Pakistan Provinces (original) (raw)

Provinces of Pakistan

Provinces: Balochistan - Gilgit-Baltistan - Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa - Punjab - Sindh - Territories: Islamabad Capital Territory - Tribal Areas - Former Provinces and Territories: Karachi Capital Territory - West Pakistan -

Party abbreviations (political parties banned 7 Oct 1958-8 Jun 1962, 26 Mar 1969-30 Mar 1970, 1 Mar 1978-2 Oct 1988): ANP = Awami National Party (People's National Party, Pashtun nationalist, democratic-socialist, secular, est.1986); BAP = Balochistan Awami Party (Balochistan People's Party, nationalist, center-left, social democratic, Baloch regionalist, federalist, Islamic democratic, split from PML-N, est.29 Mar 2018); BNP = Balochistan National Party (Baloch nationalist, socialist, also called BNP-Mengal, est.1996);Ind = Independent; JUI-F = Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Assembly of Islamic Clergy, Deobandi Muslim, leftist-Islamist, est.1998); JWP = Jamhoori Watan Party (Republican National Party, Baloch nationalist, est.1990); NP = National Party (Baloch nationalist, center-left, formed from merger of Balochistan National Democratic Party and Balochistan National Movement, est.Oct 2003); PML-N= Pakistani Muslim League-Nawaz (center-right, conservative, PML Nawaz Sharif faction, split from PML, est.1988);PML-Q = Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid e Azam (liberal conservative, PML dissidents, nationalist, pro-Musharraf to 2010, as Pakistan Muslim League 2004-08, split from PML-N, est.30 Jul 2002); PPP = Pakistan Peoples Party (Islamic socialist, populist, est.30 Nov 1967); PPPP = Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (parliamentary wing of PPP, created by created by Ameen Faheem, est.2002); PTI = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice, centrist, nationalist, populist, Imran Khan personalist, est.25 Apr 1996); Mil = Military;
- Former parties: AL = Awami League (People's Muslim League, pro-East Pakistan autonomy, Bangala nationalist, 1949-1975); BNA = Balochistan NationalAlliance (alliance of BNP, NP, JWP and Baloch Haq Tawar Party, est.1987); IJI = Islami Jamhooria Ittehad (Islamic Democratic Alliance, anti-PPP coalition, 1988-1993); INC = Indian National Congress (nationalist, pro-India independence, est.1885); ML = Muslim League (Pakistan nationalist, former All India Muslim League, Aug 1947-Oct 1958); MMA = Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (United Council of Action, islamist, coalition of religious parties, incl. JUI-F, Jamaat-e-Islami and JUP, 2002-2008); NAP = National Awami Party (advocated ethnic based province autonomy, 1957-58, 1962-30 Nov 1967, split into NAP-Bhashani and NAP-Wali); PML = Pakistan Muslim League (successor to ML, divided into many factions, 1962-1988);PML-J = Pakistan Muslim League-Junejo (anti-establishment, PML faction led by Muhammad Khan Junejo, 1986-May 2004); PPP-S= Pakistan People's Party-Sherpao (PPP Aftab Ahmad Sherpao faction, 2002-Oct 2012, then Qaumi Watan Party); RP = Republican Party (supported creation of West Pakistan province, split from ML, Oct 1955-1958); SNF = Sindh National Front (pro-provincial confederation each prov. being semi-independent, 1989-2013, merged into PML-N)

Azad Kashmir: see under main entry for Pakistan

Provinces

Balochistan

15 Aug 1947 Baluchistan province of British India becomes Baluchistan
province of Pakistan.
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Part of West Pakistan province.
18 Jun 1989 Spelling changed from Baluchistan to Balochistan
(reconfirmed 19 Apr 2010).

Chief commissioners
15 Aug 1947 - 3 Oct 1947 Sir Geoffrey Prior (b. 1896 - d. 1972)
4 Oct 1947 - 8 Apr 1948 Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (b. 1899 - d. 1973)
9 Apr 1948 - 18 Jan 1949 Cecil Arthur Grant Savidge (b. 1905 - d. 1975)
19 Jan 1949 - 16 Jul 1949 Sahibzada Mohammad Kursheed (b. 1901 - d. 19..)
16 Jul 1949 - 18 Nov 1952 Mian Aminuddin
13 Feb 1953 - 8 Nov 1954 Qurban Ali Khan
8 Nov 1954 - 19 Jul 1955 Sardar Bahadur Khan (b. 1908 - d. 1975)
19 Jul 1955 - 25 Jul 1955 Rahman Ahmad Farooq Hyride
26 Jul 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 R.A.M. Shaker
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Post abolished
Governors
1 Jul 1970 - 25 Dec 1971 Syed Riaz Hussain (b. 1919 - d. ....)
26 Dec 1971 - 29 Apr 1972 Nawab Mir Ghous Bakhsh Khan Raisani(b. 1924 - d. 1987)
30 Apr 1972 - 14 Feb 1973 Ghous Bakhsh Bizenjo (b. 1917 - d. 1989)
15 Feb 1973 - 31 Dec 1973 Sardar Mohammad Akbar Khan Bugti (b. 1927 - d. 2006)
1 Jan 1974 - 5 Jul 1977 Mir Ahmed Yar Khan Baloch (b. 1902 - d. 1979)
6 Jul 1977 - 18 Sep 1978 Khuda Bakhsh Bijarani Marri (b. 1926 - d. 2006)
(acting)
18 Sep 1978 - 21 Mar 1984 Rahimuddin Khan (b. 1924 - d. 2022)
22 Mar 1984 - 7 Jul 1984 Sardar Farooq Shaukat Khan Lodi (b. 1931 - d. 2004)
8 Jul 1984 - 30 Dec 1985 Khushdil Khan Afridi
(acting to 9 Dec 1984)
31 Dec 1985 - 12 Mar 1991 Mohammad Musa Khan (b. 1908 - d. 1991)
13 Mar 1991 - 13 Jul 1991 Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (acting) (b. 1929 - d. 2021)
13 Jul 1991 - 18 Jul 1993 Sardar Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai
19 Jul 1993 - 18 May 1994 Abdul Rahim Durrani (b. 1927 - d. 2007)
19 May 1994 - 10 Apr 1997 Imranullah Khan (b. 1932)
10 Apr 1997 - 22 Apr 1997 Amirul Mulk Mengal (1st time) (b. 1945)
(acting)
22 Apr 1997 - 17 Aug 1999 Miangul Aurangzeb (b. 1928 - d. 2014)
18 Aug 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Syed Fazal Agha (b. 1944 - d. 2020)
21 Oct 1999 - 31 Jan 2003 Amirul Mulk Mengal (2nd time) (s.a.)
1 Feb 2003 - 10 Aug 2003 Abdul Qadir Baloch (b. 1942)
11 Aug 2003 - 5 Jan 2008 Owais Ahmed Ghani (b. 1951)
5 Jan 2008 - 28 Feb 2008 Amanullah Khan Yasinzai (1st time) (b. 1954)
(acting)
28 Feb 2008 - 13 Jun 2013 Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi (b. 1954)
13 Jun 2013 - 6 Sep 2018 Mohammad Khan Achakzai (b. 1938)
6 Sep 2018 - 4 Oct 2018 Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (acting) (b. 1974)
4 Oct 2018 - 9 Jul 2021 Amanullah Khan Yasinzai (2nd time) (s.a.)
9 Jul 2021 - 17 Apr 2022 Syed Zahoor Ahmad Agha (b. 1971)
19 Apr 2022 - 5 Mar 2023 Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali (b. 1955)
(acting)
5 Mar 2023 - 6 May 2024 Malik Abdul Wali Kakar (b. 1956)
6 May 2024 - Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail (b. 1956)

