List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	Seal of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
	Incumbent; Ali Amin Gandapur; since 2 March 2024
Member of	Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Appointer	Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term length	Five years (maximum)
Inaugural holder	Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum
Formation	1 April 1937; 87 years ago

The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the head of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a maximum of five years.

Parties

List of chief ministers

N	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration		Appointed by (Governor)
1		Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum	1 April 1937	7 September 1937	5 Months and 6 Days	United Muslims Nationalist Party^[1]	Lord Linlithgow (Governor-General)
2		Abdul Jabbar Khan^[2]^[3] (1st time)	7 September 1937	10 November 1939	2 Years, 2 Months and 3 Days	Indian National Congress	George Cunningham
	Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943
3		Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan Gandapur	25 May 1943	16 March 1945	1 Year, 10 Months and 21 Days	All-India Muslim League	George Cunningham
4		Abdul Jabbar Khan^[2]^[3] (2nd time)	16 March 1945	22 August 1947	2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days	Indian National Congress	George Cunningham
4		Abdul Jabbar Khan^[2]^[3] (2nd time)	16 March 1945	22 August 1947	2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days	Indian National Congress	Olaf Caroe
5		Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri^[2]	August 23, 1947	April 23, 1953	5 years and 8 months	Pakistan Muslim League	George Cunningham
							Ambrose Flux Dundas
							Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
							Justice K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting)
							Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
							Khwaja Shahabuddin
6		Abdur Rashid Khan^[2]	April 23, 1953	July 18, 1955	2 years, 2 months and 25 days	Pakistan Muslim League	Khwaja Shahabuddin
6		Abdur Rashid Khan^[2]	April 23, 1953	July 18, 1955	2 years, 2 months and 25 days	Pakistan Muslim League	Qurban Ali Khan
7		Khan Bahadur Khan^[2]	July 19, 1955	October 14, 1955	2 months and 25 days	Pakistan Muslim League	Qurban Ali Khan
Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970
Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972
8		Mufti Mehmood^[2]	March 1, 1972	February 15, 1973	11 months & 15 days	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam	Arbab Sikandar Khan
9		Inayatullah Khan Gandapur^[2]	April 29, 1973	February 16, 1975	1 years, 10 months and 17 days	Pakistan Peoples Party	Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak
9		Inayatullah Khan Gandapur^[2]	April 29, 1973	February 16, 1975	1 years, 10 months and 17 days	Pakistan Peoples Party	Syed Ghawas
Governor's Rule February 16, 1975 – May 3, 1975
10		Nasrullah Khan Khattak^[2]^[4]	May 3, 1975	April 9, 1977	1 year, 11 months and 24 days	Pakistan Peoples Party	Syed Ghawas
10		Nasrullah Khan Khattak^[2]^[4]	May 3, 1975	April 9, 1977	1 year, 11 months and 24 days	Pakistan Peoples Party	Naseerullah Babar
11		Muhammad Iqbal Jadoon^[2]^[5]	April 9, 1977	July 5, 1977	1 month and 26 days	Pakistan Peoples Party	Naseerullah Babar
Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985
12		Arbab Jehangir Khan^[2]^[6]	April 7, 1985	May 31, 1988	3 years, 1 month and 24 days	Independent	Fazle Haq
							Abdul Ghafoor Khan
							Syed Usman Ali Shah
							Fida Mohammad Khan
13		Fazle Haq^[2]	May 31, 1988	December 2, 1988	6 months and 2 days	Caretaker	Fida Mohammad Khan
13		Fazle Haq^[2]	May 31, 1988	December 2, 1988	6 months and 2 days	Caretaker	Amir Gulistan Janjua
14		Aftab Ahmad Sherpao^[7]^[2] (1st time)	December 2, 1988	August 7, 1990	1 year, 7 months & 25 days	Pakistan Peoples Party
15		Mir Afzal Khan^[2] (acting till 8 Nov 1990)	August 7, 1990	July 19, 1993	2 years, 11 months and 17 days	Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
15		Mir Afzal Khan^[2] (acting till 8 Nov 1990)	August 7, 1990	July 19, 1993	2 years, 11 months and 17 days	Islami Jamhoori Ittehad	Khurshid Ali Khan
16		Mufti Muhammad Abbas^[2]	July 20, 1993	October 20, 1993	3 months	Caretaker
17		Pir Sabir Shah^[2]	October 20, 1993	February 25, 1994	4 months and 5 days	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Governor's Rule February 25, 1994 – April 24, 1994
18		Aftab Ahmad Sherpao^[7] (2nd time)	April 24, 1994	November 12, 1996	2 years, 6 months and 18 days	Pakistan Peoples Party	Khurshid Ali Khan
							Justice Said Ibne Ali (acting)
							Arif Bangash
19		Raja Sikander Zaman^[2]	November 12, 1996	February 21, 1997	3 months and 9 days	Caretaker
20		Mehtab Ahmed Khan^[8]^[2]	February 21, 1997	October 12, 1999	2 years, 7 months, 21 days	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
20		Mehtab Ahmed Khan^[8]^[2]	February 21, 1997	October 12, 1999	2 years, 7 months, 21 days	Pakistan Muslim League (N)	Miangul Aurangzeb^[9]
Governor's Rule October 12, 1999 – November 30, 2002
21		Akram Khan Durrani^[10]^[11]^[12]	November 30, 2002	October 11, 2007	4 years, 315 days (Full Term)	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal	Iftikhar Hussain Shah^[13]^[14]
							Khalilur Rehman^[15]
							Ali Jan Aurakzai^[16]^[17]
22		Shamsul Mulk^[18]^[19]	October 11, 2007	March 31, 2008	5 months & 20 days	Caretaker	Ali Jan Aurakzai^[16]^[17]
22		Shamsul Mulk^[18]^[19]	October 11, 2007	March 31, 2008	5 months & 20 days	Caretaker	Owais Ahmed Ghani^[17]
23		Haider Khan Hoti^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]	March 31, 2008	March 20, 2013	4 years, 354 days (Full Term)	Awami National Party	Owais Ahmed Ghani^[17]
							Syed Masood Kausar^[24]
							Shaukatullah Khan^[25]^[26]
24		Tariq Pervez Khan^[27]^[28]	March 20, 2013	May 31, 2013	2 Months and 11 days	Caretaker
25		Parvez Khattak^[29]^[30]	May 31, 2013	June 6, 2018	5 years, 6 days (Full Term)	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
							Mehtab Ahmed Khan^[31]^[32]
							Iqbal Zafar Jhagra^[33]^[34]
26		Dost Muhammad Khan^[35]^[36]^[37]^[38]	June 6, 2018	August 16, 2018	2 Months and 11 days	Caretaker
27		Mahmood Khan^[39]^[40]^[41]	August 17, 2018	January 21, 2023	4 years 158 days	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
							Shah Farman^[42]
							Haji Ghulam Ali
28		Muhammad Azam Khan^[43]	January 21, 2023	November 11, 2023	294 days	Caretaker
28		Arshad Hussain Shah^[44]	November 12, 2023	March 1, 2024	110 days	Caretaker
29		Ali Amin Gandapur	March 2, 2024		335 days	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	Faisal Karim Kundi

