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{{Infobox official post
| post = Governor of Andhra Pradesh
| native_name = {{lang|te-Latn|ĀndhraPradēś Governoru}}
| insignia = 
| insigniasize = 150
| insigniacaption = [[Emblem of Andhra Pradesh]]
| image = The Governor of Andhra Pradesh, S. Abdul Nazeer at Raj Bhavan.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| style = [[Excellency|His/Her Excellency]]
| incumbent = [[S. Abdul Nazeer]]
| incumbentsince = {{Start date|2023|2|24|df=yes}}
| status = [[Head of State]]
| reports_to = [[President of India]]<br>[[Government of India]]
| residence = [[Raj Bhavan, Amaravati|Raj Bhavan]], [[Amaravati]], [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| termlength = [[At His Majesty's pleasure#Derivatives|At the pleasure of the president]]
| appointer = [[President of India]]
| formation = {{start date and years ago|df=yes|1639|3|03}}
| inaugural = [[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]]
| salary = {{INRConvert|350000}} (per month)
| website = {{URL|http://www.rajbhavan.ap.gov.in/}}
| precursor = [[Andhra State|Governor of Andhra State]]
| flag = 
| flagsize = 150
| flagcaption = [[Emblem of Andhra Pradesh]]
}}

[[File:IN-AP.svg|thumb|The state of Andhra Pradesh in India has had 24 Governors since 1953]]

The '''governor of Andhra Pradesh''' is the [[head of state]] of the [[India|Indian]] state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. [[Governor (India)|Governors in India]] have similar powers and functions at the state level as those of the [[president of India]] at the central level. They exist in the [[States of India|state]] appointed by the president of India and they are not local to the state that they are appointed to govern. The factors based on which the president evaluates the candidates is not mentioned in the [[Constitution of India|constitution]]. The governor acts as the nominal head whereas the real power lies with the [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of the state]] and their [[Andhra Pradesh Council of Ministers|council of ministers]].This is a list of governors of [[Andhra Pradesh]], including [[Andhra State]] and [[united Andhra Pradesh]], in office from 1953 to the present date. The [[official residence]] of the governor is the [[Raj Bhavan, Amaravati|Raj Bhavan]], situated in [[Vijayawada]]. [[E. S. L. Narasimhan]] is the longest serving governor. 

The [[List of current Indian governors|current incumbent]] is [[S. Abdul Nazeer]] since 24 February 2023.

==Qualifications==
[[s:Constitution of India/Part VI#Article 157 .7BQualifications for appointment as Governor.7D|Article 157]] and [[s:Constitution of India/Part VI#Article 158 .7BConditions of Governor's office.7D|Article 158]] of the [[Constitution of India]] specify eligibility requirements for the post of governor. They are as follows:

A governor must:

* be a [[citizen of India]].
* be at least 35 years of age.
* not be a member of either [[Parliament of India|house of the parliament]] or [[State Legislature (India)|house of the state legislature]].
* not hold any office of profit.

== Powers and functions ==
{{See also|Governors of India#Powers and functions}}
The governor enjoys many different types of powers:
* Executive powers related to administration, appointments and removals,
* Legislative powers related to lawmaking and the state legislature, that is Saasana Sabha ([[State legislative assemblies of India|Legislative Assembly]]) or Saasana Mandali ([[State legislative councils of India|Legislative Council]]), and
* Discretionary powers to be carried out according to the discretion of the Governor.

Apart from enjoying various constitutional powers, the governor of Andhra Pradesh is the ''ex-officio'' Chancellor of the state universities of Andhra Pradesh. The universities include [[Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University]], [[Acharya Nagarjuna University]], [[Adikavi Nannaya University]], [[Andhra University]], Cluster University, [[Dr. Abdul Haq Urdu University]], [[Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University, Srikakulam|Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University]], [[Dr. N.T.R. University of Health Sciences]], Dr. YSR Architecture & Fine Arts University, [[Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University]], [[Dravidian University]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Anantapur|Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Anantapur)]], [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada|Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (Kakinada)]], [[Krishna University]], [[Rayalaseema University]], [[Sri Krishnadevaraya University]], [[Sri Padmavathi Mahila Visvavidyalayam]], [[Sri Venkateswara University]], [[Sri Venkateswara Vedic University]], [[Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University]], [[Vikrama Simhapuri University]] and [[Yogi Vemana University]]

==Governors==

This is a list of the governors, agents, and presidents of colonial [[Madras Presidency|Madras]], initially of the [[Kingdom of England|English]] [[East India Company]], up to the end of British colonial rule in 1947.

