Pakistani provinces (original) (raw)
Balochistan
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 part of West Pakistan province 1980s spelling changed from Baluchistan to Balochistan
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. 19...) 19 Jan 1949 - 16 Jul 1949 Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid (b. 1901 - d. ...) 16 Jul 1949 - 18 Nov 1952 Mian Aminuddin 18 Nov 1952 - 13 Feb 1953 R.K.M. Shaker (acting) 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 R.A.F. Hyride 26 Jul 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 R.A.M. Shaker Governors 1 Jul 1970 - 29 Apr 1972 Ghous Bakhsh Raisani (b. 19... - d. 1987) 29 Apr 1972 - 15 Feb 1973 Ghous Bakhsh Bizenjo (b. 1917 - d. 1989) 15 Feb 1973 - 3 Jan 1974 Sardar Akbar Khan Bugti (b. 1927 - d. 2006) 3 Jan 1974 - 6 Sep 1977 Ahmad Yar Khan (b. 1902 - d. 1979) 6 Sep 1977 - 18 Sep 1978 Khuda Bakhsh Marri (acting) 18 Sep 1978 - 22 Mar 1984 Rahimuddin Khan (b. 1926 - d. 2022) 22 Mar 1984 - 8 Jul 1984 Sardar F.S. Lodi (b. 1931 - d. 2004) 8 Jul 1984 - 17 Dec 1985 K.K. Afridi (acting to 9 Dec 1984) 17 Dec 1985 - 12 Mar 1991 Mohammad Musa Khan (b. ... - d. 1991) 13 Mar 1991 - 13 Jul 1991 Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (acting) (b. 1929 - d. 2021) 13 Jul 1991 - 19 Jul 1993 Sardar Gul Mohammad Khan Jogezai 19 Jul 1993 - 19 May 1994 Abdul Rahim Durrani 19 May 1994 - 8 Apr 1997 Imranullah Khan 8 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) 17 Aug 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Syed Fazal Agha (b. 1941 - d. 2020) 21 Oct 1999 - 1 Feb 2003 Amirul Mulk Mengal (2nd time) (s.a.) 1 Feb 2003 - 11 Aug 2003 Abdul Qadir 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 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (acting) (b. 1974) 4 Oct 2018 - 9 Jul 2021 Amanullah Khan Yasinzai (2nd time) (s.a.) 9 Jul 2021 - 19 Apr 2022 Syed Zahoor 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 Mengal (b. 1929? - d. 2021) 27 Apr 1973 - 3 Dec 1975 Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Khan (1st time) (b. 1920 - d. 1988) 7 Dec 1976 - 4 Apr 1977 Sardar Mohammad Khan Barozai (b. bf.1924 - d. 2004) 6 Apr 1985 - 29 May 1988 Jam Mir Ghulam Qadir Khan (2nd time) (s.a.) 24 Jun 1988 - 24 Dec 1988 Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1st time) (acting) (b. 1944 - d. 2020) 24 Dec 1988 - 5 Feb 1989 Khuda Bakhsh Marri (acting) 5 Feb 1989 - 7 Aug 1990 Sardar Akbar Khan Bugti (s.a.) 7 Aug 1990 - 17 Nov 1990 Mir Humayun Khan Marri (acting) (b. 19... - d. 2024) 17 Nov 1990 - 20 May 1993 Mir Taj Mohammad Khan Jamali (b. 1938? - d. 2009) 20 May 1993 - 19 Jul 1993 Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi (1st time) (s.a.) 19 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Mir Mohammad Nasir Mengal (acting) 20 Oct 1993 - 9 Nov 1996 Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi (2nd time) (s.a.) 9 Nov 1996 - 22 Feb 1997 Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 22 Feb 1997 - 15 Jun 1998 Akhtar Mengal 15 Jun 1998 - 12 Oct 1999 Mir