Chief ministers
1 May 1972 - 13 Feb 1973 Sardar Ataullah Khan Mengal (b. 1929 - d. 2021) NAP
13 Feb 1973 - 27 Apr 1973 Governor's rule
27 Apr 1973 - 31 Dec 1974 Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Khan (b. 1920 - d. 1988) PPP
(1st time)
31 Dec 1974 - 7 Dec 1976 Governor's rule
7 Dec 1976 - 4 Apr 1977 Sardar Mohammad Khan Barozai (b. 1922? - d. 2004) PPP
4 Apr 1977 - 6 Apr 1985 Martial law
6 Apr 1985 - 29 May 1988 Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Khan (s.a.) PPP
(2nd time)
24 Jun 1988 - 24 Dec 1988 Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali (acting) (b. 1944 - d. 2020) IJI
(1st time)
24 Dec 1988 - 5 Feb 1989 Khuda Bakhsh Mari (acting) (b. 1926 - d. 2006) Non-party
5 Feb 1989 - 7 Aug 1990 Sardar Mohammad Akbar Khan Bugti (b. 1927 - d. 2006) BNA
7 Aug 1990 - 17 Nov 1990 Mir Humayun Khan Marri (acting) Non-party
17 Nov 1990 - 20 May 1993 Mir Taj Mohammad Khan Jamali (b. 1945 - d. 2009) IJI
20 May 1993 - 19 Jul 1993 Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi (s.a.) Ind
(1st time)
19 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Mir Mohammad Nasir Mengal (acting) Ind
20 Oct 1993 - 9 Nov 1996 Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi (s.a.) Ind
(2nd time)
9 Nov 1996 - 22 Feb 1997 Mir Zafrullah Khan Jamali (acting) (s.a.) Ind
(2nd time)
22 Feb 1997 - 15 Jun 1998 Sardar Akhtar Mengal (b. 1962) BNP
15 Jun 1998 - 12 Oct 1999 Mir Jan Muhammad Khan Jamali (s.a.) Ind
12 Oct 1999 - 1 Dec 2002 Governor's rule
1 Dec 2002 - 19 Nov 2007 Jam Mohammad Yousaf (b. 1954 - d. 2013) PML-Q
19 Nov 2007 - 9 Apr 2008 Sardar Mohammad Saleh Butani (b. 1950) Ind
9 Apr 2008 - 14 Jan 2013 Nawab Mohammed Aslam Raisani (b. 1955) PPP
14 Jan 2013 - 24 Mar 2013 Governor's rule 24 Mar 2013 - 9 Jun 2013 Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai (b. 1954) Non-party
(interim)
9 Jun 2013 - 24 Dec 2015 Abdul Malik Baloch (b. 1958) NP
24 Dec 2015 - 13 Jan 2018 Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri (b. 1961) PML-N
13 Jan 2018 - 7 Jun 2018 Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (1st time)(s.a.) PML-Q;Mar 2018 BAP
8 Jun 2018 - 19 Aug 2018 Alauddin Marri (interim) (b. 1979) Non-party
19 Aug 2018 - 29 Oct 2021 Jam Mir Kamal Khan Alyani (b. 1973) BAP
29 Oct 2021 - 18 Aug 2023 Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (2nd time)(s.a.) BAP
18 Aug 2023 - 2 Mar 2024 Ali Mardan Khan Domki (interim) (b. 1972) Non-party
2 Mar 2024 - Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti (b. 1980?) PPP