===English Agents===

In 1639, the grant of Madras to the [[English colonial empire|English]] was finalized between the factors of the Masulipatnam (now [[Machilipatnam]]) factory ([[trading post]]), represented by [[Francis Day of Madras|Francis Day]], and the Raja of Chandragiri. In 1640, [[Andrew Cogan]], the chief of the Masulipatnam factory, made his way to Madras in the company of Francis Day and the English and Indian employees of the Masulipatnam factory. The Agency of Madras was established on 1 March 1640 and Cogan was made the first Agent. The official title was 'Governor of Fort St George' and the Governor was usually referred to as Agent. Cogan served in the post for three years and was succeeded by Francis Day. After four agents had served their terms, Madras was upgraded to a Presidency during the time of [[Aaron Baker]]. However financial considerations forced the company to revert to an agency soon after Aaron Baker had served his term. The Agency survived until 1684 when Madras was made a Presidency once and for all. [[Streynsham Master]] is the best remembered and most renowned of the Agents of Madras.

{| class="wikitable" width="100%" style="text-align:center;"
! #
! Name<br><small>(birth–death)</small>
! Took office
! Left office
! Notes
|- align=center
| colspan="7" | '''Agents'''
|- align=center
|-
| 1
| [[Andrew Cogan]]
| 1 March 1640
| 1643
|
*Construction of [[Fort St. George, India|Fort St. George]] begins
|-
| 2
| [[Francis Day of Madras|Francis Day]]<br><small>(1605–1673)</small>
| 1643
| 1644
|
|-
| 3
| [[Thomas Ivie]]<br><small>(1605–1673)</small>
| 1644
| 1648
|
*Establishment of [[Government General Hospital, Chennai|Government General Hospital]]
|-
| 4
| [[Thomas Greenhill (colonial administrator)|Thomas Greenhill]]<br><small>(1611–1658)</small>
| 1648
| 1652
|
|-
| 5
| [[Aaron Baker]]<br><small>(1610–1683)</small>
| 1652
| 1655
|
|-
| 6
| [[Thomas Greenhill (colonial administrator)|Thomas Greenhill]]<br><small>(1611–1658)</small>
| 1655
| 1658
|
|-
| 7
| [[Thomas Chambers (Agent of Madras)|Sir Thomas Chambers]]<br><small>(d. 1692)</small>
| 1658
| 1661
|
|-
| 8
| [[Sir Edward Winter]]<br><small>(1622–1686)</small>
| 1661
| Aug 1665
|
|-
| 9
| [[George Foxcroft]]<br><small>(1634–1715)</small>
| Aug 1665
| 16 Sep 1665
|
|-
| 10
| [[Sir Edward Winter]]<br><small>(1622–1686)</small>
| 16 Sep 1665
| 22 Aug 1668
|
|-
| 11
| [[George Foxcroft]]<br><small>(1634–1715)</small>
| 22 Aug 1668
| Jan 1670
|
*[[Triplicane]] annexed by [[Madras]]
|-
| 12
| [[Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet]]<br><small>(1631–1715)</small>
| Jan 1670
| 27 Jan 1678
|
|-
| 13
| [[Streynsham Master]]<br><small>(1640–1724)</small>
| 27 Jan 1678
| 3 Jul 1681
|
*Construction of [[St. Mary's Church, Chennai|St. Mary's Church]] and [[Kalikambal Temple]]
|-
| 14
| [[William Gyfford]]
| 3 Jul 1681
| 8 Aug 1684
|
|}

===Presidents===
[[Madras]] was elevated to a [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|presidency]] in 1684 and remained so until 12 February 1785 when new rules and regulations brought by the Pitt's India Act reformed the administration of the East India Company with the exception of a three-year period of French rule from 1746 to 1749 when Madras was a governorship.

Subsequently, [[Elihu Yale]] who took charge on 8 August 1684 was the First President of Madras. [[Elihu Yale]], [[Thomas Pitt]] and [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney|George Macartney]] are some of the well-known Presidents of Madras.

