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The '''Governor of Punjab''' is the appointed [[head of state]] of the provincial government in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister Punjab]] and [[Chief Secretary Punjab]].
The '''Governor of Punjab''' is the appointed [[head of state]] of the provincial government in [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]] and [[Chief Secretary Punjab|Chief Secretary of Punjab]].


However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949–1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.
However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949–1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.


== List of governors ==
== List of governors ==




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! style="width:23%;" |Name
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=== Governors of West Pakistan ===
=== Governors of West Pakistan ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="width:80%; text-align:center"
|-
|-
! №
! No.
! style="width:23%;" |Name
! style="width:23%;" |Name

! Portrait
! Portrait
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! colspan="2" |Term of office
! Duration
!Party Background
! Party Background
|-
| colspan="6" | <big>'''Punjab Province'''</big>
|- align="center"
|- align="center"
| '''14'''
| '''14'''
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| {{small|1 July}}<br>1970
| {{small|1 July}}<br>1970
| {{small|23 December}}<br>1971
| {{small|23 December}}<br>1971
|540 Days
(1 year, 5 months, 3 days)
|
|
|-
|-
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| {{small|23 December}}<br>1971
| {{small|23 December}}<br>1971
| {{small|12 November}}<br>1973
| {{small|12 November}}<br>1973
|690 days
|
(1 year, 10 months, 20 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''16'''
| '''16'''
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| {{small|12 November}}<br>1973
| {{small|12 November}}<br>1973
| {{small|14 March}}<br>1975
| {{small|14 March}}<br>1975
|487 days
|
(1 year, 4 months, 2 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''17'''
| '''17'''
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| {{small|14 March}}<br>1975
| {{small|14 March}}<br>1975
| {{small|31 July}}<br>1975
| {{small|31 July}}<br>1975
|139 days
|
(4 months, 17 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''18'''
| '''18'''
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| {{small|31 July}}<br>1975
| {{small|31 July}}<br>1975
| {{small|5 July}}<br>1977
| {{small|5 July}}<br>1977
|705 days
|
(1 year, 11 months, 5 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''19'''
| '''19'''
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| {{small|5 July}}<br>1977
| {{small|5 July}}<br>1977
| {{small|18 September}}<br>1978
| {{small|18 September}}<br>1978
|440 days
(1 year, 2 months, 13 days)
|
|
|-
|-
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| {{small|18 September}}<br>1978
| {{small|18 September}}<br>1978
| {{small|1 May}}<br>1980
| {{small|1 May}}<br>1980
|591 days
(1 year, 7 months, 13 days)
|
|
|-
|-
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| {{small|1 May}}<br>1980
| {{small|1 May}}<br>1980
| {{small|30 December}}<br>1985
| {{small|30 December}}<br>1985
|2069 days
(5 years, 7 months, 29 days)
|
|
|-
|-
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| {{small|30 December}}<br>1985
| {{small|30 December}}<br>1985
| {{small|9 December}}<br>1988
| {{small|9 December}}<br>1988
|1075 days
(2 years, 11 months, 9 days)
|
|
|-
|-
| '''23'''
| '''23'''
| [[Tikka Khan]]
| [[Tikka Khan]]
|
|
| {{small|9 December}}<br>1988
| {{small|9 December}}<br>1988
| {{small|06 August}}<br>1990
| {{small|06 August}}<br>1990
|605 days
|
(1 year, 7 months, 28 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''24'''
| '''24'''
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| {{small|6 August}}<br>1990
| {{small|6 August}}<br>1990
| {{small|25 April}}<br>1993
| {{small|25 April}}<br>1993
|993 days
|
(2 years, 8 months, 19 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League]]
|-
|-
| '''25'''
| '''25'''
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| {{small|25 April}}<br>1993
| {{small|25 April}}<br>1993
| {{small|19 July}}<br>1993
| {{small|19 July}}<br>1993
|85 days
|
(2 months, 24 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''26'''
| '''26'''
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| {{small|19 July}}<br>1993
| {{small|19 July}}<br>1993
| {{small|26 March}}<br>1994
| {{small|26 March}}<br>1994
|250 days
|
(8 months, 7 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''27'''
| '''27'''
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| {{small|26 March}}<br>1994
| {{small|26 March}}<br>1994
| {{small|22 May}}<br>1995
| {{small|22 May}}<br>1995
|422 days
|
(1 year, 1 month, 26 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| 28
| '''28'''
| Justice Muhammad Ilyas |Muhammad Ilyas
|
| {{small|22 May}}<br>1995
| {{small|19 June}}<br>1995
|
|-
| '''29'''
| [[Raja Saroop Khan]]
| [[Raja Saroop Khan]]