East Pakistan: see under Bangladesh

Gilgit-Baltistan

16 Nov 1947 Gilgit Agency (formally part of State of Jammu and Kashmir)
administered by (but not part of) Pakistan, attached to the
North-West Frontier Province.
29 Apr 1949 By Karachi Agreement, Azad Kashmir formally transfers control over
the Gilgit Agency and Baltistan to Pakistan.
22 Jun 1950 Control transferred by Pakistan from the North-West Frontier
Province to the federal Pakistan Ministry of Kashmir Affairs.
1951 Tribal Areas of Darel and Tangir accede to Pakistan.
2 Mar 1963 Shaksgam (Trans-Karakoram) tract (small region along the
northeastern border of Gilgit�Baltistan) ceded by Pakistan
to China.
1 Jul 1970 Federally Administered Northern Areas created (composed of Gilgit
agency, Baltistan district, Darel and Tangir Tribal Areas, and
the princely states of Hunza and Nagar), administered by (but
not part of) Pakistan, nominally remaining part of Azad Kashmir.
1974 Pakistan abolishes State Subject Rule in the Northern Areas.
4 Jan 2008 Devolution package grants autonomy.
7 Sep 2009 Renamed Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pakistani Political Agent in Gilgit
16 Nov 1947 - 22 Jun 1950 Sardar Mohammad Alam Khan
Chief Executives (in the Pakistani capital)
(Ministers of Kashmir Affairs, States and Frontier Regions; [from 1974, States and Frontier Regions, Northern Areas and Kashmir Affairs; 13 Nov 1996-2 Sep 2004 Kashmir Affairs
and Northern Areas and SAFRON])
31 Oct 1949 - 13 Apr 1950 Liaquat Ali Khan (b. 1895 - d. 1951) ML
13 Apr 1950 - 24 Oct 1951 Khwaja Shahabuddin (b. 1898 - d. 1977) ML
24 Oct 1951 - 26 Nov 1951 Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani (b. 1905 - d. 1981) ML
26 Nov 1951 - 17 Apr 1953 Mahmud Husain (b. 1907 - d. 1975) ML
18 Apr 1953 - 24 Oct 1954 Shoaib Qureshi (b. 1892 - d. 1962) ML
24 Oct 1954 - 6 Nov 1954 Muhammad Ali Bogra (1st time) (b. 1909 - d. 1963) ML
6 Nov 1954 - 20 Jan 1955 Iskandar Ali Mirza (b. 1899 - d. 1969) Mil
20 Jan 1955 - 11 Aug 1955 Sardar Mumtaz Ali Khan ML
11 Aug 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 Syed Abid Hussain Shah (d. 1971) ML
17 Oct 1955 - 12 Sep 1956 Muhammad Ali Bogra (2nd time) (s.a.) ML
12 Sep 1956 - 18 Oct 1957 Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (b. 1893 - d. 1963) AL
18 Oct 1957 - 16 Dec 1957 Muhammad Yusuf Abdullah Haroon (b. 1916 - d. 2011) ML
16 Dec 1957 - 7 Oct 1958 Malik Firoz Khan Nun (b. 1893 - d. 1970) JWP
28 Oct 1958 - 23 Apr 1960 Muhammad Ayub Khan (1st time) (b. 1907 - d. 1974) Mil
23 Apr 1960 - 1 Jun 1960 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (1st time) (b. 1928 - d. 1979) PPP
1 Jun 1960 - 1 Mar 1962 Akhtar Hussain (b. 1902 - d. 1983) Non-party
2 Mar 1962 - 3 Mar 1962 Wajid Ali Khan Burki (b. 1900 - d. 1988) Mil
3 Mar 1962 - 8 Jun 1962 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (2nd time) (s.a.) PPP
13 Jun 1962 - 23 Mar 1965 Khan Habibullah Marwat (b. 1901 - d. 1978) PPP
23 Mar 1965 - 17 Aug 1965 Muhammad Ayub Khan (2nd time) (s.a.) Mil
17 Aug 1965 - 30 Nov 1966 Chaudhry Ali Akbar Khan (b. 1911 - d. 1967)
5 Dec 1966 - 23 Mar 1969 Afzal Rahman Khan (b. 1921 - d. 2005) Mil
5 Apr 1969 - 3 Aug 1969 Abdul Hamid Khan Mil
4 Aug 1969 - 22 Feb 1971 Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (b. 1906 - d. 1995) Mil
22 Feb 1971 - 24 Dec 1971 Vacant
24 Dec 1971 - 6 Mar 1972 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (3rd time) (s.a.) PPP
(provincial coordinator)
13 May 1972 - 22 Oct 1974 Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (b. 1901 - d. 1981) PML
22 Oct 1974 - 5 Feb 1976 Jamal Dar (1st time) (b. 1908? - d. 1982) Mil
5 Feb 1976 - 28 Mar 1977 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (b. 1933) PPP
30 Mar 1977 - 5 Jul 1977 Muhammad Haneef Khan (1st time) (b. 1922 - d. 2004) PPP
5 Jul 1977 - 14 Jan 1978 Vacant
14 Jan 1978 - 23 Aug 1978 Faiz Ali Chishti (1st time) (b. 1927 - d. 1988) Mil
27 Aug 1978 - 21 Apr 1979 Haji Faqir Mohammad Khan
21 Apr 1979 - 31 Mar 1980 Faiz Ali Chishti (2nd time) (s.a.) Mil
31 Mar 1980 - 9 Mar 1981 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (b. 1924 - d. 1988) Mil
9 Mar 1981 - 25 Dec 1982 Jamal Dar (2nd time) (s.a.) Non-party
5 Jan 1983 - 5 Mar 1983 Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (b. 1934 - d. 2007) Non-party
5 Mar 1983 - 24 Mar 1985 Jamal Said Mian (b. 1927) Mil
10 Apr 1985 - 22 May 1985 Muhammad Khan Junejo (b. 1932 - d. 1993) PML
21 May 1985 - 29 May 1988 Syed Qasim Shah (b. 1940) Non-party
9 Jun 1988 - 17 Nov 1988 Malik Naseem Ahmed Aheer (b. 1936) PPP
4 Dec 1988 - 23 Mar 1989 Muhammad Haneef Khan (2nd time) (s.a.) PPP
23 Mar 1989 - 28 Jan 1990 Mir Baz Muhammad Khan Khetran PPP
7 Oct 1990 - 6 Nov 1990 Abdul Majeed Malik (1st time) (b. 1919 - d. 2016) PML-N
17 Nov 1990 - 18 Jul 1993 Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan (b. 1952) PML-N
26 Jul 1993 - 19 Oct 1993 Mohammad Shafiq (b. 1934 - d. 2020) Non-party
21 Oct 1993 - 5 Nov 1996 Muhammad Afzal Khan Lala (b. 1926 - d. 2015) ANP 5 Nov 1996 - 17 Feb 1997 Omar Khan Afridi (b. 1937 - d. 2021) Non-party
25 Feb 1997 - 11 Jul 1997 Gohar Ayub Khan (b. 1937) PML-N
11 Jul 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Abdul Majeed Malik (2nd time) (s.a.) PML-N
12 Oct 1999 - 6 Nov 1999 Faisal Saleh Hayat (1st time) (b. 1952) PPPP
6 Nov 1999 - 23 Nov 2002 Abbas Sarfaraz Khan (1st time) (b. 1960) Non-party
28 Aug 2002 - 23 Nov 2002 Nisar Ahmad Memon (b. 1942) PML
Dec 2002 - 30 Jun 2004 Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (b. 1944) PPP-S
30 Jun 2004 - 25 Aug 2004 Syed Ghazi Gulab Jamal (b. 1954) Non-party
2 Sep 2004 - 25 Apr 2006 Faisal Saleh Hayat (2nd time) (s.a.) PPPP-P
25 Apr 2006 - 16 Nov 2007 Tahir Iqbal (b. 1951) PML-Q
16 Nov 2007 - 4 Jan 2008 Abbas Sarfaraz Khan (2nd time) (s.a.) Non-party
Chairmen
4 Jan 2008 - 31 Mar 2008 Abbas Sarfaraz Khan (s.a.) Non-party
31 Mar 2008 - 15 Sep 2009 Qamar Zaman Kaira (b. 1960) MNA/PPP
Governors
15 Sep 2009 - 23 Mar 2010 Qamar Zaman Kaira (acting) (s.a.)
23 Mar 2010 - 15 Sep 2010 Shama Khalid (f) (b. 1950? - d. 2010)
15 Sep 2010 - 1 Feb 2011 Wazir Baig (acting) (b. 1942)
1 Feb 2011 - 16 Feb 2015 Pir Karam Ali Shah (b. 1934 - d. 2020)
16 Feb 2015 - 24 Nov 2015 Muhammad Barjees Tahir (b. 1949)
24 Nov 2015 - 15 Sep 2018 Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan (b. 1945)
15 Sep 2018 - 30 Sep 2018 Fida Muhammad Nashad (acting) (b. 1945)
30 Sep 2018 - 25 Jun 2022 Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon (b. 1961)
25 Jun 2022 - 18 Aug 2022 Syed Amjad Ali Zaidi (acting)
18 Aug 2022 - Syed Mehdi Shah (b. 1954)