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| [[Elihu Yale]] (First term) (acting)
| 8 August 1684
| 26 January 1685
|-
| [[William Gyfford]]
| 26 January 1685
| 25 July 1687
|-
| [[Elihu Yale]] (Second term)
| 25 July 1687
| 3 October 1692
|-
| [[Nathaniel Higginson]]
| 3 October 1692
| 7 July 1698
|-
| [[Thomas Pitt]]
| 7 July 1698
| 18 September 1709
|-
| [[Gulston Addison]]
| 18 September 1709
| 17 October 1709
|-
| [[Edmund Montague]] (acting)
| 17 October 1709
| 14 November 1709
|-
| [[William Fraser (British administrator)|William Fraser]]
| 14 November 1709 (acting)
| 11 July 1711
|-
| [[Edward Harrison (British administrator)|Edward Harrison]]
| 11 July 1711
| 8 January 1717
|-
| [[Joseph Collett]]
| 8 January 1717
| 18 January 1720
|-
| [[Francis Hastings of Madras|Francis Hastings]] (acting)
| 18 January 1720
| 15 October 1721
|-
| [[Nathaniel Elwick]]
| 15 October 1721
| 15 January 1725
|-
| [[James Macrae]]
| 15 January 1725
| 14 May 1730
|-
| [[George Morton Pitt]]
| 14 May 1730
| 23 January 1735
|-
| [[Richard Benyon (governor)]]
| 23 January 1735
| 14 January 1744
|-
| [[Nicholas Morse]]
| 14 January 1744
| 10 September 1746
|}

===Governors of the French East India Company===
In 1746, Dupleix's deputy, La Bordannais laid siege to Madras and captured the city. For the next three years, Madras remained under French Governors, until 1749, when Madras was handed to the British as per the Treaty of Aix-la-Chappele. The illustrious Mahe de la Bordannais served as acting Governor for a few months until the appointment of Governor Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil, who served until 1749 when Madras reverted to British rule.

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| [[Mahé de La Bourdonnais]] (acting)
| 10 September 1746
| 2 October 1746
|-
| [[Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil]]
| 2 October 1746
| August 1749
|}

===Presidents of the British East India Company===
During the period between 1746 and 1749, when Madras was under French rule, the British ran a provisional government from [[Fort St. David]], near modern-day Porto Novo. In 1752, when Madras had been returned to the British, the then President of Madras, John Saunders, shifted the seat of government from Fort David to Madras.  The British gained a lot of territory during the mid-18th century, so that by the time the French military power was crushed at the [[Battle of Wandiwash]] in 1761, the territory under the Presidency of Madras had increased manyfold. In 1785, the Province of Madras was created and the President became the Governor of Madras.

{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| John Hinde (in Fort David)
| 10 September 1746
| 14 April 1747
|-
| Charles Floyer (in Fort David)
| 14 April 1747
| 19 September 1750
|-
| Thomas Saunders (in Fort David up to 5 April 1752)
| 19 September 1750
| 14 January 1755
|-
| [[George Pigot]] (1st time)
| 14 January 1755
| 14 November 1763
|-
| [[Robert Palk]]
| 14 November 1763
| 25 January 1767
|-
| [[Charles Bourchier (governor)|Charles Bourchier]]
| 25 January 1767
| 31 January 1770
|-
| [[Josias Du Pré]]
| 31 January 1770
| 2 February 1773
|-
| [[Alexander Wynch]]
| 2 February 1773
| 11 December 1775
|- 
| [[George Pigot]] (2nd time)
| 11 December 1775
| 23 August 1776
|- 
| [[George Stratton (politician)|George Stratton]]
| 23 August 1776
| 31 August 1777
|-
| [[John Whitehill (governor)|John Whitehill]] (first time) (acting)
| 31 August 1777
| 8 February 1778
|-
| [[Sir Thomas Rumbold, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Rumbold]]
| 8 February 1778
| 6 April 1780
|-
| [[John Whitehill (governor)|John Whitehill]] (second time) (acting)
| 6 April 1780
| 8 November 1780
|-
| Charles Smith (acting)
| 8 November 1780
| 22 June 1781
|-
| [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney|George MaCartney]]
| 22 June 1781
| 12 February 1785
|}