|
|
| {{small|19 June}}<br>1995
| {{small|19 June}}<br>1995
| {{small|6 November}}<br>1996
| {{small|6 November}}<br>1996
|506 days
|
1 year, 4 months, 18 days
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''29'''
| 30
| Khalilur Rehman
|
| {{small|6 November}}<br>1996
| {{small|11 November}}<br>1996
|
|-
| '''31'''
| [[Khawaja Tariq Rahim]]
| [[Khawaja Tariq Rahim]]
|
|
| {{small|11 November}}<br>1996
| {{small|11 November}}<br>1996
| {{small|11 March}}<br>1997
| {{small|11 March}}<br>1997
|120 days
4 months
|
|
|-
|-
| '''32'''
| '''30'''
| [[Shahid Hamid]]
| [[Shahid Hamid]]
|
|
| {{small|11 March}}<br>1997
| {{small|11 March}}<br>1997
| {{small|18 August}}<br>1999
| {{small|18 August}}<br>1999
|890 days
|
(2 years, 5 months, 7 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
|-
| '''33'''
| '''31'''
| [[Zulfiqar Ali Khosa]]
| [[Zulfiqar Ali Khosa]]
|
|
| {{small|12 August}}<br>1999
| {{small|12 August}}<br>1999
| {{small|25 October}}<br>1999
| {{small|25 October}}<br>1999
|73 days
|
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
|-
| '''34'''
| '''32'''
| [[Muhammad Safdar]]
| [[Muhammad Safdar]]
|
|
| {{small|25 October}}<br>1999
| {{small|25 October}}<br>1999
| {{small|29 October}}<br>2001
| {{small|29 October}}<br>2001
|796 days
(2 years, 2 months, 4 days)
|
|
|-
|-
| '''35'''
| '''33'''
| [[Khalid Maqbool]]
| [[Khalid Maqbool]]
|
|
| {{small|29 October}}<br>2001
| {{small|29 October}}<br>2001
| {{small|16 May}}<br>2008
| {{small|16 May}}<br>2008
|2391 days
(6 years, 6 months, 17 days)
|
|
|-
|-
| '''36'''
| '''34'''
| [[Salmaan Taseer]]*
| [[Salmaan Taseer]]*
| [[File:Salmaan Taseer October 29, 2009 Lahore.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Salmaan Taseer October 29, 2009 Lahore.jpg|100px]]
| {{small|17 May}}<br>2008
| {{small|17 May}}<br>2008
| {{small|4 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|4 January}}<br>2011
|962 days
|
(2 years, 7 months, 18 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''35'''
| 37
| [[Rana Muhammad Iqbal]]
|
| {{small|4 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|13 January}}<br>2011
|
|-
| 38
| [[Latif Khosa]]
| [[Latif Khosa]]
| [[File:Latifkhosa.jpg|100px]]
| [[File:Latifkhosa.jpg|100px]]
| {{small|13 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|13 January}}<br>2011
| {{small|2 January}}<br>2013
| {{small|2 January}}<br>2013
|720 days
|
(1 year, 11 months, 20 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''39'''
| '''36'''
| [[Syed Ahmed Mahmud]]
| [[Syed Ahmed Mahmud]]
|
|
| {{small|3 January}}<br>2013
| {{small|3 January}}<br>2013
| {{small|13 May}}<br>2013
| {{small|13 May}}<br>2013
|131 days
|
(4 months, 11 days)
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|-
|-
| '''40'''
| '''37'''
| [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]
| [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]
| [[File:MohdSarwar.JPG|100px]]
| [[File:MohdSarwar.JPG|100px]]
| {{small|2 August}}<br>2013
| {{small|2 August}}<br>2013
| {{small|29 January}}<br>2015
| {{small|29 January}}<br>2015
|545 days
|
(1 year, 5 months, 27 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
|-
| '''38'''
| 41
| [[Rana Muhammad Iqbal]]
|
| {{small|29 January}}<br>2015
| {{small|7 May}}<br>2015
|
|-
| '''42'''
| [[Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana]]
| [[Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana]]
|
|
| {{small|7 May}}<br>2015
| {{small|7 May}}<br>2015
| {{small|18 August}}<br>2018
| {{small|18 August}}<br>2018
|1199 days
|
(3 years, 3 months, 11 days)
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|-
|-
| '''39'''
| 43
| [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]]
|
| {{small|18 August}}<br>2018
| {{small|5 September}}<br>2018
|
|-
| 44
| [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]
| [[Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar]]
| [[File:MohdSarwar.JPG|100px]]
| [[File:MohdSarwar.JPG|100px]]
| {{small|5 September}}<br>2018
| {{small|5 September}}<br>2018
| {{small|3 April}}<br>2022
| {{small|3 April}}<br>2022
|1306 days
|
(3 years, 6 months, 29 days)
|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
|-
|-
| '''40'''
| 45
| [[Omar Sarfraz Cheema]]
| [[Omar Sarfraz Cheema]]
|
|
| {{small|3 April}}<br>2022
| {{small|3 April}}<br>2022
| 30 May <br>2022
| 10 May <br>2022
|57 days
|
(1 month, 27 days)
|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
|-
|-
|''' 41'''
| 46
| [[Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman|Baligh Ur Rehman]]
| [[Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman|Baligh Ur Rehman]]
|
|
| {{small|30 May}}<br>2022
| {{small|30 May}}<br>2022
| 30 May
|10 May 2024
|710 days (1 year, 11 months, 10 days)
2022
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|
|-
|47
|[[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]]
|
|30 May
2022
|30 May
2022
|
|-
|-
|'''42'''
|48
|[[Sardar Saleem Haider Khan]]
|[[Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman|Baligh Ur Rehman]]
|
|
|30 May
|10 May 2024
2022
|''Incumbent''
|''Incumbent''
|
|
|[[Pakistan People's Party]]
|}
|}


