Reshmi Hazarika

Her Excellency
Tan Sri Datin Sri Utama
Reshmi Hazarika
SUVB DSUU SUBB DURD DPBM DPMP DPMM UVDS RSP CSP
Her Excellency; Tan Sri Datin Sri Utama Reshmi Hazarika SUVB DSUU SUBB DURD DPBM DPMP DPMM UVDS RSP CSP
ৰেশমী হাজাৰিকা; रेशमी हज़ारिका
	Reshmi in 2017
Governor of Uttaranchal
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 17 March 2023
Monarch	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Rajpramukh	Bishnu Chetry
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Position re-created
	In office; 25 December 2017 – 4 February 2019; (Acting until 23 April 2018); as Governor of Uttar Guwahati
President	Anoushkaa Patranabish; Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Dhrubajyoti Roy; Tanishkaa Patranabish; Dhrubajyoti Roy; Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
Succeeded by	Sanghita Roy
	In office; 20 July 2019 – 4 September 2019
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Ankurjyoti Thakuria
Succeeded by	Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
Mayor of Navanna
	In office; 26 July 2020 – 29 March 2023
Monarch	Arnab Sil
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Sanghita Roy
Minister of Education and Public Health
	In office; 9 June 2020 – 17 June 2020
Prime Minister	Princess Anoushkaa
Preceded by	Sampriti Paul (Education); Bhargab Jyoti Medhi (Health)
President
Gubernatorial offices
Governor of Madhya Prant; (Governor of Madhya Guwahati:; 7 May – 5 July 2017)
	In office; 7 May 2017 – 5 July 2017
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Sarala Baishya
Preceded by	Kalyan Dey
Succeeded by	Rajdeep Deka
	In office; 4 September 2019 – 2 February 2020
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Arnab Deka
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Governor of Beltola
	In office; 5 July 2017 – 23 April 2018
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy; Anoushkaa Patranabish
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish; Dhrubajyoti Roy
Preceded by	Kalyan Dey
Succeeded by	Sanghita Roy
	In office; 13 May 2020 – 8 June 2020
President	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Governor of Brihattar Guwahati
	In office; 4 February 2019 – 20 July 2019
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Preceded by	Arnab Deka
Succeeded by	Anirban Phatowali
Governor-General of Uttaranchal
	In office; 2 February 2020 – 13 May 2020
President	Dhrubajyoti Roy; Tanishkaa Patranabish
Prime Minister	Tanishkaa Patranabish
Personal details
Born	23 September 2003 (age 20); India
Citizenship	India; Vishwamitra;
Relations	Jemina Hazarika (sister); Rajia Hazarika (sister)
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Islam
Ethnicity	Assamese
Awards	See list

Her Excellency Tan Sri Datin Sri Utama Reshmi Hazarika, SUVB, SUBB, DURD, DPMP, DPMM, UVDS, RSP, CSP (born 23 September 2003) is a Vishwamitran citizen and politician who currently serves as the Governor of Uttaranchal since 17 March 2023 and as the Mayor of the city of Navanna since 26 June 2020. She has been the governor of several states including Purvanchal, Beltola, Uttaranchal, and Madhya Prant thus making her the longest-serving governor in the nation. She has also briefly served as the Union Minister of Education and Health under prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish in June 2020.

Personal life

Reshmi Hazarika was born on 23 September 2003 as the eldest of the three children of her parents. Her younger sisters are Jemina Hazarika and Rajia Hazarika. Both Jemina and Rajia are former union ministers in Vishwamitra. She is currently pursuing her graduation. She is a Muslim by religion and is the first Muslim female to hold a high and important position in the nation and is recognized as the stalwart minority figures in the nation having served as a member of the National Commission on Minorities as well.

Micronational career

Gubernatorial career (2017–2020)

Reshmi Hazarika attained citizenship of Vishwamitra, then the Friends Society, in April 2017 after being introduced to the concept of micronationalism by her friend Sarala Baishya. Soon after becoming a citizen, she was appointed to a gubernatorial position.