===Governors (of British India)===
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Took office
! Left office
|-
| [[George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney|George MaCartney]]
| 12 February 1785
| 14 June 1785
|-
|  Alexander Davidson (acting)
| 14 June 1785
| 6 April 1786
|-
| [[Archibald Campbell (British Army officer)|Sir Archibald Campbell]]
| 6 April 1786
| 7 February 1789
|-
| John Holland (acting)
| 7 February 1789
| 13 February 1790
|-
| Edward J.Holland (acting)
| 13 February 1790
| 20 February 1790
|-
| [[William Medows]]
| 20 February 1790
| 1 August 1792 
|-
| [[Sir Charles Oakeley, 1st Baronet|Sir Charles Oakeley]]
| 1 August 1792
|  7 September 1794
|-
| [[Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire|Baron Hobart]]
| 7 September 1794
| 21 February 1798
|-
|  [[George Harris, 1st Baron Harris|George Harris]] (acting)
| 21 February 1798
| 21 August 1798
|-
|  [[Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis|The 2nd Baron Clive]]
| 21 August 1798
| 30 August 1803
|-
|  [[Lord William Bentinck|Lord William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck]]
|  30 August 1803
|  11 September 1807
|-
|  [[William Petrie]] (acting)
| 11 September 1807
| 24 February 1808
|-
|  [[Sir George Barlow, 1st Baronet]]
| 24 February 1808
| 21 May 1813
|-
| [[John Abercromby (British Army officer)|John Abercromby]] (acting)
| 21 May 1813
| 16 September 1814
|-
| [[Hugh Elliot]]
| 16 September 1814
| 10 June 1820
|-
| [[Sir Thomas Munro, 1st Baronet|Sir Thomas Munro]]
| 10 June 1820
| 10 July 1827
|-
| Henry Sullivan Graeme (acting)
| 10 July 1827
| 18 October 1827
|-
| [[Stephen Rumbold Lushington]]
| 18 October 1827
| 25 October 1832
|-
| [[Frederick Adam|Sir Frederick Adam]]
| 25 October 1832
|  4 March 1837
|-
|  George Edward Russell (acting)  
| 4 March 1837
| 6 March 1837
|-
| [[John Elphinstone, 13th Lord Elphinstone|The 13th Lord Elphinstone]]
| 6 March 1837
| 24 September 1842
|-
| [[George Hay, 8th Marquess of Tweeddale|The 8th Marquess of Tweeddale]]
| 24 September 1842
| 23 February 1848
|-
| Henry Dickinson (acting)
| 23 February 1848
|  7 April 1848
|-
| [[Henry Pottinger|Sir Henry Eldred Pottinger]]
| 7 April 1848
| 24 April 1854
|-
| Daniel Eliott (acting)
| 24 April 1854
| 28 April 1854
|-
| [[George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris|The 3rd Baron Harris]]
| 28 April 1854
| 28 March 1859
|-
| [[Sir Charles Trevelyan, 1st Baronet|Sir Charles Edward Trevelyan]]
| 28 March 1859
| 8 June 1860
|-
|  [[William Ambrose Morehead]] (1st time) (acting)
|  8 June 1860
|  5 July 1860 
|-
|  [[Henry George Ward|Sir Henry George Ward]]
| 5 July 1860
| 2 August 1860
|-
| [[William Ambrose Morehead]] (2nd time) (acting)
| 4 August 1860
| 18 February 1861
|-
| [[William Denison|Sir William Thomas Denison]] (1st time)
| 18 February 1861
| 26 November 1863
|-
|}


