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Raymond Eustace Grant Govan, CBE (known more often as R.E. Grant Govan and also as REG Govan; December 1891, in Croydon district – 26 January 1940, in Hardwar, United Provinces) was a British industrialist based in Delhi and the first President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
Raymond Eustace Grant Govan, CBE [1] (known more often as R.E. Grant Govan and also as REG Govan, born December 1891, Croydon district [2] - died January 26, 1940 in Hardwar, United Provinces) [3] was a Delhi-based British industrialist [4] and the first President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
R. E. Grant Govan was the first BCCI president and Anthony De Mello was its first secretary. As of February 2023, Roger Binny is the incumbent BCCI president and Jay Shah is secretary.
Dec 12, 2019 · December 12, 1933. Indian National Airways Ltd began operations. This airline had been established seven months earlier in Delhi, India, by British industrialist R.E. Grant Govan as part of his business Govan Bros Ltd. (At the time, the Indian subcontinent was still under British rule.)
Grant Govan was the head of Govan Bros, a Delhi-based firm. Along with the Maharaja of Patiala and Anthony S. de Mello, he laid the foundations for the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and subsequently, the formations of the Cricket Club of India.
R. E. Grant Govan: Succeeded by: Hamidullah Khan: Personal details; Born 5 June 1892 Multan, Punjab, British India: Died: 26 December 1942 (aged 50) Lahore, Punjab, British India: Political party: Unionist Party: Alma mater: Punjab University: Military service; Allegiance British India: Branch/service British Indian Army: Years of service: 1916 ...
Indian National Airways Ltd was an airline based in Delhi, India. The founder of the airline was R. E. Grant Govan, a Delhi based British industrialist who also co-founded the Board of Control for Cricket in India and the Cricket Club of India. The airline was formed on the basis of a government airmail contract.
