The list of Pakistani Prime Ministers (1947 - 2017). The presentation is also available in video format at youtube. The link is: https://youtu.be/TtRBAr5NfXE

2. Liaquat Ali Khan
(15 August 1947 – 16 October 1951)1
Born: 1 October 1895 (Karnal, Punjab, British India)
Died: 16 October 1951 (Rawalpindi, Punjab, West Pakistan)
Mr. Khan was shot twice and killed during a public meeting of
the Muslim City League at Company Bagh (later known as
Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi.
Sir Frank
Messervy
Douglas Gracey
Muhammad Ali
Jinnah
Khawaja
Nazimuddin
C-in-C and COASGovernor Generals

3. Khawaja Nazimuddin
(16 October 1951 - 17 April 1953)2
Born: 19 July 1894 (Dacca, Bengal, British India)
Died: 22 October 1964 (Dacca, East Pakistan)
Governor-General Malik Ghulam asked Prime Minister
Nazimuddin to step down in wider interest of the country. On
his refusal, the Governor-General used reserve powers
granted in the Government of India Act, 1935 to dismiss the
Prime Minister.
C-in-C and COASGovernor General
Malik Ghulam
Muhammad
Ayub Khan

4. Muhammad Ali Bogra
(17 April 1953 – 12 August 1955)3
Born: 19 October 1909 (Barisal, Bengal, British India)
Died: 23 January 1963 (Dacca, East Pakistan)
Governor-General Mirza began having confrontation with
Prime Minister Bogra on regional disparity though both were
Bengali and were from Bengal. He forced Bogra to resign that
ended Bogra administration.
C-in-C and COASGovernor Generals
Malik Ghulam
Muhammad
Ayub Khan
Iskandar Alli
Mirza

5. Ch. Muhammad Ali
(12 August 1955 – 12 September 1956)4
Born: 15 July 1905 (Jalandhar, Punjab, British India)
Died: 2 December 1980 (Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan)
Internal divisions in Muslim League led to the formation of a
new party which claimed to hold the majority of seats in the
National Assembly, but the Muslim League contested this.
Finally, Ali resigned from the position of prime minister and
from the Muslim League.
C-in-C and COASPresident of Pakistan
Ayub KhanIskandar Ali Mirza

6. Amid pressure to resign from his position and given vital threats to
be removed by the President Mirza, Prime Minister Suhrawardy
submitted his resignation letter after losing party support from the
junior leadership.
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy
(12 September 1956 – 17 October 1957)5
Born: 8 September 1892 (Midnapur, Bengal, British India)
Died: 5 December 1963 (Beirut, Lebanon)
Ayub KhanIskandar Ali Mirza
C-in-C and COASPresident of Pakistan

7. Iskander Mirza exploited the differences between the parties and
thus made Chundrigar an easy victim as he remained Prime
Minister for only two months and therefore could not give any
practical shape to his program.
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
(17 October 1957 – 16 December 1957)6
Born: 15 April 1898 (Ahmedabad, Bombay Presidency)
Died: 26 September 1960 (London, England)
Ayub KhanIskandar Ali Mirza
C-in-C and COASPresident of Pakistan

8. He held the post until martial law was enforced for the first
time in Pakistan's history by Iskander Mirza on 7 October 1958.
Malik Feroz Khan Noon
(16 December 1957 – 7 October 1958)7
Born: 15 April 1898 (Sargodha, Punjab, British India)
Died: 26 September 1960 (Nurpur Noon, Punjab, Pak)
Ayub KhanIskandar Ali Mirza
C-in-C and COASPresident of Pakistan

9. 1958 – 1973:
Martial Law and Presidential System

10. Yahya Khan resigned, leaving the Deputy Prime Minister (and
Foreign Minister) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to be sworn in as the new
President. Two days later, Amin was appointed as Vice President
of Pakistan, the only person to have held this post.
Noor ul Amin
(7 December 1971 – 20 December 1971)8
Born: 15 July 1893 (Shahbazpur, Bengal, British India)
Died: 2 October 1974 (Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan)
Yahya Khan
COASPresident of Pakistan
Yahya Khan