===Madras Presidency and Madras State===
Headquartered in [[Fort St. George]], [[Madras Presidency]] was a province of [[British India]]. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu, the [[Malabar region]] of North [[Kerala]], the [[Coastal Andhra|coastal]] and [[Rayalaseema]] regions of [[Andhra Pradesh]], and the [[Bellary]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], and [[Udupi]] districts of [[Karnataka]]. It was established in 1653 to be the headquarters of the English settlements on the [[Coromandel Coast]]. After India's [[Indian independence movement|independence]] in 1947, [[Madras State]], the precursor to the present day state of Tamil Nadu, was carved out of Madras Presidency. It comprised present-day Tamil Nadu and parts of present-day Karnataka and Kerala.<ref name="tnhist">[http://www.tn.gov.in/misc/histn.htm Tamil Nadu Secretariat &mdash; Brief History] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070106185926/http://www.tn.gov.in/misc/histn.htm |date=2007-01-06 }} ([[Government of Tamil Nadu]], 17 September 2008)</ref>
=== Tabular ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Name
!Portrait
! class="sortable" |  Took office
! class="sortable" |  Left office
! Term{{efn-lr|The ordinal number of the term being served by the person specified in the row in the corresponding period|name=term}}
|-
| 1
| [[William Denison|William Thomas Denison]]
|[[File:William Denison 1859 SLNSW FL3318739.jpg|71x71px]]
| 18 February 1861
| 26 November 1863
|
|-
| 2
| Edward Maltby (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 26 November 1863
| 18 January 1864
|
|-
| 3
| [[William Denison|William Thomas Denison]]
|[[File:William Denison 1859 SLNSW FL3318739.jpg|71x71px]]
| 18 January 1864
| 27 March 1866
|
|-
| 4
| [[Francis Napier, 10th Lord Napier|Lord Napier]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 27 March 1866
| 19 February 1872
|
|-
| 5
| [[Alexander John Arbuthnot]] (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 19 February 1872
| 15 May 1872
|
|-
| 6
| [[Vere Henry Hobart, Lord Hobart|Lord Hobart]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 15 May 1872
| 29 April 1875
|
|-
| 7
| William Rose Robinson (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 29 April 1875
| 23 November 1875
|
|-
| 8
| [[Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos|Duke of Buckingham and Chandos]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 23 November 1875
| 20 December 1880
|
|-
| 9
| William Huddleston (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 24 May 1881
|  5 November 1881
|
|-
| 10
| [[Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 5 November 1881
| 8 December 1886
|
|-
| 11
| [[Robert Bourke, 1st Baron Connemara|Robert Bourke, Baron Connemara]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 8 December 1886
| 1 December 1890
|
|-
| 12
| John Henry Garstin
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 1 December 1890
| 23 January 1891
|
|-
| 13
| [[Beilby Lawley, 3rd Baron Wenlock|Bentley Lawley, Baron Wenlock]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 23 January 1891
| 18 March 1896
|
|-
| 14
| [[Arthur Elibank Havelock]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 18 March 1896
| 28 December 1900
|
|-
| 15
| [[Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill|Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, Baron Ampthill]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 28 December 1900
| 30 April 1904
|
|-
| 16
| James Thompson (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 30 April 1904
| 13 December 1904
|
|-
| 17
| [[Arthur Russell, 2nd Baron Ampthill|Arthur Oliver Villiers-Russell, Baron Ampthill]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 13 December 1904
| 15 February 1906
|
|-
| 18
| Gabriel Stoles (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 15 February 1906
| 28 March 1906
|
|-
| 19
|  [[Arthur Lawley, 6th Baron Wenlock|Arthur Lawley, Baron Wenlock]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 28 March 1906
|  3 November 1911
|
|-
| 20
| [[Thomas Gibson-Carmichael, 1st Baron Carmichael|Thomas David Gibson-Carmichael, Baron Carmichael]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 3 November 1911
| 30 March 1912
|
|-
| 21
| Sir Murray Hammick (acting)
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 30 March 1912
| 30 October 1912
|
|-
| 22
| [[John Sinclair, 1st Baron Pentland|John Sinclair, Baron Pentland]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 30 October 1912
| 29 March 1919
|
|-
| 23
| [[Alexander Cardew|Sir Alexander Gordon Cardew]]
|[[File:No_image_available.svg|60x60px]]
| 29 March 1919
| 10 April 1919
|
|-
| 24
|  [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|George Freeman Freeman-Thomas, Baron Willingdon]]
|[[File:Willingdon1.JPG|81x81px]]
| 10 April 1919
| 12 April 1924
|
|-
| 25
| [[Sir P. Rajagopalachari]]
|
| 1920
| 1923
|
|-
| 26
| [[Archibald Nye|Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Edward Nye]]<ref>[Formerly the last Governor of the Madras Presidency.]</ref>
|[[File:Lieutenant-general a E Nye, Cb, Mc Art.IWMARTLD3205.jpg|74x74px]]
| 6 May 1946
| 7 September 1948
| 1
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! #
! Name
!Portrait
! class="sortable" |  Took office
! class="sortable" |  Left office
! Term{{efn-lr|name=term}}
|-
| 27
| [[Krishna Kumarasingh Bhavasingh|Maharaja Sir Krishna Kumarasinhji Bhavsinhji]]
|
| 7 September 1948
| 12 March 1952
| 1
|-
| 28
| [[Sri Prakasa]]
|[[File:Sri Prakasa Portrait.jpg|85x85px]]
| 12 March 1952
| 1 October 1953
| 
|-
|}

==List of governors==
===1953{{Ndash}}1956===
Governors  of Andhra State, [[Andhra State]] consisted of  [[Coastal Andhra]] and [[Rayalaseema]] regions. This state was carved out of [[Madras State]] in 1953.