Notes

References

^ Indian Annual Register 1937
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Religious parties to rule NWFP a second time". Dawn. 2002-10-20. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
^ ^a ^b "Dr Khan Sahib | Former Chief Minister of West Pakistan". Story Of Pakistan. 2013-10-22. Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
^ "Nasrullah Khattak made QJP vice-president". Dawn. 2002-08-07. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
^ "Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM". The Nation. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
^ "Sri Lanka offers to host Indo-Pak series as PCB seeks govt nod". The News. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
^ ^a ^b "Tracing the trajectory of Aftab Sherpao and the Qaumi Watan Party". The Express Tribune. 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan 1999: Chief Minister, KPK". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ Din, Jamal ud (2014-08-04). "Last crown prince of Swat dies at 86". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
^ "Akram Durrani elected NWFP chief minister". Dawn. 2002-11-30. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
^ "MMA man elected chief minister of NWFP". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
^ Shah, Sadia Qasim (2016-01-08). "Flyovers in Peshawar used by all parties as a political strategy". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Former K-P governor Iftikhar Hussain joins hands with PTI". The Express Tribune. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
^ Report, Bureau (2001-10-23). "PESHAWAR: NWFP governor cautions against sentimentality". Dawn. Retrieved 2018-06-06. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
^ "Khalil made new NWFP governor: Iftikhar". Dawn. 2005-03-13. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
^ "Fata representation in army officers ranks on the rise". Retrieved 2018-05-17.
^ ^a ^b Khan, Ismail (2008-01-05). "Owais Ghani replacing Aurakzai as NWFP governor". Dawn. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
^ "Shamsul Mulk takes oath as caretaker NWFP CM". The News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.
^ Najmuddin A. Shaikh (October 17, 2007). "Eventful days ahead". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Hoti sworn in as NWFP chief minister". The News. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
^ "Former K-P CM Hoti elected as ANP provincial president - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "KPK caretaker CM to be finalised by tomorrow: Hoti". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "PPP set to unseat Hoti?". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Masood Kausar new KP governor". Dawn. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
^ "K-P Governor Engineer Shaukatullah submits resignation - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
^ "Who will be caretaker PM?". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
^ "Tariq takes oath as fifth KPK caretaker chief minister". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Justice Tariq Parvez named as K-P interim chief minister - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2013-03-15. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2013-06-02). "Khattak's election as CM celebrated in Nowshera". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "Sardar Mehtab Abbasi appointed as K-P Governor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Sardar Mehtab resigns as KP governor". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "PM advises president to appoint Iqbal Zafar Jhagra as K-P governor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-02-24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ Ghumman, Khawar (2016-02-25). "Iqbal Jhagra set to become KP governor". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
^ "Justice (r) Dost Muhammad Khan named KP caretaker CM". The News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
^ "ECP named justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan as caretaker CM KP". The Nation. 2018-06-05. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
^ "Justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan sworn in as caretaker KP CM". Geo News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-06.
^ "جسٹس (ر) دوست محمد نے نگران وزیراعلیٰ خیبرپختونخوا کا حلف اٹھا لیا". Dunya News (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
^ Sirajuddin, Dawn.com | (2018-08-17). "Mahmood Khan sworn in as KP chief minister". Dawn. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^ "PTI's Mahmood Khan elected K-P chief minister | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2018-08-16. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.
^ "PTI's Mehmood Khan elected KP CM". Geo TV. Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
^ "Shah Farman sworn in as new K-P governor". The Express Tribune. 2018-09-06. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
^ Dawn.com (21 January 2023). "Azam Khan appointed KP's caretaker Chief Minister". DAWN News. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
^ Hayat, Arif (2023-11-12). "Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah picked as caretaker KP CM: Mahmood Khan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

External links

[1] Indian Annual Register 1937

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "Religious parties to rule NWFP a second time". Dawn. 2002-10-20. Archived from the original on 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

[:2-3] "Dr Khan Sahib | Former Chief Minister of West Pakistan". Story Of Pakistan. 2013-10-22. Archived from the original on 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2017-10-31.

[4] "Nasrullah Khattak made QJP vice-president". Dawn. 2002-08-07. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[5] "Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM". The Nation. 2013-06-01. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[6] "Sri Lanka offers to host Indo-Pak series as PCB seeks govt nod". The News. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[:0-7] "Tracing the trajectory of Aftab Sherpao and the Qaumi Watan Party". The Express Tribune. 2013-04-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[8] "Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan 1999: Chief Minister, KPK". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[9] Din, Jamal ud (2014-08-04). "Last crown prince of Swat dies at 86". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2018-06-07.

[10] "Akram Durrani elected NWFP chief minister". Dawn. 2002-11-30. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[11] "MMA man elected chief minister of NWFP". www.rediff.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-27.