Jan Mohammad Khan Jamali (s.a.) 1 Dec 2002 - 19 Nov 2007 Jam Mohammad Yousaf (b. 1951 - d. 2013) 19 Nov 2007 - 9 Apr 2008 Sardar Mohammad Saleh Bhootani (b. 1950) 9 Apr 2008 - 14 Jan 2013 Nawab Aslam Raisani (b. 1955) 24 Mar 2013 - 9 Jun 2013 Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Barozai (b. 1954) (interim) 9 Jun 2013 - 24 Dec 2015 Abdul Malik Baloch (b. 1958) 24 Dec 2015 - 13 Jan 2018 Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri (b. 1961) 13 Jan 2018 - 8 Jun 2018 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (1st time) (s.a.) 8 Jun 2018 - 19 Aug 2018 Alauddin Marri (interim) (b. 1979) 19 Aug 2018 - 29 Oct 2021 Jam Kamal Khan (b. 1973) 29 Oct 2021 - 18 Aug 2023 Abdul Quddus Bizenjo (2nd time) (s.a.) 18 Aug 2023 - 2 Mar 2024 Ali Mardan Khan Domki (interim) (b. 1972) 2 Mar 2024 - Sarfaraz Bugti
East Pakistan
15 Aug 1947 Bengal province of British India divided; eastern part becomes Pakistani province of East Bengal 14 Oct 1955 renamed East Pakistan 16 Dec 1971 becomes independent Bangladesh
Governors Aug 1947 - 31 Mar 1950 Sir Frederick Chalmers Bourne (b. 1891 - d. 1977) 31 Mar 1950 - 31 Mar 1953 Malik Firoz Khan Noon (b. 1893 - d. 1970) 31 Mar 1953 - 29 May 1954 Chaudhry Khaliquzzaman (b. 1889 - d. 1973) 29 May 1954 - Oct 1954 Iskander Mirza (b. 1899 - d. 1969) Oct 1954 - Dec 1954 Sir Thomas Ellis (acting) (b. 1894 - d. 1981) Dec 1954 - Jun 1955 Mohammad Shahabuddin (acting) Jun 1955 - Mar 1956 Amiruddin Ahmad Mar 1956 - 13 Apr 1958 A.K. Fazlul Huq (b. 1873 - d. 1962) 13 Apr 1958 - 3 May 1958 Hamid Ali (acting) 3 May 1958 - 10 Oct 1958 Sultanuddin Ahmad (b. 1902 - d. 1977) 10 Oct 1958 - 11 Apr 1960 Zakir Hussain (b. 1898 - d. ...) 11 Apr 1960 - 11 May 1962 Mohammad Azam Khan (b. 1908 - d. 1996) 11 May 1962 - 25 Oct 1962 Ghulam Faruque (b. 1899 - d. 1992) 25 Oct 1962 - 23 Mar 1969 Abdul Monem Khan (b. 1899 - d. 1971) 23 Mar 1969 - 25 Mar 1969 Mirza Nurul Huda (b. 1919 - d. 1991) 25 Mar 1969 - 23 Aug 1969 Muzaffaruddin (martial law administrator) 23 Aug 1969 - 1 Sep 1969 Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (b. 1920 - d. 2016) (martial law administrator) 1 Sep 1969 - 7 Mar 1971 Syed Mohammad Ahsan (b. 1920 - d. 1989) 7 Mar 1971 - 31 Aug 1971 Tikka Khan (b. 1915 - d. 2002) (martial law administrator) 31 Aug 1971 - 14 Dec 1971 Abdul Motaleb Malik (b. 1905 - d. 1977) 31 Aug 1971 - 16 Dec 1971 Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi (b. 1915 - d. 2004) (martial law administrator)
Chief ministers Aug 1947 - Sep 1948 Khwaja Nazimuddin (b. 1894 - d. 1964) Sep 1948 - 1952 Nurul Amin (b. 1893 - d. 1974) 3 Apr 1954 - 29 May 1954 A.K. Fazlul Huq (s.a.) Aug 1955 - Sep 1956 Abu Hossain Sarkar (1st time) (b. 1894 - d. 1969) (suspended 26 May - 1 Jun 1956) Sep 1956 - Mar 1958 Ataur Rahman Khan (1st time) (b. 1905 - d. 1991) Mar 1958 Abu Hossain Sarkar (2nd time) (s.a.) Mar 1958 - 18 Jun 1958 Ataur Rahman Khan (2nd time) (s.a.) 18 Jun 1958 - 22 Jun 1958 Abu Hossain Sarkar (3rd time) (s.a.) 25 Aug 1958 - 7 Oct 1958 Ataur Rahman Khan (3rd time) (s.a.)
