Governor of Punjab, Pakistan
# Governor of Punjab, Pakistan

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 Punjab and Chief Secretary 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

| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| West Punjab | West Punjab | West Punjab | West Punjab | West Punjab | 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

| N | Governor of West Pakistan | 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

| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office |
| - | - | - | - |
| Punjab Province ||||||
| 14 | Attiqur Rahman | 1 July 1970 | 23 December 1971 |
| 15 | Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 23 December 1971 | 12 November 1973 |
| 16 | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi | 12 November 1973 | 14 March 1975 |
| 17 | Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 14 March 1975 | 31 July 1975 |
| 18 | Mohammad Abbas Abbasi | 31 July 1975 | 5 July 1977 |
| 19 | Aslam Riaz Hussain | 5 July 1977 | 18 September 1978 |
| 20 | Sawar Khan | 18 September 1978 | 1 May 1980 |
| 21 | Ghulam Jilani Khan | 1 May 1980 | 30 December 1985 |
| 22 | Sajjad Hussain Qureshi | 30 December 1985 | 9 December 1988 |
| 23 | Tikka Khan | 9 December 1988 | 06 August 1990 |
| 24 | Mian Muhammad Azhar | 6 August 1990 | 25 April 1993 |
| 25 | Chaudhary Altaf Hussain | 25 April 1993 | 19 July 1993 |
| 26 | Iqbal Khan | 19 July 1993 | 26 March 1994 |
| 27 | Chaudhary Altaf Hussain | 26 March 1994 | 22 May 1995 |
| 28 | Muhammad Ilyas | 22 May 1995 | 19 June 1995 |
| 29 | Raja Saroop Khan | 19 June 1995 | 6 November 1996 |
| 30 | Khalilur Rehman | 6 November 1996 | 11 November 1996 |
| 31 | Khawaja Tariq Rahim | 11 November 1996 | 11 March 1997 |
| 32 | Shahid Hamid | 11 March 1997 | 18 August 1999 |
| 33 | Zulfiqar Ali Khosa | 12 August 1999 | 25 October 1999 |
| 34 | Muhammad Safdar | 25 October 1999 | 29 October 2001 |
| 35 | Khalid Maqbool | 29 October 2001 | 16 May 2008 |
| 36 | Salmaan Taseer* | 17 May 2008 | 4 January 2011 |
| 37 | Rana Muhammad Iqbal | 4 January 2011 | 13 January 2011 |
| 38 | Latif Khosa | 13 January 2011 | 2 January 2013 |
| 39 | Syed Ahmed Mahmud | 3 January 2013 | 13 May 2013 |
| 40 | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar | 2 August 2013 | 29 January 2015 |
| 41 | Rana Muhammad Iqbal | 29 January 2015 | 7 May 2015 |
| 42 | Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana | 7 May 2015 | 18 August 2018 |
| 43 | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi | 18 August 2018 | 5 September 2018 |
| 44 | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar | 5 September 2018 | 3 April 2022 |
| 45 | Omar Sarfraz Cheema | 3 April 2022 | 30 May 2022 |
| 46 | Baligh Ur Rehman | 30 May 2022 | Incumbent |
