List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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.

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Seal of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
since 2 March 2024
Member ofProvincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
AppointerProvincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term lengthFive years (maximum)
Inaugural holderSahibzada Abdul Qayyum
Formation1 April 1937; 87 years ago (1937-04-01)

Parties

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List of chief ministers

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N Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration Party 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

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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
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
Qurban Ali Khan
7   Khan Bahadur Khan[2] July 19, 1955 October 14, 1955 2 months and 25 days Pakistan Muslim League

Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970

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Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972

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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
Syed Ghawas

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

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10   Nasrullah Khan Khattak[2][4] May 3, 1975 April 9, 1977 1 year, 11 months and 24 days Pakistan Peoples Party Syed Ghawas
Naseerullah Babar
11   Muhammad Iqbal Jadoon[2][5] April 9, 1977 July 5, 1977 1 month and 26 days Pakistan Peoples Party

Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985

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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
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
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

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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)
Miangul Aurangzeb[9]

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

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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
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
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 Khan 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 5 years, 66 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
  Arshad Hussain Shah[44] November 12, 2023 March 1, 2024 110 days
29   Ali Amin Gandapur March 2, 2024 234 days Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Faisal Karim Kundi

See also

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Notes

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References

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