11. Gen. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, staged a coup and later, on
charges of authorising the murder of a political opponent,
Bhutto was executed.
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(14 August 1973 – 5 July 1977)9
Born: 5 January 1928 (Larkana, Bombay Presidency)
Died: 4 April 1979 (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
COASPresident of Pakistan
Tikka Khan
Muhammad
Zia ul Haq
Fazl Ilahi
Chaudhary

12. 1977 – 1985: Martial Law

13. President Zia dissolved the Parliament, using the Eighth Amendment .
He claimed that Junejo’s Government had been dismissed because the
law and order situation had broken down to an alarming extent and the
government could not be run in accordance with the Constitution.
Muhammad Khan Junejo
(24 March 1985 – 29 May 1988)10
Born: 18 August 1932 (Sindhri, Tharparkar, British India)
Died: 18 March 1993 (Baltimore, Maryland)
President of Pakistan
Muhammad
Zia ul Haq
Muhammad
Zia ul Haq
COAS

14. President GIK dismissed Bhutto's government under the 8th
Amendment, claiming that this was necessary due to her
government's corruption and inability to maintain law and order.
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
1st Term (2 December 1988 – 6 August 1990)11
Born: 21 June 1953 (Karachi, West Pakistan)
Died: 27 December 2007 (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Ghulam
Ishaq Khan
Mirza Aslam Baig
President of Pakistan COAS

15. Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
(6 August 1990 – 6 November 1990)A
Born: 14 August 1931 (New Jatoi, Bombay Presidency)
Died: 20 November 2009, (London, England)
Mr. Jatoi as Acting Prime Minister conducted elections within 90
days as per the constitutions.
Ghulam
Ishaq Khan
Mirza Aslam Baig
President of Pakistan COAS

16. Ghulam Ishaq Khan used his reserve powers (58-2b) to dissolve
the National Assembly on 18 April 1993. Sharif returned to
power after the Supreme Court ruled the Presidential Order as
unconstitutional. Finally, in July 1993, Sharif resigned but
negotiated a settlement that resulted in the removal of president
Ghulam Ishaq Khan as well.
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
(6 November 1990 – 18 April 1993)
1st Term (26 May 1993 – 18 July 1993)
12
Born: 25 December 1949 (Lahore, Punjab)
Ghulam
Ishaq Khan
Mirza Aslam
Baig
Asif Nawaz
Janjua
Abdul Waheed
Kakar
President of Pakistan COAS

17. Balakh Sher Mazari
(18 April 1993 – 26 May 1993)A
Born: 08 July 1928 (Kot Karam Khan, Punjab)
Mr. Mazari as Acting Prime Minister conducted elections
within 90 days as per the constitutions.
Ghulam
Ishaq Khan
Abdul Waheed
Kakar
President of Pakistan COAS

18. Moeenunddin Ahmed Qureshi
(18 July 1993 – 19 October 1993)A
Born: 26 June 1930 (Lahore, Punjab)
Died: 22 November 2016 (Washington D.C., USA)
Mr. Qureshi as Acting Prime Minister conducted elections within 90
days as per the constitutions.
Wasim Sajjad Abdul Waheed
Kakar
President of Pakistan COAS

19. On 4 November 1996, Bhutto's government was dismissed by
the President through 8th Amendment primarily because of
corruption. Supreme Court affirmed President's dismissal in a
6–1 ruling.
Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto
(19 October 1993 – 5 November 1996)
(11)
Born: 21 June 1953, (Karachi, West Pakistan)
Died: 27 December 2007, (Rawalpindi, Pakistan)
Wasim Sajjad
Abdul Waheed
Kakar
Farooq Laghari
Jehangir
Karamat
Presidents of Pakistan COAS

20. Malik Meraj Khalid
(5 November 1996 – 17 February 1997)A
Born: 20 September 1915 (Kot Radha Kishan, Punjab)
Died: 13 June 2003 (Islamabad, Pakistan)
Malik Meraj Khalid as Acting Prime Minister conducted elections
within 90 days as per the constitutions.
Farooq Laghari Jehangir Karamat
President of Pakistan COAS