Residents (in Gilgit)22 Jun 1950 - 2 Mar 1952 G. Mueen-ud-Din
8 Apr 1952 - 19 Jan 1955 F.A. Karim
19 Jan 1955 - 1 Nov 1956 M. Azfar
1 Nov 1956 - 24 Dec 1956 Ibne Hassan
24 Dec 1956 - 29 Apr 1957 A.A. Hamid
29 Apr 1957 - 26 Nov 1958 M. Yousuf
26 Nov 1958 - 29 Aug 1960 Mohammed Zaman Kiani (b. 1910 - d. 1981)
29 Aug 1960 - 22 Jul 1962 A.H. Khan
23 Jul 1962 - 10 Aug 1962 N.M. Khan
10 Aug 1962 - 4 Mar 1963 M. Yusuf
5 Apr 1963 - 12 Feb 1966 Amanullah Khan Niazi (b. 1959 - d. 2006)
16 Feb 1966 - 13 Feb 1967 Aslam Abdullah Khan
20 Mar 1967 - 8 Nov 1969 Habibur Rahman Khan (b. 1913 - d. 1978)
8 Nov 1969 - 14 Feb 1972 Mahboob Khan
Resident Commissioners (in Gilgit)
14 Feb 1972 - 16 Mar 1973 Nasrum-Minallah
12 Apr 1973 - 9 Jan 1975 Ijlal Hussain
10 Jan 1975 - 7 Jun 1976 Khwaja Ataullah Khan
7 Jun 1976 - 30 Jun 1978 Ashraf Rashid Siddiqi
1 Jul 1978 - 10 Sep 1979 Abdul Qayum Khan
10 Sep 1979 - 10 May 1980 .... (acting)
Commissioners
11 May 1980 - 23 Mar 1981 Wazir Zada Abdul Qayum Khan
23 Mar 1981 - 18 Feb 1982 Iftikhar-ud-Din (1st time)
19 Feb 1982 - 30 Jun 1982 .... (acting)
1 Jul 1982 - 25 Sep 1984 Syed Jamil Haider Shah
25 Sep 1984 - 1985 Khalid Mahmud
1985 - 1986 Iftikhar-ud-Din (2nd time)
Administrators
1987 - 1988 Abdul Qayyum
1988 - 1989 Afzal Kahout
1990 - 1991 Anayat Ullaha Khan
Chief Commissioners
1991 Bashir Hussian Thair
1991 - 1993 Shakil Durrani
1993 Mahmud Khan
Chief Secretaries 1994 - 1995 Mahmud Khan1996 - 1999 Abdul Latif Khan
2000 - c.2001 Sang Marjanc.2004 - Mar 2005 Muhammad Farid Khan
Mar 2005 - c.Sep 2005 Nadeem Manzoor200. - 200. Qamar Zaman
2006 - 4 Jan 2008 ....
Chief executive
4 Jan 2008 - 11 Dec 2009 Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan (s.a.) PML-Q
Chief ministers
11 Dec 2009 - 12 Dec 2014 Syed Mehdi Shah (b. 1954) PPP
12 Dec 2014 - 26 Jun 2015 Sher Jehan Mir (interim) (b. 1954) Non-party
26 Jun 2015 - 24 Jun 2020 Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman (b. 1971) PML-N
24 Jun 2020 - 1 Dec 2020 Mir Afzal Khan (interim) (b. 1930) Non-party
1 Dec 2020 - 4 Jul 2023 Khalid Khurshid Khan (b. 1980) PTI
4 Jul 2023 - 13 Jul 2023 Vacant
13 Jul 2023 - Haji Gulbar Khan (b. 1960) PTI

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa 15 Aug 1947 North-West Frontier Province of British India becomes a
province of Pakistan.
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Part of West Pakistan province.
19 Apr 2010 Renamed Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Governors
15 Aug 1947 - 8 Apr 1948 Sir George Cunningham (3rd time) (b. 1888 - d. 1964)
9 Apr 1948 - 16 Jul 1949 Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas (b. 1899 - d. 1973)
16 Jul 1949 - 14 Jan 1950 Sahibzada Mohammad Kursheed (b. 1901 - d. 1950?)
14 Jan 1950 - 21 Feb 1950 Khan Bahadur Muhammad Ibrahim Khan (d. 1963)
(acting)
21 Feb 1950 - 23 Nov 1951 Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar (b. 1897 - d. 1960)
24 Nov 1951 - 17 Nov 1954 Khwaja Shahabuddin (b. 1898 - d. 1977)
17 Nov 1954 - 14 Oct 1955 Qurban Ali Khan
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Post abolished
1 Jul 1970 - 25 Dec 1971 Khwaja Mohammad Azhar Khan (b. 1918 - d. 2006)
25 Dec 1971 - 30 Apr 1972 Hayat Mohammad Khan Sherpao (b. 1937 - d. 1975)
30 Apr 1972 - 15 Feb 1973 Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil (b. 1913 - d. 1982)
15 Feb 1973 - 24 May 1974 Mohammad Aslam Khan Khattak (b. 1908 - d. 2008)
24 May 1974 - 1 Mar 1976 Syed Ghawas
1 Mar 1976 - 6 Jul 1977 Naseerullah Khan Babar (b. 1928 - d. 2011)
6 Jul 1977 - 17 Sep 1978 Abdul Hakeem Khan (acting) (b. 1917 - d. 2007)
11 Oct 1978 - 12 Dec 1985 Fazle Haq (b. 1928 - d. 1991)
30 Dec 1985 - 13 Apr 1986 Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti (b. 1923? - d. 1998)
13 Apr 1986 - 27 Aug 1986 Syed Usman Ali Shah (acting) (b. 1926 - d. 2020)
27 Aug 1986 - 16 Jun 1988 Fida Mohammad Khan (b. 1919 - d. 2007)
16 Jun 1988 - 19 Jul 1993 Amir Gulistan Janjua (b. 1925 - d. 2019)
19 Jul 1993 - 5 Nov 1996 Khurshid Ali Khan (b. 1933 - d. 2021)
5 Nov 1996 - 11 Nov 1996 Syed Ibne Ali (acting) (b. 1935 - d. 2019)
11 Nov 1996 - 17 Aug 1999 Arif Bangash (b. 1935 - d. 2019)
17 Aug 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Miangul Aurangzeb (b. 1928 - d. 2014)
21 Oct 1999 - 14 Aug 2000 Mohammad Shafiq (b. 1934)
14 Aug 2000 - 13 Mar 2005 Iftikhar Hussain Shah (b. 1949 - d. 2020)
15 Mar 2005 - 24 May 2006 Khalilur Rehman (b. 1934)
24 May 2006 - 7 Jan 2008 Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai (b. 1947)
7 Jan 2008 - 10 Feb 2011 Owais Ahmed Ghani (b. 1951)
10 Feb 2011 - 10 Feb 2013 Masood Kausar (b. 1938)
10 Feb 2013 - 8 Apr 2014 Shaukatullah Khan (b. 1969)
8 Apr 2014 - 15 Apr 2014 Asad Qaiser (acting) (b. 1969)
15 Apr 2014 - 4 Mar 2016 Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi (b. 1953)
4 Mar 2016 - 20 Aug 2018 Iqbal Zafar Jhagra (b. 1947)
20 Aug 2018 - 5 Sep 2018 Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani (1st time) (b. 1956)
(acting)
5 Sep 2018 - 16 Apr 2022 Shah Farman (b. 1965)
16 Apr 2022 - 23 Nov 2022 Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
23 Nov 2022 - 4 May 2024 Haji Ghulam Ali (b. 1955)
4 May 2024 - Faisal Karim Kundi (b. 1975)

