Preceded by Dharma Vira Died March 26, 1976 Profession Politician | Name Birendra Chakraborty Succeeded by Ranjit Singh Narula Role Politician | |
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Alma mater Scottish Church College | ||
Education Scottish Church College | ||
Birendra Narayan Chakraborty OBE, ICS (बीरेंद्र नारायण चक्रवर्ती, also Birendra Narayan Chakravarty) (December 20, 1904 – March 26, 1976) was an Indian civil servant, politician and the second governor of Haryana.
He attended Kolkata's Scottish Church College, and continued his education at the University of Calcutta. He joined University College London for a BSc in chemistry in 1926. After further studies for the Indian Civil Service examinations at the School of Oriental Studies, London, he passed the examinations in 1928 and joined the ICS in October 1929 as an assistant collector and magistrate in the Bengal Presidency. He was promoted to joint magistrate and deputy collector in July 1930 and to additional district and sessions judge (officiating) in June 1935. In February 1936, he was promoted to full magistrate and collector, and was appointed a joint secretary with the Finance Department of the Government of Bengal in April 1944. As an acting secretary, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1945 Birthday Honours list.
After Indian independence, he served as Governor of Haryana from September 15, 1967 until his death in office on March 26, 1976, aged 71.