Gilgit-Baltistan
1970 Federally Administered Northern Areas created
4 Jan 2008 autonomy 7 Sep 2009 renamed Gilgit-Baltistan
Chairmen 4 Jan 2008 - 31 Mar 2008 Abbas Sarfraz Khan (b. 1960) 31 Mar 2008 - 15 Sep 2009 Qamar Zaman Kaira (b. 1960) 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) 1 Feb 2011 - 16 Feb 2015 Pir Karam Ali Shah (b. 1934? - d. 2020) 16 Feb 2015 - 24 Nov 2015 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 25 Jun 2022 - 18 Aug 2022 Syed Amjad Ali Zaidi (acting) 18 Aug 2022 - Syed Mehdi Shah (b. 1954)
Chief executive 4 Jan 2008 - 11 Dec 2009 Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan (s.a.) Chief ministers 11 Dec 2009 - 12 Dec 2014 Syed Mehdi Shah (s.a.) 12 Dec 2014 - 26 Jun 2015 Sher Jahan Mir (acting) 26 Jun 2015 - 24 Jun 2020 Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman (b. 1969?) 24 Jun 2020 - 1 Dec 2020 Mir Afzal (acting) 1 Dec 2020 - 13 Jul 2023 Khalid Khurshid Khan (b. 1980) 13 Jul 2023 - Haji Gulbar Khan (b. 1960)
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 (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 Khurshid (b. 1901 - d. ...) 14 Jan 1950 - 21 Feb 1950 Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (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 Shah 1 Jul 1970 - 25 Dec 1971 Khwaja Mohammad Azhar Khan 25 Dec 1971 - 30 Apr 1972 Hayat Mohammad Khan Sherpao (b. 19... - d. 1975) 30 Apr 1972 - 15 Feb 1973 Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil (b. 1912 - 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 11 Oct 1978 - 12 Dec 1985 Fazle Haq (b. ... - 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. 19... - d. 2020) 27 Aug 1986 - 16 Jun 1988 Fida Mohammad Khan 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 Ibne Ali 11 Nov 1996 - 17 Aug 1999 Arif Bangash 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 - 15 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 Mahtab Ahmad Khan (b. 1954) 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 23 Aug 1947 - 23 Apr 1953 Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan (b. 1901 - d. 1981) 23 Apr 1953 - 18 Jul 1955 Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (b. 1906 - d. 199...) 19 Jul 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 Sardar Bahadur Khan (b. 1908 - d. 1975) 1 May 1972 - 21 Feb 1973 Maulana Mufti Mahmood (b. 1919 - d. 1980) 29 Apr 1973 - 16 Feb 1975 Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur (b. 1919 - d. 2005) 3 May 1975 - 9 Apr 1977 Nasrullah Khan Khattak (b. 1928 - d. 2009) 9 Apr 1977 - 5 Jul 1977 Mohammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon (b. 1942 - d. ...) 7 Apr 1985 - 31 May 1988 Arbab Mohammad Jehangir Khan (b. 1935? - d. 2007) 31 May 1988 - 2 Dec 1988 Fazle Haq (acting) (s.a.) 2 Dec 1988 - 7 Aug 1990 Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (1st time) (b. 1944) 7 Aug 1990 - 20 Jul 1993 Mir Afzal Khan (b. 1934? - d. 1997) (acting to 8 Nov 1990) 20 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Mufti Mohammad Abbas (acting) 20 Oct 1993 - 25 Feb 1994 Syed Mohammad Sabir Shah 24 Apr 1994 - 12 Nov 1996 Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (2nd time) (s.a.) 12 Nov 1996 - 21 Feb 1997 Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (acting) (b. 1935 - d. 2007) 21 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan (s.a.) 30 Nov 2002 - 11 Oct 2007 Akram Khan Durrani (b. 1960) 11 Oct 2007 - 1 Apr 2008 Shamsul Mulk (b. 1933) 1 Apr 2008 - 20 Mar 2013 Amir Haider Khan Hoti (b. 1971) 20 Mar 2013 - 31 May 2013 Tariq Pervez (interim) (b. 1948 - d. 2020) 31 May 2013 - 6 Jun 2018 Pervez Khattak (b. 1950) 6 Jun 2018 - 17 Aug 2018 Dost Mohammad Khan (interim) (b. 1953) 17 Aug 2018 - 21 Jan 2023 Mahmood Khan (b. 1972) 21 Jan 2023 - 11 Nov 2023 Azam Khan (interim) (b. 1934? - d. 2023) 12 Nov 2023 - 2 Mar 2024 Syed Arshad Hussain Shah (interim) 2 Mar 2024 - Ali Amin Gandapur (b. 1978)
