Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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since 4 May 2024
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Style The Honorable (formal)
Residence KP Governor House
Seat Peshawar
Nominator Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer President of Pakistan
Term length 5 years
Constituting instrument Constitution of Pakistan
Formation15 August 1947;77 years ago (1947-08-15)
First holder George Cunningham (as Governor of North-West Frontier Province)
Website https://governor.kp.gov.pk/

The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as Governor ofNorth-West Frontier Province) is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP), 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 elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the senior-most bureaucrat in the province.

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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 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there were two direct governor rules, in 1975 and 1994, when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved. [1]

List of governors

No.NameTook officeLeft officeAffiliationTerm Length
1 Sir George Cunningham 15 August 19479 April 1948 Indian Civil Service 7 months, 25 days
2 Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas 19 April 194816 July 1949 Indian Civil Service 1 year, 2 months, 27 days
3 Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid 16 July 194914 January 1950 Independent 5 months, 29 days
4 Mohammad Ibrahim Khan Jhagra 14 January 195017 February 1950 Judiciary 1 month, 3 days
5 Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar 17 February 195023 November 1951 Muslim League 1 year, 9 months, 6 days
6 Khwaja Shahabuddin 24 November 195117 November 1954 Muslim League 2 years, 11 months, 24 days
7 Qurban Ali Shah 17 November 195414 October 1955 Independent 10 months, 27 days
Provinces merged to form West Pakistan (14 October 1955 – 1 July 1970)
8 Lt Gen K. M. Azhar 1 July 197025 December 1971Martial Law1 year, 5 months, 24 days
9 Hayat Sherpao 25 December 197130 April 1972 Pakistan Peoples Party 4 months, 5 days
10 Arbab Sikandar Khan 29 April 197215 February 1973 National Awami Party 9 months, 17 days
11 Aslam Khattak 15 February 197324 May 1974 National Awami Party 1 year, 3 months, 9 days
12 Syed Ghawas 24 May 19741 March 1976 Pakistan Peoples Party 1 year, 9 months, 5 days
13 Naseerullah Babar 1 March 19766 July 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party 1 year, 4 months, 5 days
14 Abdul Hakeem Khan 6 July 197717 September 1978Civil Administration1 year, 2 months, 11 days
15 Lt Gen Fazle Haq 11 October 197812 December 1985Martial Law7 years, 2 months, 1 day
16 Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti 30 December 198518 April 1986 Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam 3 months, 19 days
17 Syed Usman Ali Shah 18 April 198627 August 1986Civil Administration4 months, 9 days
18 Fida Mohammad Khan 27 August 198616 June 1988 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 1 year, 9 months, 20 days
19 Amir Gulistan Janjua 16 June 198819 July 1993Independent5 years, 1 month, 3 days
20 Khurshid Ali Khan 19 July 19935 November 1996 Pakistan Peoples Party 3 years, 3 months, 17 days
21 Arif Bangash 11 November 199617 August 1999Independent2 years, 9 months, 6 days
22 Miangul Aurangzeb 18 August 199921 October 1999 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2 months, 3 days
23 Lt Gen Mohammad Shafiq 21 October 199914 August 2000Martial Law9 months, 24 days
24 Lt Gen Iftikhar Hussain Shah 14 August 200015 March 2005Martial Law4 years, 7 months, 1 day
25 Khalilur Rehman 15 March 200523 May 2006 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 1 year, 2 months, 8 days
26 Lt Gen Ali Jan Orakzai 24 May 20067 January 2008Martial Law1 year, 7 months, 14 days
27 Owais Ahmed Ghani 7 January 20089 February 2011Independent3 years, 1 month, 2 days
28 Syed Masood Kausar 10 February 201110 February 2013 Pakistan Peoples Party 2 years
29 Shaukatullah Khan 10 February 201314 April 2014 Pakistan Peoples Party 1 year, 2 months, 4 days
30 Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi 15 April 20148 February 2016 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 1 year, 9 months, 24 days
31 Iqbal Zafar Jhagra 25 February 201620 August 2018 Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2 years, 5 months, 25 days
32 Shah Farman 5 September 201811 April 2022 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 3 years, 7 months, 6 days
33 Haji Ghulam Ali 23 November 20224 May 2024 Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) 1 year, 5 months, 11 days
34 Faisal Karim Kundi 5 May 2024Incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party 333 days

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References

  1. ↑ "President accepts resignation of KP governor". 11 April 2022.

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