''Data from Andhra Pradesh State Portal''.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of Governors |url=https://www.ap.gov.in/?page_id=241 |website=AP State Portal |publisher=Government of Andhra Pradesh |access-date=27 August 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |#
! rowspan="2" |Governor<br />{{small|{{nowrap|(Birth–Death)}}}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! colspan="3" |Term of the office
! rowspan="2" |Home state
! rowspan="2" |Previous post
! rowspan="2" |[[President of India|Appointed by]]
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
! 1
| '''[[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]]'''<br />{{small|(1893–1980)}}
| [[File:Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png|center|138x138px]]
| 1 October 1953
| 31 October 1956
| '''{{ayd|1953|10|01|1956|10|31|format=commas}}'''
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
| [[Rajendra Prasad]]
|}

===Since 1956===

On 1 November 1956, [[Hyderabad State]] ceased to exist; its [[Gulbarga division|Gulbarga]] and [[Aurangabad division]]s were merged into [[Mysore State]] and [[Bombay State]] respectively. Its remaining [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking portion, was merged with [[Andhra State]] to form the new state of [[United Andhra Pradesh]]. The state was bifurcated into [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]] states on 2 June 2014 by [[Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%; text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |#
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Governor<br/>{{small|{{nowrap|(Birth–Death)}}}}
! colspan="3" |Term of the office
! rowspan="2" |Home state
! rowspan="2" |Previous post
! rowspan="2" |[[President of India|Appointed by]]
|-
!Assumed office
!Left office
!Time in office
|-
! 1
| [[File:Chandulal_Madhavlal_Trivedi.png|center|138x138px]]
| '''[[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]]'''<br />{{small|(1893–1980)}}
| 1 November 1956
| 31 July 1957
| {{ayd|1956|11|01|1957|07|31|format=commas}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Andhra state#Governors of Andhra State|Governor of Andhra state]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Rajendra Prasad]]
|-
! 2
| [[File:Bhim_Sen_Sachar.png|center|120x120px]]
| '''[[Bhim Sen Sachar]]'''<br />{{small|(1894–1978)}}
| 1 August 1957
| 7 September 1962	
| {{ayd|1957|08|01|1962|09|07|format=commas}}
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[List of governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]
|-
! 3
| [[File:General_Satyawant_Mallana_Srinagesh.jpg|center|142x142px]]
| '''[[S. M. Shrinagesh]]'''<br />{{small|(1903–1977)}}
| 8 September 1962
| 3 May 1964
| {{ayd|1962|09|08|1964|05|03|format=commas}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[List of governors of Assam|Governor of Assam]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
|-
! 4
| [[File:Pattom_A._Thanu_Pillai_(image).jpg|alt=Pattom_A._Thanu_Pillai_(image)|center|144x144px]]
| '''[[Pattom A. Thanu Pillai]]'''<br />{{small|(1885–1970)}}
| 4 May 1964
| 10 April 1968	
| {{ayd|1964|05|04|1968|04|10|format=commas}}
| [[Kerala]]
| [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Governor of Punjab]]
|-
! 5
| [[File:Khandubhai_Kasanji_Desai_official_portrait.jpg|142x142px]]
| '''[[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]'''<br />{{small|(1898–1975)}}
| 11 April 1968
| 25 January 1975
| {{ayd|1968|04|11|1975|01|25|format=commas}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of Labour]]
| [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Husain]]
|-
! 6
| {{dash}}
| '''[[S. Obul Reddy]]'''<br />{{small|(1916–1996)}}
| 25 January 1975
| 9 January 1976
| {{ayd|1975|01|25|1976|01|09|format=commas}}
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh High Court|Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed]]
|-
! 7
| [[File:Mohan Lal Sukhadia 1988 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|center|146x146px]]