Chief ministers
15 Aug 1945 - 22 Aug 1947 Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (2nd time) (b. 1882 - d. 1958) INC
23 Aug 1947 - 23 Apr 1953 Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (b. 1901 - d. 1981) ML
23 Apr 1953 - 18 Jul 1955 Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (b. 1906 - d. 1995) ML
19 Jul 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 Sardar Bahadur Khan (b. 1908 - d. 1975) ML
14 Oct 1955 - 30 Jun 1970 Post abolished
1 Jul 1970 - 1 May 1972 Martial law
1 May 1972 - 21 Feb 1973 Maulana Mufti Mahmood (b. 1919 - d. 1980) JUI-F
29 Apr 1973 - 16 Feb 1975 Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur (b. 1919 - d. 2005) PPP
16 Feb 1975 - 3 May 1975 Governor's rule
3 May 1975 - 9 Apr 1977 Nasrullah Khan Khattak (b. 1928 - d. 2009) PPP
9 Apr 1977 - 5 Jul 1977 Mohammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon (b. 1931 - d. 1977) PPP
5 Jul 1977 - 7 Apr 1985 **Martial law
7 Apr 1985 - 31 May 1988 Arbab Mohammad Jehangir Khan (b. 1936 - d. 2007) PPP
31 May 1988 - 2 Dec 1988 Fazale Haq (acting) (s.a.) Non-party
2 Dec 1988 - 7 Aug 1990 Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (b. 1944) PPP
(1st time)
7 Aug 1990 - 20 Jul 1993 Mir Afzal Khan (b. 1934? - d. 1997) IJI
(acting to 8 Nov 1990)
20 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Mufti Mohammad Abbas (acting) (b. 1921 - d. 2012) Non-party
20 Oct 1993 - 25 Feb 1994 Syed Mohammad Sabir Shah (b. 1955) PML-N
(Pir Sabir Shah)
25 Feb 1994 - 24 Apr 1994 Governor's rule
24 Apr 1994 - 12 Nov 1996 Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (s.a.) PPP-S
(2nd time)
12 Nov 1996 - 21 Feb 1997 Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (acting) (b. 1935 - d. 2007) Non-party
21 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi (s.a.) PML-N
12 Oct 1999 - 30 Nov 2002 Governor's rule
30 Nov 2002 - 11 Oct 2007 Akram Khan Durrani (b. 1960) JUI-F/MMA
11 Oct 2007 - 1 Apr 2008 Shamsul Mulk (b. 1933) Non-party
1 Apr 2008 - 20 Mar 2013 Ameer Haider Khan Hoti (b. 1971) ANP
20 Mar 2013 - 31 May 2013 Tariq Pervez (interim) (b. 1948 - d. 2020) Non-party
31 May 2013 - 6 Jun 2018 Pervez Khan Khattak (b. 1950) PTI
6 Jun 2018 - 17 Aug 2018 Dost Mohammad Khan (interim) (b. 1953) Non-party
17 Aug 2018 - 21 Jan 2023 Mahmood Khan (b. 1972) PTI
21 Jan 2023 - 11 Nov 2023 Mohammad Azam Khan (interim) (b. 1933? - d. 2023) Non-party
12 Nov 2023 - 2 Mar 2024 Syed Arshad Hussain Shah (interim) Non-party
2 Mar 2024 - Ali Amin Gandapur (b. 1978) Ind

Punjab

15 Aug 1947 Punjab province of British India divided; western part
becomes West Punjab province of Pakistan.
7 Jan 1950 West Punjab renamed Punjab.
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Part of West Pakistan province.

Governors
15 Aug 1947 - 2 Aug 1949 Sir Francis Mudie (b. 1890 - d. 1976)
2 Aug 1949 - 24 Nov 1951 Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar (b. 1899 - d. 1958)
24 Nov 1951 - 2 May 1953 Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar (b. 1897 - d. 1960)
2 May 1953 - 24 Jun 1954 Mian Aminuddin
26 Sep 1954 - 26 Nov 1954 Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah (b. 1912 - d. 1991)
27 Nov 1954 - 14 Oct 1955 Nawab Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani (b. 1905 - d. 1981)
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Post abolished
1 Jul 1970 - 23 Dec 1971 Muhammad Atiqur Rahman (b. 1918 - d. 1996)
23 Dec 1971 - 12 Nov 1973 Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar (b. 1937)
(1st time)
12 Nov 1973 - 14 Mar 1975 Nawab Saddiq Hussein Qureshi (b. 1927 - d. 2000)
14 Mar 1975 - 31 Jul 1975 Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar (s.a.)
(2nd time)
31 Jul 1975 - 5 Jul 1977 Muhammad Abbas Abbasi (b. 1924 - d. 1988)
5 Jul 1977 - 18 Sep 1978 Aslan Riaz Hussain (b. 1924 - d. 2004)
18 Sep 1978 - 1 May 1980 Sawar Khan (b. 1924 - d. 2023)
1 May 1980 - 30 Dec 1985 Ghulam Gillani Khan (b. 1925 - d. 1999)
30 Dec 1985 - 9 Dec 1988 Saddiq Hussein Qureshi (b. 1897 - d. 1997)
9 Dec 1988 - 6 Aug 1990 Tikka Khan (b. 1915 - d. 2002)
6 Aug 1990 - 25 Apr 1993 Mian Muhammad Azhar
25 Apr 1993 - 21 May 1995 Chaudhry MuhammadAltaf Hussain (b. 1929 - d. 1995)
22 May 1995 - 19 Jun 1995 Muhammad Ilyas (acting) (b. 1931 - d. 2021)
19 Jun 1995 - 5 Nov 1996 Raja Saroop Khan (b. 1932? - d. 2020)
6 Nov 1996 - 11 Nov 1996 Khalilur Rehman (acting) (b. 1934)
11 Nov 1996 - 10 Mar 1997 Khawaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim (b. 1943)
10 Mar 1997 - 17 Aug 1999 Shahid Hamid (b. 1947)
17 Aug 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa (b. 1935)
21 Oct 1999 - 29 Oct 2001 Muhammad Safdar (b. 1941)
29 Oct 2001 - 16 May 2008 Khalid Maqbool (b. 1948)
16 May 2008 - 4 Jan 2011 Salman Taseer (b. 1944 - d. 2011)
4 Jan 2011 - 13 Jan 2011 Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (b. 1945)
(1st time) (acting)
13 Jan 2011 - 25 Dec 2012 Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa (b. 1946)
25 Dec 2012 - 5 Aug 2013 Makhdum Ahmed Mahmud (b. 1961)
5 Aug 2013 - 29 Jan 2015 ChaudhryMuhammad Sarwar (1st time)(b. 1952)
29 Jan 2015 - 7 May 2015 Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (s.a.)
(2nd time) (acting)
7 May 2015 - 18 Aug 2018 Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana (b. 1949)
18 Aug 2018 - 5 Sep 2018 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (acting) (b. 1945)
5 Sep 2018 - 3 Apr 2022 Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar (2nd time)(s.a.)
3 Apr 2022 Dost Muhammad Mazari (acting) (b. 1980)
3 Apr 2022 - 30 May 2022 Omer Sarfraz Cheema (b. 1969)
30 May 2022 - 10 May 2024 Baligh Ur Rehman (b. 1970)
10 May 2024 - Sardar Saleem Haider Khan (b. 1969)