[12] Shah, Sadia Qasim (2016-01-08). "Flyovers in Peshawar used by all parties as a political strategy". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[13] "Former K-P governor Iftikhar Hussain joins hands with PTI". The Express Tribune. 2016-05-21. Retrieved 2018-06-06.

[14] Report, Bureau (2001-10-23). "PESHAWAR: NWFP governor cautions against sentimentality". Dawn. Retrieved 2018-06-06. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)

[15] "Khalil made new NWFP governor: Iftikhar". Dawn. 2005-03-13. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2018-06-06.

[16] "Fata representation in army officers ranks on the rise". Retrieved 2018-05-17.

[:3-17] Khan, Ismail (2008-01-05). "Owais Ghani replacing Aurakzai as NWFP governor". Dawn. Retrieved 2018-05-23.

[18] "Shamsul Mulk takes oath as caretaker NWFP CM". The News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-23. Retrieved 2018-06-23.

[19] Najmuddin A. Shaikh (October 17, 2007). "Eventful days ahead". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[20] "Hoti sworn in as NWFP chief minister". The News. Retrieved 2018-07-02.

[21] "Former K-P CM Hoti elected as ANP provincial president - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-06-24. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[22] "KPK caretaker CM to be finalised by tomorrow: Hoti". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[23] "PPP set to unseat Hoti?". The Nation. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[24] "Masood Kausar new KP governor". Dawn. 2011-02-08. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[25] "K-P Governor Engineer Shaukatullah submits resignation - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

[26] "Who will be caretaker PM?". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

[27] "Tariq takes oath as fifth KPK caretaker chief minister". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[28] "Justice Tariq Parvez named as K-P interim chief minister - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2013-03-15. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[29] "Khattak sworn in as 16th KPK CM". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[30] Correspondent, The Newspaper's (2013-06-02). "Khattak's election as CM celebrated in Nowshera". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)

[31] "Sardar Mehtab Abbasi appointed as K-P Governor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2014-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[32] "Sardar Mehtab resigns as KP governor". The Nation. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[33] "PM advises president to appoint Iqbal Zafar Jhagra as K-P governor - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-02-24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[34] Ghumman, Khawar (2016-02-25). "Iqbal Jhagra set to become KP governor". Dawn. Archived from the original on 2017-10-26. Retrieved 2017-10-25.

[35] "Justice (r) Dost Muhammad Khan named KP caretaker CM". The News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

[36] "ECP named justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan as caretaker CM KP". The Nation. 2018-06-05. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-05.

[37] "Justice (retd) Dost Muhammad Khan sworn in as caretaker KP CM". Geo News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-06.

[38] "جسٹس (ر) دوست محمد نے نگران وزیراعلیٰ خیبرپختونخوا کا حلف اٹھا لیا". Dunya News (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2018-06-07.

[39] Sirajuddin, Dawn.com | (2018-08-17). "Mahmood Khan sworn in as KP chief minister". Dawn. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[40] "PTI's Mahmood Khan elected K-P chief minister | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2018-08-16. Archived from the original on 2019-08-16. Retrieved 2018-08-16.

[41] "PTI's Mehmood Khan elected KP CM". Geo TV. Archived from the original on 2021-05-23. Retrieved 2018-08-24.

[42] "Shah Farman sworn in as new K-P governor". The Express Tribune. 2018-09-06. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2018-12-11.

[43] Dawn.com (21 January 2023). "Azam Khan appointed KP's caretaker Chief Minister". DAWN News. Retrieved 21 January 2023.

[44] Hayat, Arif (2023-11-12). "Justice (retd) Arshad Hussain Shah picked as caretaker KP CM: Mahmood Khan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-11-12.

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List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Parties

List of chief ministers

Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943

Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970

Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972

Governor's Rule February 16, 1975 – May 3, 1975

Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985

Governor's Rule February 25, 1994 – April 24, 1994

Governor's Rule October 12, 1999 – November 30, 2002

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