Tomo Riba

Tomo Riba (July 1934, Arunachal Pradesh, India 2000) was an Indian politician. He was the President of the Peoples Party of Arunachal and was the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh from September 1979 to November 1979. He was elected to the 11th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from the Arunachal West constituency of Arunachal Pradesh in 1996.[2][3] He died in 2000.[4]

Tomo Riba
2nd Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh
In office
18 September 1979  3 November 1979
Lieutenant GovernorR. N. Haldipur
Preceded byPrem Khandu Thungon
Succeeded byPresident's Rule[1]
Constituency1 Arunachal West Parliamentary Constituency
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
1996–1998
Preceded byPrem Khandu Thungon
Succeeded byOmak Apang
ConstituencyArunachal West
Personal details
Born1934
Dari Village, British India
Died2000 (aged 6566)
Downtown Hospital, Guwahati, Assam, India
Political partyPeoples Party of Arunachal
Spouse(s)Yumpu Ropo, Harbom Bam, Minoti Bora
ChildrenFive sons and four daughters
Alma materSt. Edmunds College, Shillong

The first medical college of Arunachal Pradesh Tomo Riba Institute of Health and Medical Sciences is named after him.

References

  1. Abani K. Bhagabati; Bimal Kumar Kar (1999). Survey of Research in Geography on North East India, 1970-1990. Regency Publications. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-81-86030-89-9. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. "Former chief Ministers". Arunachal Pradesh Government. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. "Chief Ministers of Arunachal Pradesh". Worldstatesman. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. "Arunachal; Tomo Riba Honoured, State Hospital Renamed". NorthEast today. 26 January 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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