Chief ministers
15 Aug 1947 - 25 Jan 1949 Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot (b. 1906 - d. 1969) ML
25 Jan 1949 - 5 Apr 1951 Governor's rule
5 Apr 1951 - 3 Apr 1953 Mian Mumtaz Muhammad Khan Daultana (b. 1916 - d. 1995) ML
3 Apr 1953 - 21 May 1955 Malik Firoz Khan Noon (b. 1893 - d. 1970) ML
21 May 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 Sardar Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti (b. 1895 - d. 1985) ML
14 Oct 1955 - 30 Jun 1970 Post abolished
1 Jul 1970 - 2 May 1972 Martial law
2 May 1972 - 12 Nov 1973 Malik Miraj Khalid (b. 1916 - d. 2003) PPP
12 Nov 1973 - 15 Mar 1974 Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar (s.a.) PPP
15 Mar 1974 - 15 Jul 1975 Muhammad Haneef Ramey (b. 1930 - d. 2006) PPP
15 Jul 1975 - 5 Jul 1977 Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (s.a.) PPP
5 Jul 1977 - 9 Apr 1985 Martial law
9 Apr 1985 - 13 Aug 1990 Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (b. 1949) PML-N
(interim 30 May - 2 Dec 1988)
13 Aug 1990 - 25 Apr 1993 Ghulam Haider Wyne (b. 1950 - d. 1993) IJI/PML-N
25 Apr 1993 - 19 Jul 1993 Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (b. 1939) PML-J
(1st time)
19 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Sheikh Manzoor Elahi (acting) (b. 1919 - d. 2008) Non-party
20 Oct 1993 - 13 Sep 1995 Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (s.a.) PML-J
(2nd time)
13 Sep 1995 - 3 Nov 1996 Sardar Muhammad Arif Nakai (b. 1929 - d. 2000) PML-J
3 Nov 1996 - 17 Nov 1996 Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (s.a.) PML-J
(3rd time)
17 Nov 1996 - 20 Feb 1997 Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (acting) (b. 1941 - d. 2020) Non-party
20 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Main Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (b. 1951) PML-N
(1st time)
11 Oct 1999 - 29 Nov 2002 Governor's rule
29 Nov 2002 - 19 Nov 2007 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (1st time) (s.a.) PML-Q
19 Nov 2007 - 12 Apr 2008 Sheikh Ijaz Nisar (acting) (b. 1935) Non-party
12 Apr 2008 - 8 Jun 2008 Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa (b. 1973) PML-N
8 Jun 2008 - 25 Feb 2009 Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (s.a.) PML-N
(2nd time)
25 Feb 2009 - 31 Mar 2009 Governor's rule 31 Mar 2009 - 27 Mar 2013 Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (s.a.) PML-N
(3rd time)
27 Mar 2013 - 6 Jun 2013 Najam Aziz Sethi (interim) (b. 1948) Non-party
6 Jun 2013 - 8 Jun 2018 Mian MuhammadShahbaz Sharif (s.a.) PML-N
(4th time)
8 Jun 2018 - 20 Aug 2018 Hasan Askari Rizvi (interim) (b. 1945) Non-party
20 Aug 2018 - 30 Apr 2022 Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar (b. 1969) PTI
(1st time)
30 Apr 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz (b. 1974) PML-N
(1st time)
30 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2022 Sardar Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar (s.a.) PTI
(2nd time)(acting)
1 Jul 2022 - 27 Jul 2022Mian Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz (s.a.) PML-N
(2nd time)
27 Jul 2022 - 22 Jan 2023 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (2nd time) (s.a.) PTI
22 Jan 2023 - 26 Feb 2024 Mohsin Raza Naqvi (interim) (b. 1978) Non-party
26 Feb 2024 - Maryam Nawaz Sharif (f) (b. 1973) PML-N

Sindh

15 Aug 1947 Sind province of British India becomes Sind province of
Pakistan.
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Part of West Pakistan province.
1988 Spelling changed to Sindh (confirmed 19 Apr 2010).

Governors
15 Aug 1947 - 4 Oct 1948 Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah (b. 1879 - d. 1948)
Khan Bahadur Shaykh
7 Oct 1948 - 19 Nov 1952 Sheikh Din Muhammad (b. 1897 - d. 1979)
19 Nov 1952 - 1 May 1953 Mian Aminuddin
2 May 1953 - 12 Aug 1953 George Baxandall Constantine (b. 1902 - d. 1969)
12 Aug 1953 - 23 Jun 1954 Habib Ibrahim Rehmatullah (b. 1912 - d. 1991)
24 Jun 1954 - 14 Oct 1955 Iftikhar Hussain Khan (b. 1906 - d. 1969)
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Post abolished
1 Jul 1970 - 20 Dec 1971 Rakhman Gul (b. 1918 - d. 1998)
22 Dec 1971 - 20 Apr 1972 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (b. 1933 - d. 2021)
29 Apr 1972 - 13 Feb 1973 Mir Rasool Bux Talpur (b. 1920 - d. 1982)
15 Feb 1973 - 1 Mar 1976 Rana Liaquat Ali Khan (f) (b. 1905 - d. 1990)
1 Mar 1976 - 6 Jul 1977 Dilawar Khanji (b. 1922 - d. 1989)
6 Jul 1977 - 18 Sep 1978 Abdul Qadir Shaikh (b. 1926 - d. 2008)
18 Sep 1978 - 7 Apr 1984 Sadiq ul Rashid Mohammad Abbasi (b. 1928 - d. 2002)
7 Apr 1984 - 5 Jan 1987 Jahandad Khan (b. 1929 - d. 2011)
5 Jan 1987 - 24 Jun 1988 Ashraf W. Tabani (b. 1930 - d. 2009)
24 Jun 1988 - 12 Sep 1988 Rahimuddin Khan (b. 1926 - d. 2022)
12 Sep 1988 - 19 Apr 1989 Qadeeruddin Ahmed (b. 1908 - d. 1995)
19 Apr 1989 - 6 Aug 1990 Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim (b. 1928 - d. 2020)
6 Aug 1990 - 19 Jul 1993 Mahmoud Abdullah Haroon (1st time) (b. 1920 - d. 2008)
19 Jul 1993 - 23 Jan 1994 Hakim Said (b. 1920 - d. 1998)
23 Jan 1994 - 22 May 1995 Mahmoud Abdullah Haroon (2nd time) (s.a.)
22 May 1995 - 17 Mar 1997 Kamaluddin Azfar (b. 1938)
17 Mar 1997 - 17 Jun 1999 Moinuddin Haider (b. 1942)
17 Jun 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Mamnoon Hussain (b. 1940 - d. 2021)
21 Oct 1999 - 25 May 2000 Azim Daudpota (b. 1933 - d. 2017)
25 May 2000 - 27 Dec 2002 Mohammad Mian Soomro (b. 1950)
27 Dec 2002 - 11 Nov 2016 Ishratul Ibad (b. 1962)
11 Nov 2016 - 11 Jan 2017 Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui (b. 1937 - d. 2017)
11 Jan 2017 - 2 Feb 2017 Agha Siraj Durrani (1st time) (b. 1953)
(acting)
2 Feb 2017 - 3 Aug 2018 Mohammad Zubair (b. 1956)
3 Aug 2018 - 27 Aug 2018 Agha Siraj Durrani (2nd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
27 Aug 2018 - 18 Apr 2022 Imran Ismail (b. 1966)
18 Apr 2022 - 10 Oct 2022 Agha Siraj Durrani (3rd time) (s.a.)
(acting)
10 Oct 2022 - Kamran Tessori (b. 1974)

