B.B. Lal

Shri Bipen Behari Lal was an Indian civil servant who served as the first governor of the state of Sikkim.   Born on 30th January1917   ,  Lal joined the Indian Civil Service in 1941 and was given various  responsibilities in  the  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh until 1965. In 1966, he was moved to the Central Government where he served in various capacities. In 1974, Lal was the Government of India-appointed Chief Executive in the Kingdom of Sikkim. Soon after the Annexation of Sikkim by India in May 1975, he was made the first governor of the new state of Sikkim. He served in this capacity till early1981. Shri B.B. Lal passed away at New Delhi on 5 th January 2008.