| '''[[Mohan Lal Sukhadia]]'''<br />{{small|(1916–1982)}}
| 10 January 1976
| 15 June 1976
| {{ayd|1976|01|10|1976|06|15|format=commas}}
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[List of governors of Karnataka|Governor of Karnataka]]
|-
! 8
| [[File:Dr._Babasaheb_Ambedkar_was_presented_a_purse_of_Rs._1,18,000_(One_Lakh_Eighteen_Thousands)_by_Dr._R._D._Bhandare_(cropped).jpg|center|102x102px]]
| '''[[Ramchandra Dhondiba Bhandare]]'''<br />{{small|(1916–1988)}}
| 16 June 1976
| 16 February 1977
| {{ayd|1976|06|16|1977|02|16|format=commas}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[List of governors of Bihar|Governor of Bihar]]
|-
! 9
| {{dash}}
| '''[[B. J. Divan]]'''<br />{{small|(1919–2012)}}
| 17 February 1977
| 4 May 1977
| {{ayd|1977|02|17|1977|05|04|format=commas}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh High Court|Chief Justice of the Andhra Pradesh High Court]]
| rowspan="2" |[[B. D. Jatti]] ''(acting)''
|-
! 10
| [[File:Sharda_Mukherjee_official_portrait.gif|center|127x127px]]
| '''[[Sharda Mukherjee]]'''<br />{{small|(1919–2007)}}
| 5 May 1977
| 14 August 1978
| {{ayd|1977|05|05|1978|08|14|format=commas}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
|-
! 11
| {{dash}}
| '''[[K. C. Abraham]]'''<br />{{small|(1899–1986)}}
| 15 August 1978
| 14 August 1983
| {{ayd|1978|08|15|1983|08|14|format=commas}}
| [[Kerala]]
| [[Indian National Congress|Member of the Indian National Congress]]
| [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
|-
! 12
| [[File:Thakur_Ram_Lal.jpg|center|126x126px]]
| '''[[Thakur Ram Lal]]'''<br />{{small|(1929–2002)}}
| 15 August 1983
| 29 August 1984
| {{ayd|1983|08|15|1984|08|29|format=commas}}
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| [[List of chief ministers of Himachal Pradesh|Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Giani Zail Singh]]
|-
! 13
| [[File:Shankar_Dayal_Sharma_36.jpg|center|137x137px]]
| '''[[Shankar Dayal Sharma]]'''<br />{{small|(1918–1999)}}
| 29 August 1984
| 26 November 1985
| {{ayd|1984|08|29|1985|11|26|format=commas}}
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| [[List of presidents of the Indian National Congress|President of the Indian National Congress]]
|-
! 14
| [[File:Kumudben_Joshi.jpg|center|128x128px]]
| '''[[Kumudben Joshi]]'''<br />{{small|(1934–2022)}}
| 26 November 1985
| 7 February 1990
| {{ayd|1985|11|26|1990|02|07|format=commas}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Deputy Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
|-
! 15
| [[File:Krishan_Kant_2005_stamp_of_India.jpg|center|100x100px]]
| '''[[Krishan Kant]]'''<br />{{small|(1927–2002)}}
| 7 February 1990
| 21 August 1997
| {{ayd|1990|02|07|1997|08|21|format=commas}}
| [[Gujarat]]
| [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]]
| [[R. Venkataraman]]
|-
! style="background:wheat;" |Acting
| {{dash}}
| '''[[Gopala Ramanujam]]'''<br />{{small|(1915–2001)}}
| style="background:wheat;"| 22 August 1997
| style="background:wheat;"| 23 November 1997
| {{ayd|1997|08|22|1997|11|23|format=commas}}
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[List of governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]
| rowspan="2" |[[K. R. Narayanan]]
|-
! 16
| [[File:C._Rangrajan_at_the_Conference_on_"Fiscal_Policy_in_India"_(cropped).jpg|center|124x124px]]
| '''[[C. Rangarajan]]'''<br />{{small|(1932–)}}
| 24 November 1997
| 3 January 2003
| {{ayd|1997|11|24|2003|01|03|format=commas}}
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| [[Governors of the Reserve Bank of India|Governor of the Reserve Bank of India]]
|-
! 17
| [[File:H_E_Shri_Surjit_Singh_Barnala.jpg|center|149x149px]]
| '''[[Surjit Singh Barnala]]'''<br />{{small|(1925–2017)}}
| 3 January 2003
| 3 November 2004
| {{ayd|2003|01|03|2004|11|03|format=commas}}
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| [[Governor of Uttarakhand]]
| rowspan="3" |[[A. P. J. Abdul Kalam]]
|-
! 18