Chief ministers
16 Aug 1947 - 28 Apr 1948 Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1980) ML
3 May 1948 - 4 Feb 1949 Pir Illahi Bakhsh (b. 1890 - d. 1975) ML
18 Feb 1949 - 7 May 1950 Muhammad Yusuf Abdullah Haroon (b. 1916 - d. 2011) ML
8 May 1950 - 24 Mar 1951 Qazi Muhammad Fazlullah (b. 1902 - d. 1987) ML
25 Mar 1951 - 29 Dec 1951 Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time) (s.a.) ML
29 Dec 1951 - 22 May 1953 Governor's rule
22 May 1953 - 8 Nov 1954 Pirzada Abdus Sattar (b. 1907 - d. 1974) ML
9 Nov 1954 - 13 Oct 1955 Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time) (s.a.) ML
13 Oct 1955 - 30 Jun 1970 Post abolished
1 Jul 1970 - 1 May 1972 Martial law
1 May 1972 - 20 Dec 1973 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (1st time) (s.a.) PPP
25 Dec 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (b. 1931 - d. 2009) PPP
5 Jul 1977 - 6 Apr 1985 Martial law
6 Apr 1985 - 6 Apr 1988 Syed Ghous Ali Shah (b. 1934) PML
11 Apr 1988 - 24 Jun 1988 Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (1st time) (b. 1944 - d. 2010) IJI
24 Jun 1988 - 31 Aug 1988 Governor's rule
31 Aug 1988 - 2 Dec 1988 Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (2nd time) (s.a.) IJI
(acting)
2 Dec 1988 - 25 Feb 1990 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (1st time) (b. 1933) PPP
26 Feb 1990 - 6 Aug 1990 Aftab Shahban Mirani (b. 1931) PPP
6 Aug 1990 - 5 Mar 1992 Jam Sadiq Ali (b. 1935 - d. 1992) Ind
(acting to 5 Nov 1990)
6 Mar 1992 - 19 Jul 1993 Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah (b. 1945) PPP
19 Jul 1993 - 21 Oct 1993 Syed Ali Madad Shah (acting) (b. 19.. - d. 2009) Non-party
21 Oct 1993 - 6 Nov 1996 Syed Abdullah Shah (b. 1934 - d. 2007) PPP
7 Nov 1996 - 22 Feb 1997 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (2nd time) (s.a.) SNF
(acting)
22 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Liaquat Ali Jatoi (b. 1948) PML-N
(suspended from 30 Oct 1998)
12 Oct 1999 - 17 Dec 2002 Governor's rule
17 Dec 2002 - 9 Jun 2004 Ali Mohammad Mahar (b. 1967 - d. 2019) PML-Q
9 Jun 2004 - 19 Nov 2007 Arbab Ghulam Rahim (b. 1957) PML-Q
19 Nov 2007 - 8 Apr 2008 Abdul Qadir Halepota (b. 1932) Non-party
8 Apr 2008 - 21 Mar 2013 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (2nd time) (s.a.) PPP
21 Mar 2013 - 30 May 2013 Zahid Qurban Alvi (interim) (b. 1941) Non-party
30 May 2013 - 29 Jul 2016 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (3rd time) (s.a.) PPP
29 Jul 2016 - 2 Jun 2018 Syed Murad Ali Shah (1st time) (b. 1962) PPP
2 Jun 2018 - 18 Aug 2018 Fazlur Rehman (interim) (b. 1950) Non-party
18 Aug 2018 - 17 Aug 2023 Syed Murad Ali Shah (2nd time) (s.a.) PPP
17 Aug 2023 - 27 Feb 2024 Maqbool Baqar (interim) (b. 1957) Non-party
27 Feb 2024 - Syed Murad Ali Shah (3rd time) (s.a.) PPP

West Pakistan

14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Baluchistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab,
Sind, and (from 1 Jul 1961) the Karachi Federal Capital
Territory, form the single province of West Pakistan
(the "One Unit").

Governors
14 Oct 1955 - Aug 1957 Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani (b. 1905 - d. 1981)
Aug 1957 - Apr 1960 Akhtar Hussain (b. 1902 - d. 1983)
Apr 1960 - 18 Sep 1966 Malik Amir Mohammad Khan (b. 1910 - d. 1967)
18 Sep 1966 - 20 Mar 1969 Mohammad Musa Khan (b. 1908 - d. 1991)
20 Mar 1969 - 25 Mar 1969 Yusuf Haroon (b. 1918 - d. 2011)
25 Mar 1969 - 29 Aug 1969 Atiqur Rahman (1st time) (b. 1918 - d. 1996)
(martial law administrator)
29 Aug 1969 - 1 Sep 1969 Tikka Khan (b. 1915 - d. 2002)
(martial law administrator)
1 Sep 1969 - 1 Feb 1970 Nur Khan (b. 1923 - d. 2011)
1 Feb 1970 - 1 Jul 1970 Atiqur Rahman (2nd time) (s.a.)

Chief ministers
14 Oct 1955 - 16 Jul 1957 Khan Sahib (b. 1882 - d. 1958) RP
16 Jul 1957 - 18 Mar 1958 Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (b. 1906 - d. 1995) RP
18 Mar 1958 - 7 Oct 1958 Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash (b. 1908 - d. 1982) RP
7 Oct 1958 - 1 Jul 1970 Post abolished

Territories Islamabad Capital Territory

24 Feb 1960 Future capital site is named Islamabad.
14 Jun 1960 Islamabad Capital Development Authority (CDA) created.
14 Aug 1967 Islamabad becomes the capital of Pakistan.
1 Jul 1970 Islamabad a centrally administered area.
31 Dec 1980 Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), created from Islamabad and
parts of North-West Frontier Province and Punjab (confers powers
of the provincial government upon the Chief Commissioner Islamabad).

Chairmen of the Capital Development Authority 21 Jun 1960 - 30 Nov 1961 Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan (b. 1917 - d. 1980) Mil
1 Dec 1961 - 31 Apr 1965 W.A. Sheikh
1 May 1965 - 30 Nov 1967 N.A. Farooqi
30 Dec 1967 - 15 Mar 1970 K.M. Sheikh Mil
16 Mar 1970 - 27 Aug 1972 Bashir Ahmed Mil28 Aug 1972 - 17 May 1973 Riaz-ul-Haq Mil
18 May 1973 - 27 Jul 1979 M.A. Kazmi
28 Jul 1979 - 31 Dec 1980 S.A.N. Gardezi
Chief Commissioners as Administrators (also chairmen of the Capital Development Authority until 2003)
1 Jan 1981 - 1 May 1983 S.A.N. Gardezi
2 May 1983 - 1 May 1984 Jan Nadir Khan
2 May 1984 - 9 May 1989 Mazhar Rafi
10 Jul 1989 - 29 Dec 1989 Syed Munir Hussain
30 Dec 1989 - 20 Aug 1990 Iqbal Jaffar
21 Aug 1990 - 5 Jun 1991 F.I. Malik
6 Jun 1991 - 20 Oct 1993 Fareed-ud-Din Ahmad
21 Oct 1993 - 21 Oct 1994 Muhammad Saeed Mahdi
22 Oct 1994 - 8 Jul 1995 Shafi M. Sehwani (d. 200.)
9 Jul 1995 - 5 Nov 1996 Muhammad Zaffar Iqbal
6 Nov 1996 - 4 May 1998 M. Javed Masud
5 May 1998 - 26 Nov 1999 Ch. Qamar Zaman
27 Nov 1999 - 16 Sep 2001 Khalid Saeed
17 Sep 2001 - 1 May 2003 Mir Laiq Shah
2003 - Nov 2003 G.M. Khan
Nov 2003 - 5 Feb 2005 Junaid Iqbal Chaudhry
5 Feb 2005 - 2005 Tariq Mehmood Pirzada (1st time)
(acting to Apr 2005)
2005 - 25 Aug 2007 Khalid Pervez
25 Aug 2007 - 8 Oct 2008 Hamid Ali Khan
8 Oct 2008 - Feb 2009 Kamran Lashari (b. 1952)
26 Mar 2009 - 12 Dec 2009 Fazeel Asghar
12 Dec 2009 - 10 Mar 2010 Shahid Mehmood
11 Mar 2010 - 23 Apr 2013 Tariq Mehmood Pirzada (2nd time)
23 Apr 2013 - 2014 Khawaja Jawaad Paul
2014 - 19 Sep 2014 Mujahid Sherdil (acting)
19 Sep 2014 - Feb 2018 Zulfiqar Haider Khan
Feb 2018 - 6 Mar 2018 Mushtaq Ahmed (acting)
6 Mar 2018 - 14 Jun 2018 Aftab Akbar Durrani
14 Jun 2018 - 6 Nov 2018 Joudat Ayaz
6 Nov 2018 - 17 Aug 2022 Amer Ali Ahmad
17 Aug 2022 - 24 Jan 2023 Muhammad Usman
24 Jan 2023 - 24 Aug 2023 Noor-ul-Amin Mengal
24 Aug 2023 - 2 May 2024 Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq (acting)
(suspended 29 Dec 2023 - 24 Jan 2024)
2 May 2024 - Muhammad Ali Randhawa

