Former Governors Punjab Pakistan
Complete list of ex-governor of Punjab Pakistan from 1947 today. Detail information name and tenure of all former governor from the independence of Pakistan to the current governor of Punjab Pakistan. Mr. Sir Robert Francis Mudie was the first governor of Punjab Pakistan, and Sardar Saleem Haider Khan is the current governor of Punjab. You can find names of all former governor of the Punjab with their information when they become governor and when they leave the governor office. Malik Ghulam Muhammad Mustafa Khar, Chaudhary Muhammad Altaf Hussain and Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar have served as the governor of Punjab two time each. Lt. General (Retired) Khalid Maqbool has the longest tenure as governor of Punjab, and Umar Sarfaraz Cheema has the shortest tenure as a governor of Punjab.
Names of Former Governors of Punjab Pakistan
No. | Name | From | To |
01. | Sir Robert Francis Mudie | 14-08-1947 | 02-08-1949 |
02. | Sardar Abdul Rab Nishtar | 02-08-1949 | 24-11-1951 |
03. | Ismail Ibraim Chundrigar | 24-11-1951 | 02-05-1953 |
04. | Mian Aminuddin | 02-05-1953 | 24-06-1954 |
05. | Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola | 26-06-1954 | 26-11-1954 |
06. | Nawab Mushtaq Ahmad Gurmani | 27-11-1954 | 14-10-1955 |
07. | Lt. General Mohammed Attiq ur Rahman | 01-07-1970 | 23-12-1970 |
08. | Malik Ghulam Muhammad Mustafa Khar | 23-12-1971 | 18-11-1973 |
09. | Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi | 19-11-1973 | 13-03-1974 |
10. | Malik Ghulam Muhammad Mustafa Khar | 14-03-1974 | 31-07-1975 |
11. | Alhaj Brigadier (R) Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi | 31-07-1975 | 05-07-1977 |
12. | Justice Aslam Riaz Hussain | 05-07-1977 | 18-09-1978 |
13. | Lt. General Sawar Khan | 18-09-1978 | 30-04-1980 |
14. | Lt. General Ghulam Jillani Khan | 01-05-1980 | 29-12-1985 |
15. | Makhdoom Muhammad Sajjad Hussain Qureshi | 30-12-1985 | 07-12-1980 |
16. | General (R) Tikka Khan | 09-12-1988 | 06-08-1990 |
17. | Mian Muhammad Azhar | 06-08-1990 | 19-04-1993 |
18. | Chaudhary Muhammad Altaf Hussain | 19-04-1993 | 19-07-1993 |
19. | Lt. General (R) Muhammad Iqbal | 19-07-1993 | 25-03-1994 |
20. | Chaudhry Muhammad Altaf Hussain | 25-03-1994 | 21-05-1995 |
21. | Lt. General (R) Raja Saroop Khan | 30-06-1995 | 11-11-1996 |
22. | Khwaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim | 12-11-1996 | 11-03-1997 |
23. | Shahid Hamid | 11-03-1997 | 18-08-1999 |
24. | Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa | 18-08-1999 | 12-10-1999 |
25. | Lt. General (R) Muhammad Safdar | 25-10-1999 | 28-10-2001 |
26. | Lt. General (R) Khalid Maqbool | 29-10-2001 | 16-05-2008 |
27. | Salman Taseer | 17-05-2008 | 04-01-2011 |
28. | Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa | 13-01-2011 | 24-12-2012 |
29. | Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mahmood | 25-12-2012 | 15-07-2013 |
30. | Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar | 05-08-2013 | 29-01-2015 |
31. | Malik Rafique Ahmad Rajwana | 08-05-2015 | 19-08-2018 |
32. | Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar | 05-09-2018 | 03-04-2022 |
33. | Omar Sarfraz Cheema | 03-04-2022 | 10-05-2022 |
34. | Muhammad Baligh Ur Rahman | 30-05-2022 | 09-05-2024 |
35. | Sardar Saleem Haider Khan | 10-05-2024 | Present |
Full Names Ex Governor Punjab
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 Governor name with tenure detail is mentioned above. Sir Robert Francis Mudie, Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar, Ismail Ibraim Chundrigar, Mian Amin Uddin, Habib Ibrahim Rahimullah, Nawab Mushtaque Ahmad Gurmani, Lt. General Mohammed Attique ur Rehman, Malik Ghulam Muhammad Mustafa Khar, Nawab Sadiq Hussain Qureshi, Alhaj Brigadier (R) Muhammad Abbas Khan Abbasi, Justice Aslam Riaz Hussain, Lt. General Sawar Khan, Lieutenant General Ghulam Jillani Khan, Makhdoom Muhammad Sajjad Hussain Qureshi, General Tikka Khan, Mian Muhammad Azhar, Chaudhary Muhammad Altaf Hussain, Lieutenant General (R) Muhammad Iqbal, Lt. General (R) Raja Saroop Khan, Khwaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim, Shahid Hamid, Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa, Lt. General (R) Muhammad Safdar, Lt. General (R) Khalid Maqbool, Salman Taseer, Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa, Makhdoom Syed Ahmad Mehmood, Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Malik Rafique Ahmad Rajwana, Umar Sarfraz Cheema, Muhammad Baligh Ur Rehman and Sardar Saleem Haider Khan served as governor of Punjab from 1947 to present.