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* [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
* [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]
* [[Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)]]
* [[Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan)| Leader of the Opposition Punjab]]
*[[Leader of the Opposition of Punjab (Pakistan)|Leader of the Opposition Punjab]]
*[[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
*[[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
* [[Government of Punjab (Pakistan)|Government of Punjab]]
* [[Government of Punjab (Pakistan)|Government of Punjab]]
* [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
* [[List of Governors of Pakistan]]
* [[List of current Pakistani governors]]
* [[List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan]]
* [[List of current Pakistani chief ministers]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 19:24, 28 May 2024

Governor of Punjab
since 10 May 2024
StyleThe Honorable (formal)
ResidenceGovernor's House
SeatLahore
NominatorPrime Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPresident of Pakistan
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Formation15 August 1947
First holderSir Francis Mudie
Websitegovernorhouse.punjab.gov.pk

The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Minister of Punjab and Chief Secretary of Punjab.

However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949–1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.

List of governors

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No. Name Portrait Term of office Party Background
West Punjab
1 Sir Francis Mudie 15 August
1947 		2 August
1949 		1 year, 352 days
2 Abdur Rab Nishtar 2 August
1949 		24 November
1951 		4 years, 114 days
3 I. I. Chundrigar 24 November
1951 		May
1953 		1 year, 182 days
4 Mian Aminuddin 2 May
1953 		24 June
1954 		1 year, 53 days
5 Habib Rahimtoola 24 June
1954 		26 November
1954 		155 days
6 Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 26 November
1954 		14 October
1955 		322 days

Governors of West Pakistan

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N Governor of West Pakistan[1] Portrait Tenure Party Background Form of Government
(6) Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani 14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957 Muslim League Democratic government
7 Akhter Husain September 1957 – 12 April 1960 Independent Military government
8 Amir Mohammad Khan 12 April 1960 – 18 September 1966 Muslim League Military government / Civilian authority
9 General (retired) Muhammad Musa 18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969 Independent Civilian Authority
10 Yusuf Haroon 20 March 1969 – 25 March 1969 Civilian Government Civilian Authority
N Martial Law Administrator Tenure Term Type of Government Service in effect
11 Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (first term) 25 March 1969 – 29 August 1969 Military Government Pakistan Army
12 Lieutenant-General Tikka Khan 29 August 1969 – 1 September 1969 Military Government Pakistan Army
13 Air Marshal Nur Khan 1 September 1969 – 1 February 1970 Military Government Pakistan Air Force
(11) Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (second term) 1 February 1970 – 1 July 1970 Military Government Pakistan Army

