali Tak | constituency1 = Rajasthan | term2 = 10 April 2008 — 9 April 2014 | constituency2 = Rajasthan | office3 = State President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan | term3 = 2008-2009 | party = Bharatiya Janata Party | office4 = State Incharge of Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh | term_start4 = 2023 | term_end4 = 2024 }} '''Om Prakash Mathur''' (born 2 January 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the 18th Governor of Sikkim since 31 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur Meets PM Modi in New Delhi |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/india/sikkim-governor-om-prakash-mathur-meets-pm-modi-in-new-delhi-1503507293.html |work=The Statesman |date=4 November 2025 |access-date=4 November 2025}}</ref>

He was a former member of Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and a senior politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was mentored by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat but later he became a leader on his own in BJP. He was a Pracharak with the RSS and later General Secretary- in charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat.

On 29 May 2016, he was nominated as one of the BJP candidates for the biennial elections of the Rajya Sabha held on 11 June. He contested from Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Naidu, Naqvi, Goyal among 12 in BJP's RS list|url=http://www.abplive.in/india-news/naidu-naqvi-goyal-among-12-in-bjps-rs-list-352440|access-date=30 May 2016|publisher=ABP Live|date=29 May 2016|archive-date=30 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160530152104/http://www.abplive.in/india-news/naidu-naqvi-goyal-among-12-in-bjps-rs-list-352440|url-status=dead}}</ref> He is from the village Bedal, near Falna in Bali tehsil of Pali district in Rajasthan. Born in 1952, he studied B.A. at Rajasthan University, Jaipur.

President Droupadi Murmu appointed Om Prakash Mathur as governor of Sikkim on 27 July 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mallick |first1=Ashesh |date=28 July 2024 |title=President appoints 6 new Governors including Om Prakash Mathur, Santosh Gangwar, reshuffles 3 others |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/president-murmu-appoints-new-governors-gangwar-goes-to-jharkhand-gulab-chand-kataria-to-punjab-manipur-telangana-maharashtra-latest-updates-2024-07-28-944002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240728050455/https://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/president-murmu-appoints-new-governors-gangwar-goes-to-jharkhand-gulab-chand-kataria-to-punjab-manipur-telangana-maharashtra-latest-updates-2024-07-28-944002 |archive-date=28 July 2024 |work=India TV News |access-date=28 July 2024}}</ref>

In June 2025, he flagged off the first batch of pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra in five years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 June 2025 |title=Sikkim Governor Om Prakash Mathur flags off first batch of Kailash Mansarovar Yatra pilgrims |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/sikkim-governor-om-prakash-mathur-flags-off-first-batch-of-kailash-mansarovar-yatra-pilgrims20250620151017/ |access-date=4 November 2025 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> On 20 October 2025 he visited Indian Army soldiers stationed at the Doka La Pass to celebrate Diwali.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 October 2025 |title=Sikkim Guv celebrates Diwali with Indian Army soldiers at 13,400-feet Doka La Pass |url=https://www.ptinews.com/story/national/sikkim-guv-celebrates-diwali-with-indian-army-soldiers-at-13-400-feet-doka-la-pass/3023379 |access-date=4 November 2025 |website=Press Trust of India}}</ref>

== References == {{Reflist}} *[http://rajassembly.nic.in/rajya.htm] *[http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2075] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517152019/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=2075 |date=17 May 2011 }} *<ref>{{Cite web |title=26.02.2025 : Smt. Anupriya Patel, Hon'ble Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, called on the Hon'ble Governor of Sikkim, Shri Om Prakash Mathur, at Raj Bhavan today. {{!}} Raj Bhavan Sikkim {{!}} India |url=https://rajbhavansikkim.gov.in/26-02-2025-smt-anupriya-patel-honble-minister-of-state-for-health-and-family-welfare-called-on-the-honble-governor-of-sikkim-shri-om-prakash-mathur-at-raj-bhavan-today/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=27 February 2025 |language=en}}</ref>

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