Om Prakash Mathur | |
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| Governor of Sikkim | |
| Assumed office 31 July 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Chief Minister | Prem Singh Tamang |
| Preceded by | Lakshman Acharya |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha[1] | |
| In office 5 July 2016 – 4 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Ashk Ali Tak |
| Succeeded by | Randeep Surjewala |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| In office 10 April 2008 — 9 April 2014 | |
| Constituency | Rajasthan |
| State President ofBJP Rajasthan | |
| In office 2008-2009 | |
| State Incharge, ChattisgarhBharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 2023–2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-01-02)2 January 1952 (age 73) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Residence(s) | Raj Bhavan,Gangtok,Sikkim, India |
Om Prakash Mathur (born 2 January 1952) is an Indian politician serving as the18th Governor of Sikkim since 31 July 2024.[2]
He was a former member ofRajya Sabha fromRajasthan and a senior politician fromBharatiya Janata Party. He was mentored byBhairon 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 theBharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat.
On 29 May 2016, he was nominated as one of theBJP candidates for the biennial elections of theRajya Sabha held on 11 June. He contested fromRajasthan.[3]
He is from the village Bedal, nearFalna inBali tehsil ofPali district inRajasthan. Born in 1952, he studied B.A. atRajasthan University, Jaipur.
PresidentDroupadi Murmu appointed Om Prakash Mathur as governor of Sikkim on 27 July 2024.[4]
In June 2025, he flagged off the first batch of pilgrims on theKailash Mansarovar Yatra in five years.[5] On October 20, 2025 he visitedIndian Army soldiers stationed at theDoka La Pass to celebrateDiwali.[6]
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