Punjab
15 Aug 1947 Punjab province of British India divided; West Punjab becomes a 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 Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani (b. 1905 - d. 1981) 1 Jul 1970 - 23 Dec 1971 Atiqur Rahman (b. 1918 - d. 1996) 23 Dec 1971 - 12 Nov 1973 Ghulam Mustafa Khar (1st time) (b. 1937) 12 Nov 1973 - 14 Mar 1975 Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (b. 1927) 14 Mar 1975 - 31 Jul 1975 Ghulam Mustafa Khar (2nd time) (s.a.) 31 Jul 1975 - 6 Jul 1977 Mohammad Abbas Abbasi (b. 1924 - d. 1988) 6 Jul 1977 - 18 Sep 1978 Aslam 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 Gilani Khan 30 Dec 1985 - 9 Dec 1988 Makhdoom Qureshi (b. ... - d. 1998) 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 Altaf Hussain (b. 1930? - d. 1995) 22 May 1995 - 19 Jun 1995 Muhammad Ilyas (acting) (b. 1931 - d. 2021) 19 Jun 1995 - 5 Nov 1996 Saroop Khan 6 Nov 1996 - 11 Nov 1996 Khalilur Rehman (acting) (b. 1934) 11 Nov 1996 - 10 Mar 1997 Khawaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim 10 Mar 1997 - 17 Aug 1999 Shahid Hamid 17 Aug 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Sardar Zulfikar Khan Khosa 21 Oct 1999 - 29 Oct 2001 Mohammad Safdar 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 (1st time) (acting) (b. 1945) 13 Jan 2011 - 25 Dec 2012 Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa (b. 1946) 25 Dec 2012 - 5 Aug 2013 Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood (b. 1961) 5 Aug 2013 - 29 Jan 2015 Mohammad Sarwar (1st time) (b. 1952) 29 Jan 2015 - 10 May 2015 Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 10 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 Mohammad 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 5 Aug 1947 - 25 Jan 1949 Iftikhar Hussain Khan (b. 1906 - d. 1969) 5 Apr 1951 - 3 Apr 1953 Mian Mumtaz Daultana (b. 1916 - d. 1995) 3 Apr 1953 - 21 May 1955 Malik Firoz Khan Noon (b. 1893 - d. 1970) 21 May 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti (b. 1895 - d. 1985) 2 May 1972 - 12 Nov 1973 Miraj Khalid (b. 1916 - d. 2003) 12 Nov 1973 - 15 Mar 1974 Ghulam Mustafa Khar (s.a.) 15 Mar 1974 - 15 Jul 1975 Mohammad Haneef Ramay (b. 1930 - d. 2006) 15 Jul 1975 - 5 Jul 1977 Sadiq Hussain Qureshi (s.a.) 9 Apr 1985 - 13 Aug 1990 Nawaz Sharif (b. 1949) 13 Aug 1990 - 25 Apr 1993 Ghulam Haider Wyne (b. ... - d. 1993) 25 Apr 1993 - 19 Jul 1993 Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (1st time) (b. 1939) 19 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Manzoor Elahi (acting) (b. 19... - d. 2008) 20 Oct 1993 - 13 Sep 1995 Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (2nd time) (s.a.) 13 Sep 1995 - 3 Nov 1996 Sardar Arif Nakai (b. 1929 - d. 2000) 3 Nov 1996 - 17 Nov 1996 Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (3rd time) (s.a.) 17 Nov 1996 - 20 Feb 1997 Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (acting) (b. 1941 - d. 2020) 20 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Shahbaz Sharif (1st time) (b. 1951) 29 Nov 2002 - 19 Nov 2007 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (1st time) (s.a.) 19 Nov 2007 - 12 Apr 2008 Sheikh Ejaz Nisar (b. 1935) 12 Apr 2008 - 8 Jun 2008 Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa (b. 1973) 8 Jun 2008 - 25 Feb 2009 Shahbaz Sharif (2nd time) (s.a.) 31 Mar 2009 - 27 Mar 2013 Shahbaz Sharif (3rd time) (s.a.) 27 Mar 2013 - 6 Jun 2013 Najam Sethi (interim) (b. 1948) 6 Jun 2013 - 8 Jun 2018 Shahbaz Sharif (4th time) (s.a.) 8 Jun 2018 - 20 Aug 2018 Hasan Askari Rizvi (interim) (b. 1945) 20 Aug 2018 - 30 Apr 2022 Usman Buzdar (1st time) (b. 1969) 30 Apr 2022 - 30 Jun 2022 Hamza Shahbaz (1st time) (b. 1974) 30 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2022 Usman Buzdar (2nd time) (acting) (s.a.) 1 Jul 2022 - 27 Jul 2022 Hamza Shahbaz (2nd time) (s.a.) 27 Jul 2022 - 22 Jan 2023 Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (2nd time) (s.a.) 22 Jan 2023 - 26 Feb 2024 Mohsin Naqvi (interim) (b. 1978) 26 Feb 2024 - Maryam Nawaz (f) (b. 1973)
