| Prabha Rau | |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh |
| Death Place: | New Delhi, India |
| Residence: | Wardha District, Maharashtra |
| Order: | 18th |
| Office: | Governor of Rajasthan |
| Term Start: | 2 December 2009 |
| Term End: | 26 April 2010 |
| Successor: | Shivraj Patil |
| Order2: | 16th |
| Office2: | Governor of Himachal Pradesh |
| Term Start2: | 19 July 2008 |
| Term End2: | 24 January 2010 |
| Successor2: | Urmila Singh |
| Order3: | Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly |
| Constituency3: | Pulgaon Assembly constituency |
| Term Start3: | (1972-1978), (1978-1980), (1985-1990), (1995 |
| Term End3: | 1999) |
| Successor3: | Ranjit Kamble |
| Predecessor3: | N.R.Kale |
| Order4: | Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha |
| Term Start4: | (1999 |
| Term End4: | 2004) |
| Predecessor4: | Datta Meghe |
| Successor4: | Suresh Ganapat Wagmare |
| Constituency4: | Wardha Lok Sabha constituency |
| Order5: | President of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee |
| Term Start5: | (1985-1988), (2004 |
| Term End5: | 2008) |
| Predecessor5: | N. M. Kamble |
| Successor5: | Patangrao Kadam |
| Spouse: | Late S Anand Rau |
| Children: | Sanyogita Kamlesh Morarj & Charulata Khajan Singh Tokas |
| Relatives: | Arun Wasu (brother) & MLA Ranjit Kamble (Nephew) |
Prabha Rau (4 March 1935 – 26 April 2010) was an Indian politician and the Governor of Rajasthan state of India when she died. She was appointed Governor of Rajasthan after she was transferred from Governor of Himachal Pradesh after Urmila Singh took charge on 25 Jan 2010 at Shimla.[1] Initially following the death of previous governor of Rajasthan S.K. Singh, she got additional charge as Governor of Rajasthan along with charge of Governor of Himachal Pradesh.[2] She was the governor of Himachal Pradesh since 19 July 2008. She was the former president of Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee. She hailed from Wardha. She has a brother named Arun Wasu.
She was Member of Parliament in 13th Lok Sabha and was elected from Wardha (Lok Sabha constituency) in Maharashtra.[3] She was elected to Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in 1972 from Pulgaon for the first time. She was a former athlete and had represented Maharashtra in the long jump, high jump, hurdles, discus throw, and running. She was a musician and held a master's degree in Politics and Music.
Rau died on 26 April 2010 after suffering a heart attack in the Jodhpur house in New Delhi. She became the second Governor of Rajasthan in a row to die in office.[4]