Teacher-politician Hari Babu appointed as new Odisha Governor

BHUBANESWAR: A qualified engineer with a PhD and a teacher in Andhra University Engineering College for 24 years, the newly-appointed Governor of Odisha, Hari Babu Kambhampati has had a long political career to boot.

The 71-year-old Mizoram Governor who will replace Raghubar Das had joined student politics in 1972. He was arrested under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) during Emergency and imprisoned for six months.

Hari Babu, who holds a PhD degree in Control Systems, became a state executive member of Janata Party in 1977 and worked in different capacities till the formation of BJP in 1980. He became general secretary of the Andhra Pradesh BJP in 1993 and continued till 2003.