Sindh
15 Aug 1947 Sind province of British India becomes a province of Pakistan 14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 part of West Pakistan province 1980s spelling changed to Sindh
Governors 15 Aug 1947 - 4 Oct 1948 Sir Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah Khan Bahadur Shaykh (b. 1879 - d. 1948) 7 Oct 1948 - 19 Nov 1952 Sheikh Din Muhammad 19 Nov 1952 - 1 May 1953 Mian Aminuddin 2 May 1953 - 12 Aug 1953 George Baxandall Constantine (b. 1902 - d. 1969) (acting) 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) 1 Jul 1970 - 21 Dec 1971 Rakhman Gul (b. ... - 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. 1921? - 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 Mahmood A. 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 Mahmood A. 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 Mohammadmian 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 Muhammad 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
Chief ministers 16 Aug 1947 - 28 Apr 1948 Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time) (b. 1901 - d. 1980) 3 May 1948 - 4 Feb 1949 Pir Illahi Bakhsh (b. ... - d. 1975) 18 Feb 1949 - 7 May 1950 Yusuf Haroon (b. 1918 - d. 2011) 8 May 1950 - 24 Mar 1951 Qazi Fazlullah 25 Mar 1951 - 29 Dec 1951 Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time) (s.a.) 22 May 1953 - 8 Nov 1954 Pirzada Abdus Sattar (b. 1907 - d. 1974) 9 Nov 1954 - 13 Oct 1955 Mohammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time) (s.a.) 1 May 1972 - 20 Dec 1973 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (1st time) (s.a.) 25 Dec 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (b. 1931 - d. 2009) 6 Apr 1985 - 6 Apr 1988 Syed Ghous Ali Shah (b. 1934) 11 Apr 1988 - 24 Jun 1988 Akhtar Ali Kazi (1st time) (b. 19... - d. 2010) 31 Aug 1988 - 2 Dec 1988 Akhtar Ali Kazi (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 2 Dec 1988 - 25 Feb 1990 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (1st time) (b. 1935) 26 Feb 1990 - 6 Aug 1990 Aftab Shahban Mirani 6 Aug 1990 - 5 Mar 1992 Jam Sadiq Ali (b. ... - d. 1992) (acting to 5 Nov 1990) 6 Mar 1992 - 19 Jul 1993 Syed Muzaffar Hussain Shah (b. 1945) 19 Jul 1993 - 21 Oct 1993 Syed Ali Madad Shah (acting) (b. ... - d. 2009) 21 Oct 1993 - 6 Nov 1996 Syed Abdullah Shah (b. 1931 - d. 2007) 7 Nov 1996 - 22 Feb 1997 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (2nd time) (s.a.) (acting) 22 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Liaquat Ali Jatoi (b. 1948) (suspended from 30 Oct 1998) 17 Dec 2002 - 9 Jun 2004 Ali Mohammad Mahar (b. 1967 - d. 2019) 9 Jun 2004 - 19 Nov 2007 Arbab Ghulam Rahim (b. 1956) 19 Nov 2007 - 8 Apr 2008 Abdul Qadir Halepota (b. 1932) 8 Apr 2008 - 21 Mar 2013 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (2nd time) (s.a.) 21 Mar 2013 - 30 May 2013 Zahid Qurban Alvi (interim) (b. 1941) 30 May 2013 - 29 Jul 2016 Syed Qaim Ali Shah (3rd time) (s.a.) 29 Jul 2016 - 2 Jun 2018 Syed Murad Ali Shah (1st time) (b. 1962) 2 Jun 2018 - 18 Aug 2018 Fazlur Rehman (interim) (b. 1950) 18 Aug 2018 - 17 Aug 2023 Syed Murad Ali Shah (2nd time) (s.a.) 17 Aug 2023 - 27 Feb 2024 Maqbool Baqar (interim) (b. 1957) 27 Feb 2024 - Syed Murad Ali Shah (3rd time) (s.a.)
West Pakistan
14 Oct 1955 - 1 Jul 1970 Balochistan, North-West Frontier Province, Punjab, and Sindh form the single province of West Pakistan
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. ... - d. 1967) 18 Sep 1966 - 20 Mar 1969 Mohammad Musa Khan (b. ... - 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) 16 Jul 1957 - 18 Mar 1958 Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan (b. 1906 - d. 199...) 18 Mar 1958 - 7 Oct 1958 Muzaffar Ali Khan Qizilbash (b. 1908 - d. 1982)