Former Governors KP Pakistan

Complete list of ex-governor of KPK Pakistan from 1947 today 2024. Detail information name and tenure of all former governor from the independence of Pakistan to the current governor of KPK Pakistan. Mr. Sir George Cunningham was the first governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan, and Faisal Karim Kundi is the current governor of KPK . You can find names of all former governor of the KPK with their information when they become governor and when they leave the governor office. Mahmood Abdullah Haroon has served as the governor of KPK two time. Lt. General Fazal e Haq has the longest tenure as governor of KPK , and Miangul Aurangzeb has the shortest tenure as a governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa former NWFP.

Names of Former Governors of KPK Pakistan

No. Name From To
01. Sir George Cunningham 14-08-1947 08-04-1948
02. Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas 09-04-1948 16-07-1949
03. Sahibzada Muhammad Khurshid 16-07-1949 14-01-1950
04. Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar 12-02-1950 23-11-1951
05. Khawaja Shahabuddin 23-11-1951 17-11-1954
06. Qurban Ali Khan 17-11-1954 14-10-1955
07. Lt. General K.M. Azhar Khan 01-07-1970 25-12-1971
08. Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao 25-12-1971 20-04-1972
09. Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil 29-04-1972 15-02-1973
10. Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak 15-02-1973 24-05-1974
11. Major General (R) Syed Ghous 24-05-1974 01-03-1976
12. Major General (R) Naseerullah Khan Babar 01-03-1979 05-07-1977
13. Justice Abdul Hakeem Khan 06-07-1977 17-09-1978
14. Lt. General Fazle Haq 11-10-1978 12-12-1985
15. Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti 30-12-1985 13-04-1986
16. Fida Muhammad Khan 27-08-1986 13-06-1988
17. Brigadier (R) Ameer Gulistan Janjua 16-06-1988 19-07-1993
18. Major General (R) Khurshid Ali Khan 19-07-1993 05-11-1996
19. Lt. General (R) Muhammad Arif Bangash 11-11-1996 17-08-1999
20. Miangul Aurangzeb 17-08-1999 12-10-1999
21. Lt. General (R) Muhammad Shafiq 21-10-1999 14-08-2000
22. Lt. General (R) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah 14-08-2000 15-03-2005
23. Commander (R) Khalil ur Rehman 15-03-2005 23-05-2006
24. Lt. General (R) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai 23-05-2006 07-01-2008
25. Owais Ahmed Ghani 07-01-2008 09-02-2011
26. Barrister Syed Masood Kausar 10-02-2011 09-02-2013
27. Engineer Shaukatullah Khan 10-02-2013 08-04-2014
28. Mehtab Ahmad Khan Abbasi 15-04-2014 08-02-2016
29. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra 04-03-2016 20-08-2019
30. Shah Farman 05-09-2018 16-04-2022
31. Haji Ghulam Ali 24-11-2022 04-05-2024
32. Faisal Karim Kundi 04-05-2024 Present

Full Names Ex Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The governor is the head of state of the provincial government .He is appointed by President of Pakistan on the advice of Prime Minister of Pakistan.  Governor is the head of the province but it is a ceremonial position . The list of all ex KP Governor name with tenure detail is mentioned above. Sir George Cunningham, Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas, Sahibzada Muhammad Khurshid, II Chundrigar, Khawaja Shahabuddin, Qurban Ali Khan, Lt. General K.M. Azhar Khan, Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao, Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil, Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak, Major General (R) Syed Ghous, Major General (R) Naseer Ullah Khan Babar, Justice Abdul Hakeem Khan, Lt. General Fazl-e-Haq, Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti, Fida Muhammad Khan, Brigadier (R) Ameer Gulistan Janjua, Major General (R) Khursheed Ali Khan, Lt. General (R) Muhammad Arif Bangash, Miangul Aurangzeb, Lt. General (R) Muhammad Shafique, Lt. General (R) Syed Iftikhar Hussain Shah, Commander (R) Khalil ur Rahman, Lt. General (R) Ali Muhammad Jan Orakzai, Owais Ahmed Ghani, Barrister Syed Masud Kausar, Engineer Shaukat Ullah Khan, Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, Shah Farman, Haji Ghulam Ali and Faisal Karim Kundi served as governor of KPK from 1947 to present.