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.