21. After military coup, Sharif was placed on military trial for
"kidnapping, attempted murder, hijacking and terrorism and
corruption". The military court convicted him in a trial and gave
him a life sentence. Later, under an agreement facilitated by Saudi
Arabia, Sharif was placed in exile for the next 10 years.
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
2nd Term (17 February 1997 – 12 October 1999)
(12)
Born: 25 December 1949 (Lahore, Punjab)
Farooq
Laghari
Jehangir
Karamat
Wasim
Sajjad
Muhammad
Rafiq Tarar
Pervez
Musharraf
Presidents of Pakistan COAS

22. Pervaiz Musharraf
(12 October 1999 – 21 November 2002)CE
Born: 11 August 1943 (Old Delhi, British India)
On 15 October, Musharraf declared a state of emergency,
suspended the Constitution, and assumed power as Chief
Executive (CE). The residing President Rafiq Tarar remained in
office until his voluntary resignation in June 2001. After his
resignation, Musharraf formally appointed himself as President on
20 June 2001.
Muhammad
Rafiq Tarar
Pervez
Musharraf
President of Pakistan COAS

23. Zafarullah Khan Jamali
(23 November 2002 – 26 June 2004)13
Born: 1 January 1944 (Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan)
In 2004, Jamali abruptly announced his resignation after a three-
hour meeting with Musharraf due to strained relationship
between both of them over the execution of government policies.
Pervez
Musharraf
Pervez
Musharraf
President of Pakistan COAS

24. Ch. Shujaat Hussain
(30 June 2004 – 26 August 2004)14
Born: 27 July 1946 (Gujrat, Punjab)
After Jamali's resignation, Shujaat Husain nominated Economic
minister Shaukat Aziz for the office of Prime minister Shujaat
temporarily took over the office of Prime minister.
Pervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf
President of Pakistan COAS

25. Shaukat Aziz
(28 August 2004 – 15 November 2007)15
Born: 6 March 1949 (Karachi, Sindh)
Completed his tenure till the commencement of next
general elections.
Pervez MusharrafPervez Musharraf
President of Pakistan COAS

26. Muhammad Mian Soomro
(16 November 2007 – 24 March 2008)A
Born: 19 August 1950 (Karachi, Sindh)
Mr. Soomro as Acting Prime Minister conducted elections
within 90 days as per the constitution.
Ashfaq Pervez
Kayani
Pervez Musharraf
President of Pakistan COAS

27. Yousaf Raza Gilani
(25 March 2008 – 26 April 12)16
Born: 9 June 1952 (Multan, Punjab)
Gilani was stuck in Memogate scandals and subsequent conflicts
followed by ‘Conviction on charges of Contempt of Court’ that led to
his disqualification and ouster.
COASPresidents of Pakistan
Ashfaq Pervez
Kayani
Pervez
Musharraf
Muhammad
Mian Soomro
Asif Ali Zardari

28. Raja Pervaiz Ashraf
(22 June 2012 – 24 March 2013)17
Born: 26 December 1950 (Sanghar, Sindh)
The media derided Raja Pervaiz Ashraf as Rental Raja. The arrest
order came at the same time as the Long March culminated in the
national capital of Islamabad. None of the accused in the rental
case has been convicted so far. Raja Pervaiz completed the tenure
till the commencement of next elections.
Ashfaq Pervez
Kayani
Asif Ali Zardari
President of Pakistan COAS

29. Mir Hazar Khan Khoso
(25 March 2013 – 5 June 2013)A
Born: 30 September 1929 (Goth Azam Khan, Balochistan)
Mr. Khoso as Acting Prime Minister conducted elections within 90
days as per the constitutions.
Ashfaq Pervez
Kayani
Asif Ali Zardari
President of Pakistan COAS

30. On 28 July 2017, the court disqualified Prime Minister from holding
public office as he had been dishonest in not disclosing his employment
in the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers. The
court also ordered National Accountability Bureau to file a reference
against Sharif and his family against corruption charges.
Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
3rd Term (5 June 2013 – 28 July 2017)
(12)
Born: 25 December 1949 (Lahore, Punjab)
Chief of Army StaffsPresidents of Pakistan
Ashfaq Pervez
Kayani
Asif Ali
Zardari
Mamnoon
Hussain
Raheel Sharif Qamar Javaid
Bajwa

31. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
(1 August 2017 – Present)18
Born: 27 December 1958 (Karachi, Sindh)
In Office
Chief of Army StaffPresident of Pakistan
Mamnoon
Hussain
Qamar Javaid
Bajwa

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