In a gubernatorial reshuffle which took place on 7 May 2017, she was appointed as the Governor of Madhya Guwahati to succeed incumbent governor Kalyan Dey who was transferred as the Governor of Beltola. She remained as the Governor of Madhya Guwahati until being transferred as the Governor of Beltola on 5 July 2017 to again succeed Kalyan Dey. As the Governor of Beltola, she briefly acted as the Governor of Uttar Guwahati in July 2017 following the indisposition of governor Kalyan Dey and was relieved of the additional duties after Kalyan Dey resumed his duties. She again discharged additional duties of the Administrator of Basistha in September 2017 following the resignation of incumbent lieutenant governor Mridul Amin and continued until the appointment of Sanghita Roy as the state governor.

She held the additional duties of the Governor of Uttar Guwahati for the second time on 25 December 2017 after the resignation of governor Bhargab Jyoti Medhi who had resigned earlier to be appointed as a minister in the union cabinet. She continued to hold the additional charge as the state's governor until 23 April 2018 when she was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Uttar Guwahati for a fresh term. She completed her tenure as the state's governor on 4 February 2019 following which she was transferred as the Governor of Brihattar Guwahati, the most populous state in the nation to succeed Arnab Sil who was transferred as the Governor of Beltola.

On 20 July 2019, she was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Uttaranchal for another term and served till 4 September 2019 when she was transferred as the Governor of Madhya Prant for another term. She served as the Governor of Madhya Prant until 2 February 2020 when she was appointed as the first Governor-General of Uttaranchal which became a dominion thereupon. She continued to serve as the Governor-General until 13 May 2020 and was then transferred as the Governor of Beltola and served the abolition of the republic and thus the position on 7 June 2020.

Ministerial position (2020)

Reshmi Hazarika briefly as a minister in the union council of ministers. She was appointed as the Minister of Education and Health on 8 June 2020 under prime minister Anoushkaa Patranabish. She continued to serve at the union cabinet until being dropped on 17 June 2020.

Mayorship (2020–2023)

Weeks after ceasing to be a minister of the union, she was appointed as the Governor of Navanna, the capital of Madhya Prant on 26 July 2020. Upon changes being introduced to the administration of the capitals, she became the Mayor on 11 December 2020 and served as the mayor until being replaced by Sanghita Roy on 29 March 2023.

Governorship (2023–present)

She was appointed as the Governor of Uttaranchal for another term on 17 March 2023 after the position of the governors were recreated under the provisions of the Governorship Act 2023 which was passed by the Lok Sabha and received royal assent on 17 March 2023. As the governor, she is the vice-regal representative of the Rashtradhyaksh and the union government in Uttaranchal and serves as the bridge in the communication between the state government and the central government and is responsible in relaying information to the central government and to convey information from the central government to that of the state.

Honours

As the longest-serving governor in the nation and in recognition to her distinguished and long career, she has been conferred several high state orders and distinctions. They are listed below:

National honours

Grand Cordon of the Most Excellent Royal Vishwamitran Order of Merit (SUVB) – Tan Sri (15 April 2023)
Recipient 3rd Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (UVDS) (11 January 2023)
Recipient of the National Service Medal (RSP) (15 April 2023)
Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSP) (15 April 2023)
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Dhrubajyoti Roy (11 January 2023)^[1]

Former honours

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the Vishwamitra (15 April – 24 October 2022) (order abolished)

States' honours

Basistha:
- Grand Companion of the Most Excellent Order of Merit of Basistha (SUBB) – Datin Sri (27 January 2023)^[2]

Beltola:
- Commander First Class of the Most Faithful Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Beltola (DPBM) – Datin Vijaya (17 April 2023)

Madhya Prant:
- Companion of the Most Blessed Order of the Crown of Madhya Prant (DPMM) (7 March 2023)

Purvanchal:
- Grand Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of the Rajpramukh Dhrubajyoti Roy (DURD) – Datin Utama (25 June 2023)
- Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Purvanchal (DPMP) (2 January 2023)^[3]

Uttaranchal:
- Grand Dame of the Most Honourable Order of Uttaranchal (DSUU) – Datin Sri Utama (4 May 2023)

Order of wear

Ribbon bars and badges of the orders and decorations that are worn by Tan Sri Datin Sri Utama Reshmi Hazarika, the Governor of Uttaranchal are noted in accordance with customary Vishwamitran conventions applicable to the occasion, the location and to the form of dress worn. The ribbon bars are worn according to the protocol and the precedence of the wear as issued by the Chancellery of the orders. It is to note that the ribbons of the foreign honours are worn below the national and state honours of Vishwamitra. The badges of the foreign decorations are not worn regularly except for special occasions.