Cha i rmen of the Capital Development Authority
2 May 2003 - 9 Nov 2003 Abdur Rauf Chaudhry
10 Nov 2003 - 8 Oct 2008 Kamran Lashari (s.a.)
8 Oct 2008 - 24 Jun 2009 Tariq Mahmood Khan
24 Jun 2009 - 8 Dec 2011 Imtiaz Inayat Elahi
8 Dec 2011 - 1 Oct 2012 Farkhand Iqbal
1 Oct 2012 - 21 Jun 2013 Syed Tahir Shahbaz
21 Jun 2013 - 7 Dec 2013 Nadeem Hassan Asif
7 Dec 2013 - 6 Sep 2016 Maroof Afzal
6 Sep 2016 - 29 Dec 2017 Sheikh Anser Aziz (b. 1962) PML-N
29 Jan 2018 - 29 Jun 2018 Usman Akhtar Bajwa
29 Jun 2018 - 1 Sep 2018 Ishrat Ali
1 Sep 2018 - 10 Jan 2019 Afzal Latif10 Jan 2019 - 17 Aug 2022 Amer Ali Ahmed
(acting to 3 Jul 2021)
17 Aug 2022 - 23 Jan 2023 Muhammad Usman
24 Jan 2023 - 24 Aug 2023 Noor-ul-Amin Mengal
24 Aug 2023 - 2 May 2024 Muhammad Anwar-ul-Haq (acting)
2 May 2024 - Muhammad Ali Randhawa

Mayors of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad

4 Mar 2016 - 6 Oct 2020 Sheikh Anser Aziz (s.a.) PML-N
(suspended 17-21 May 2020)
6 Oct 2020 - 5 Jan 2021 Vacant
5 Jan 2021 - 15 Feb 2021 Pir Adil Shah Gilani PML-N
Deputy Commissioners, Chief Metropolitan Officers Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad, A dministrators
15 Feb 2021 - 20 Oct 2021 Syeda Shafaq Hashmi (f) Non-party
20 Oct 2021 - 28 Oct 2021 Syed Ali Asghar Non-party
28 Oct 2021 - 16 Apr 2022 Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat (b. 1981) Non-party
17 Apr 2022 - Irfan Nawaz Memon Non-party
(suspended 26 Dec 2023 - 24 Jan 2024)
19 Feb 2024 - 28 Mar 2024 Rana Muhammad Waqas Anwar Non-party
(acting for Memon)

Karachi Federal Capital Territory

23 Jul 1948 Federal Capital Territory created from city of Karachi
and part of Sind province.
1 Jul 1961 - 1 Jul 1970 Part of West Pakistan province.
1 Jul 1970 Part of Sindh province.

Chief Commissioners
Jul 1948 - Apr 1951 Hashim Raza (b. 1910 - d. 2003)
1951 - 1956 Syed Ali Tabib Naqvi
1956 - 1958 A.R. Khan1958 - 1 Jul 1961 Agha Abdul Hamid

Mayors (title Nazim)
9 May 1947 - 25 May 1948 Hakeem Muhammad Ahsan
25 May 1948 - 8 Jul 1948 Ghulam Ali Alana (b. 1906 - d. 1985)
Chairmen of the Municipal Advisory Commission
1948 - 1949 Hakeem Muhammad Ahsan
1949 - 1950 Ghulam Ali Alana (s.a.)
1950 - 1951 Hatim Ali Alvi
Apr 1951 - 10 Jan 1953 Allah Bakhsh Gabol (1st time) (b. 1895 - d. 1972) PPP
10 Jan 1953 - 19 Jan 1954 H.M Habibullah Paracha (1st time) (b. 1896 - d. 1988)
19 Jan 1954 - 26 May 1955 Mahmoud Abdullah Haroon (b. 1920 - d. 2008) PPP
26 May 1955 - 29 May 1956 Al-Haj Malik Bagh Ali
29 May 1956 - 14 Dec 1956 Siddique Wahab
14 Dec 1956 - 14 Jun 1958 ....
Mayor (title Nazim)
14 Jun 1958 - 14 Oct 1958 S.M. Taufiq
Chairmen of the Municipal Advisory Commission
14 Oct 1958 - 1 Jul 1961 ....

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

15 Aug 1947 Tribal Areas declared part of Pakistan, attached to (but not part
of) North-West Frontier Province.
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Attached to (but not part of) West Pakistan province.
16 Apr 1960 Faqir of Ipi (b. 1897 - d. 1960) dies, resistance in Waziristan ends.
1 Jul 1970 Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) formed, attached to
(but not part of) North-West Frontier Province.
28 May 2018 FATA Interim Governance Regulation signed into law, as interim rules
for FATA until it merges with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province within
two years (the president of Pakistan will have jurisdiction over
the FATA until the amendment for the merger to hand over
control to the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government is signed).
31 May 2018 Merged into Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province (when the 25th Amendment to
the Constitution of Pakistan received assent by the President).

Agents to the Governors-general 15 Aug 1947 - 14 Oct 1955 the governors of North-West Frontier Province14 Oct 1955 - 23 Mar 1956 t he governors of West Pakistan
Agents to the Presidents
23 Mar 1956 - Aug 1960t he governors of West Pakistan
Resident Commissioner
Nov 1959 - Aug 1960 ....
AdministratorsAug 1960 - 30 Jun 1970 the governors of West Pakistan
Agents of the Presidents
1 Jul 1970 - 28 May 2018 the governors of North-West Frontier Province (from 19 Apr 2010, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa)

Additional Chief Secretaries, FATA (senior civil servants of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in charge of FATA)
2006 - bf.2008 ....
bf.2008 - af.2010 Habibullah Khan
bf.2011 - af.2012 Fazal Karim Khattak
bf.2013 - af.2014 Arbab Muhammad Arif (b. 1959)
201. - 2015 Muhammad Azam Khan (b. 1964)
2015 - 2016 Muhammad Aslam Kamboh
2016 - 2017 Fida Mohammad Wazir
2017 - 30 Jun 2019 Sikandar Qayyum (b. 1962)

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