Sikander Bakht

Sikander Bakht was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who served as the 15th governor of Kerala from 2002 until his death. He was elected as the Vice President of the BJP, served as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, and as a cabinet minister in the NDA government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. In 2000, he was awarded Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour of the Government of India. ^{Sikander Bakht, Indian field hockey player and politician, Indian Minister of External Affairs (d. 2004)}

24 August 1918

Born on the same birth day (24 August): David Bowman (politician) • Haim Ernst Wertheimer • James Weddell • Jean-Michel Jarre • Kim Sung-il (general) • Meg Munn • Orlando Engelaar • Salizhan Sharipov • Shoichi Funaki

Born in the same month (August 1918): Albert Seedman • August 25 • Betty Oliphant • Billy Johnson (baseball) • C. Buddingh' • Cisco Houston • Guy Gibson • Jacqueline Susann • Kermit Beahan • Mary McGrory • Norman Granz • Tom Drake