| [[File:Sushilkumar_Shinde.JPG|center|125x125px]]
| '''[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]'''<br />{{small|(1941–)}}
| 4 November 2004
| 29 January 2006
| {{ayd|2004|11|04|2006|01|29|format=commas}}
| [[Maharashtra]]
| [[List of chief ministers of Maharashtra|Chief Minister of Maharashtra]]
|-
! style="background:wheat;" |Acting
| [[File:The_Governor_of_Karnataka,_Shri_Rameshwar_Thakur_in_Bangalore_on_January_13,_2008.jpg|center|126x126px]]
| '''[[Rameshwar Thakur]]'''<br />{{small|(1925–2015)}}
| style="background:wheat;"| 29 January 2006
| style="background:wheat;"| 22 August 2007
| {{ayd|2006|01|29|2007|08|22|format=commas}}
| [[Jharkhand]]
| [[List of governors of Odisha|Governor of Odisha]]
|-
! 19
| [[File:Shri_Narayan_Dutt_Tiwari.jpg|center|137x137px]]
| '''[[N. D. Tiwari]]'''<br />{{small|(1925–2018)}}
| 22 August 2007
| 27 December 2009
| {{ayd|2007|08|22|2009|12|27|format=commas}}
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| [[List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand|Chief Minister of Uttarakhand]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Pratibha Patil]]
|-
! style="background:wheat;" |Acting
| rowspan="3" |[[File:E.S.L._Narasimhan.jpg|center|131x131px]]
| rowspan="3" |'''[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]'''<br />{{small|(1945–)}}
| style="background:wheat;" |27 December 2009
| style="background:wheat;" |22 January 2010
| rowspan="3" |{{ayd|2009|12|27|2019|7|23|format=commas}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Tamil Nadu]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Governor of Chhattisgarh]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |20
| 23 January 2010
| 1 June 2014
|-
| 2 June 2014{{efn-lr|After 58 years, the state was bifurcated into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states on 2 June 2014 by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.|name=Second term}}{{efn-lr|Also served as [[List of governors of Telangana|Governor of Telangana]]}}
| 23 July 2019
| [[Pranab Mukherjee]]
|-
! 21
| [[File:The_Governor_of_Andhra_Pradesh,_Shri_Biswabhusan_Harichandan.jpg|center|123x123px]]
| '''[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]'''<br />{{small|(1934–)}}
| 24 July 2019
| 23 February 2023
| {{ayd|2019|07|24|format=commas|2023|2|23}}
| [[Odisha]]
| [[Odisha Legislative Assembly|Member of Odisha Legislative Assembly]]
| [[Ram Nath Kovind]]
|-
! 22
| [[File:The_Governor_of_Andhra_Pradesh,_Shri_Justice_(Retd.)_S._Abdul_Nazeer_called_on_the_President_of_India.jpg|center|151x151px]]
| '''[[Syed Abdul Nazeer]]'''<br />{{small|(1958–)}}
| 24 February 2023
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2023|2|24||}}
| [[Karnataka]]
| [[List of former judges of the Supreme Court of India|Judge of the Supreme Court of India]]
| [[Droupadi Murmu]]
|}
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  from: 04/11/2004 till: 29/01/2006 color:PA text:"[[Sushilkumar Shinde]]"
  from: 29/01/2006 till: 22/08/2007 color:PA text:"[[Rameshwar Thakur]]"
  from: 22/08/2007 till: 27/12/2009 color:PA text:"[[N. D. Tiwari]]"
  from: 27/12/2009 till: 22/01/2010 color:GP text:"[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]"
  from: 23/01/2010 till: 23/07/2019 color:PA text:"[[E. S. L. Narasimhan]]"
  from: 24/07/2019 till: 23/02/2023 color:PA text:"[[Biswabhusan Harichandan]]"
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==See also==
* [[List of governors of Telangana]]
* [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh]]
* [[List of current Indian governors]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist-lr}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.rajbhavan.ap.gov.in/ Official Website of the Governor of Andhra Pradesh]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060211073739/http://www.aponline.gov.in/quick%20links/hist-cult/history_governor.html#governor List on Andhra Pradesh State Government's Web Site]

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