Governor of Sindh

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Governor of Sindh
Governor of Sindh Logo.png
Governor of Sindh's Seal
Flag of Sindh.svg
Provincial Flag of Sindh
Incumbent
Kamran Tessori
since 9 October 2022
Style The Honorable
(formal)
Residence Governor House
Seat Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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 Sir Charles Napier
Salary10000$
Website www.governorsindh.gov.pk

The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister of Sindh.

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However, there were instances 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 Sindh, there were three direct instances of governor's rule under Mian Aminuddin, Rahimuddin Khan and Moinuddin Haider respectively, in 1951–1953, 1988, and 1998 when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved.

The governor is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. The Governor House in Karachi is the official residence of the governor of Sindh. Kamran Tessori is the current governor of Sindh.

Caliphate

The Muslim province of Sind was under the reign of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. The governor of Sind was an official of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. [1]

Mughal Empire

Following its annexation of Sindh's independent sultanates, the Mughal Empire administered southern Sindh as the Thatta Subah or Sarkar from 28 Mar. 1593 until the early 18th century. Northern Sindh was ruled separately by the Kalhora dynasty until around 1739, when Persian assistance allowed them to annex Thatta Subah as well. Following the 1783 Battle of Halani, Kalhora control was replaced by the Talpur dynasty.

British Raj

Sir Charles Napier (1843-1847) became the first ever Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sind. [2]

Pakistan

Following is the list of Sindh governors after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.

No. [a] PortraitName of governorTerm of officePolitical affiliation
FromToDays in office
1. No image available.svg Shaikh G.H. Hidayatullah August 15 1947October 4 19481 year, 48 days Muslim League
2. No image available.svg Shaikh Din Muhammad October 7
1948
November 19
1949
1 year, 43 days-
3. No image available.svg Mian Aminuddin November 19
1949
May 1
1953
3 years, 163 days-
4. No image available.svg George Baxandall Constantine May 2
1953
August 12
1953
102 daysCivil Administration
5. No image available.svg Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola August 12
1953
June 23
1954
315 days Muslim League
6. No image available.svg Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot June 24
1954
October 14
1955
1 year, 112 days
Sindh province was abolished and became part of West Pakistan unit
October 14, 1955 — July 1, 1970
7. No image available.svg Lieutenant-General Rakhman GulJuly 1
1970
December 20
1971
1 year, 172 daysMilitary Administration
Pakistan Army
8. No image available.svg Mumtaz Bhutto December 24
1971
April 20
1972
118 days Pakistan Peoples Party
9. No image available.svg Mir Rasool Bux Talpur April 29
1972
February 14
1973
291 days
10. Begum Liaquat Ali Khan.jpg Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan February 15
1973
February 28
1976
3 years, 13 days Independent
11. No image available.svg Muhammad Dilawar Khanji March 1
1976
July 5
1977
1 year, 126 days Pakistan Peoples Party
12. No image available.svg Abdul Kadir Shaikh July 6
1977
September 17
1978
1 year, 73 daysCivil Administration
13. No image available.svg Lieutenant-General
S.M. Abbasi
September 18
1978
April 6
1984
5 years, 201 daysMilitary Administration
Pakistan Army
14. No image available.svg Lieutenant-General (retd.) Jahan Dad Khan April 7
1984
January 4
1987
2 years, 272 days
15. No image available.svg Ashraf W. Tabani January 5
1987
June 23
1988
1 year, 170 days Independent
16. General Rahimuddin Khan.jpg General (retd.) Rahimuddin Khan June 24
1988
September 12
1988
80 daysMilitary Administration
Pakistan Army
17. No image available.svg Justice
Qadeeruddin Ahmed
September 12
1988
April 18
1989
218 days Supreme Court of Pakistan
18. Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim.jpg Justice
Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim
April 19
1989
August 6
1990
1 year, 109 days
19. Mahmoud A.Haroon (cropped).jpg Mahmoud Haroon August 6
1990
July 18
1993
2 years, 346 days Independent
20. No image available.svg Hakim Saeed July 19
1993
January 23
1994
188 days
(19) Mahmoud A.Haroon (cropped).jpg Mahmoud Haroon January 23
1994
May 21
1995
1 year, 118 days
21. No image available.svg Kamaluddin Azfar May 22
1995
March 16
1997
1 year, 298 days Pakistan People's Party
22. No image available.svg Lieutenant General (retd.) Moinuddin Haider March 17
1997
June 17
1999
2 years, 92 daysMilitary Administration
Pakistan Army
23. President Mamnoon Hussain.jpg Mamnoon Hussain June 19
1999
October 12
1999
115 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
24. No image available.svg Air Marshal
Azim Daudpota
October 25
1999
May 24
2000
212 daysMilitary Administration
Pakistan Air Force
25. Muhammad Mian Soomro.jpg Muhammad Mian Soomro May 25
2000
December 26
2002
2 years, 215 days Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
26. No image available.svg Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan December 27
2002
November 9
2016
13 years, 318 days Muttahida Qaumi Movement
27. No image available.svg Chief Justice (Ret.)
Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui
November 11
2016
January 11
2017
61 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
28. Governer of Sind (cropped).jpg Mohammad Zubair February 8
2017
July 29
2018
1 year, 171 days
29. Sindh governor Imran Ismail.jpg Imran Ismail August 27
2018
April 10
2022
3 years, 226 days Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
- Governor of Sindh Logo.png Agha Siraj Durrani
(acting)
20 April
2022
October 9
2022
172 days Pakistan People's Party
30. No image available.svg Kamran Tessori 10 October
2022
Incumbent2 years, 214 days Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan

See also

Notes

  1. A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.

References

  1. Al-Ya'qubi, pp. 388, 557, 448, 599; al-Tabari, v. 32: p. 106
  2. "General Charles Napier and the Conquest of Sind". www.victorianweb.org. Retrieved 27 October 2020.