Acharya Devvrat (born 18 January 1959) is an Indian politician and former educator serving as the 19th Governor of Gujarat. He also served as the Governor of Maharashtra from 2025 to 2026. He is an Arya Samaj pracharak and served previously as the principal of a Gurukul in Kurukshetra, Haryana. Being the Governor of Gujarat, he is also the Chancellor of state universities of Gujarat.
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Personal life
Devvrat was born in Samalkha, then in East Punjab, now in Haryana. He is married to Darsana Devi.
Governorships (2015 -Incumbent)
Governor of Himachal Pradesh (2015 - 2019)
In August 2015, Devvrat was appointed the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. He continued till 22 July 2019, when he was replaced by Kalraj Mishra.
Governor of Gujarat (2019 - Incumbent)
In July 2019, he was named as Governor of Gujarat, replacing Om Prakash Kohli.
Governor of Maharashtra (2025 - 2026)
In September 2025, Acharya took oath as the Governor of Maharashtra after being assigned the additional charge of the state. He served as the Governor of Maharashtra till 10 March 2026 when Jishnu Dev Varma was appointed.