Punjab Province

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No. Name Portrait Term of office Duration Party Background
14 Attiqur Rahman 1 July
1970 		23 December
1971 		540 Days

(1 year, 5 months, 3 days)

15 Ghulam Mustafa Khar 23 December
1971 		12 November
1973 		690 days

(1 year, 10 months, 20 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
16 Sadiq Hussain Qureshi 12 November
1973 		14 March
1975 		487 days

(1 year, 4 months, 2 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
17 Ghulam Mustafa Khar 14 March
1975 		31 July
1975 		139 days

(4 months, 17 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
18 Mohammad Abbas Abbasi 31 July
1975 		5 July
1977 		705 days

(1 year, 11 months, 5 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
19 Aslam Riaz Hussain 5 July
1977 		18 September
1978 		440 days

(1 year, 2 months, 13 days)

20 Sawar Khan 18 September
1978 		1 May
1980 		591 days

(1 year, 7 months, 13 days)

21 Ghulam Jilani Khan 1 May
1980 		30 December
1985 		2069 days

(5 years, 7 months, 29 days)

22 Sajjad Hussain Qureshi 30 December
1985 		9 December
1988 		1075 days

(2 years, 11 months, 9 days)

23 Tikka Khan 9 December
1988 		06 August
1990 		605 days

(1 year, 7 months, 28 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
24 Mian Muhammad Azhar 6 August
1990 		25 April
1993 		993 days

(2 years, 8 months, 19 days)

Pakistan Muslim League
25 Chaudhary Altaf Hussain 25 April
1993 		19 July
1993 		85 days

(2 months, 24 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
26 Iqbal Khan 19 July
1993 		26 March
1994 		250 days

(8 months, 7 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
27 Chaudhary Altaf Hussain 26 March
1994 		22 May
1995 		422 days

(1 year, 1 month, 26 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
28 Raja Saroop Khan 19 June
1995 		6 November
1996 		506 days

1 year, 4 months, 18 days

Pakistan Peoples Party
29 Khawaja Tariq Rahim 11 November
1996 		11 March
1997 		120 days

4 months

30 Shahid Hamid 11 March
1997 		18 August
1999 		890 days

(2 years, 5 months, 7 days)

Pakistan Muslim League (N)
31 Zulfiqar Ali Khosa 12 August
1999 		25 October
1999 		73 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
32 Muhammad Safdar 25 October
1999 		29 October
2001 		796 days

(2 years, 2 months, 4 days)

33 Khalid Maqbool 29 October
2001 		16 May
2008 		2391 days

(6 years, 6 months, 17 days)

34 Salmaan Taseer* 17 May
2008 		4 January
2011 		962 days

(2 years, 7 months, 18 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
35 Latif Khosa 13 January
2011 		2 January
2013 		720 days

(1 year, 11 months, 20 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
36 Syed Ahmed Mahmud 3 January
2013 		13 May
2013 		131 days

(4 months, 11 days)

Pakistan Peoples Party
37 Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar 2 August
2013 		29 January
2015 		545 days

(1 year, 5 months, 27 days)

Pakistan Muslim League (N)
38 Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana 7 May
2015 		18 August
2018 		1199 days

(3 years, 3 months, 11 days)

Pakistan Muslim League (N)
39 Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar 5 September
2018 		3 April
2022 		1306 days

(3 years, 6 months, 29 days)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
40 Omar Sarfraz Cheema 3 April
2022 		10 May
2022 		57 days

(1 month, 27 days)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
41 Baligh Ur Rehman 30 May
2022 		10 May 2024 710 days (1 year, 11 months, 10 days) Pakistan Muslim League (N)
42 Sardar Saleem Haider Khan 10 May 2024 Incumbent Pakistan People's Party

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. "Pakistan Provinces". Retrieved 3 October 2007.
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