Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
Chief Minister of Punjab | |
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![]() Seal of Punjab | |
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since 26 February 2024 | |
Government of Punjab | |
Style | Her Excellency |
Abbreviation | CM |
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Residence | Chief Minister House, Lahore |
Seat | Lahore |
Appointer | Provincial Assembly of Punjab |
Term length | 5 years |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Pakistan |
Inaugural holder | Nawab Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot |
Formation | 5 April 1947 |
Deputy | Senior Minister of Punjab |
Website | cm |
The chief minister of Punjab (Urdu: وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب; Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the provincial assembly for Provincial Assembly. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the current elected chief minister of Punjab who won her seat in the 2024 general elections.
The office of Chief Minister is located in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the CM Secretariat.[1]
List of chief ministers of Punjab
[edit] Muslim League
Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Muslim League (N)/Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Pakistan Muslim League (J)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Caretaker
N | Name | Portrait | Party | Term of office | Ref | |||
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1 | Iftikhar Hussain Khan | ![]() |
MLP | 15 August 1947 |
25 January 1949 |
1 year, 163 days | [2] | |
Governor's rule 25 January 1949 — 5 April 1951 | ||||||||
2 | Mian Mumtaz Daultana | MLP | 15 April 1951 |
3 April 1953 |
1 year, 353 days | [3] | ||
3 | Feroz Khan Noon | ![]() |
3 April 1953 |
21 May 1955 |
2 years, 48 days | [4][5] | ||
4 | Abdul Hamid Dasti | ![]() |
21 May 1955 |
14 October 1955 |
146 days | [6] | ||
Post Abolished(14 October 1955 — 30 June 1970) | ||||||||
Martial Law 1 July 1970 — 2 May 1972 | ||||||||
5 | Malik Meraj Khalid | PPP | 2 May 1972 |
12 November 1973 |
1 year, 194 days | [7] | ||
6 | Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 12 November 1973 |
15 March 1974 |
123 days | [8] | |||
7 | Muhammad Hanif Ramay | 15 March 1974 |
15 July 1975 |
1 year, 122 days | [9] | |||
8 | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi | 15 July 1975 |
5 July 1977 |
1 year, 355 days | [10] | |||
Martial law 5 July 1977 — 9 April 1985 | ||||||||
9 | Muhammad Nawaz Sharif | ![]() |
IJI | 9 April 1985 |
6 August 1990 |
5 years, 119 days | [11] | |
10 | Ghulam Haider Wyne | ![]() |
6 August 1990 |
25 April 1993 |
2 years, 262 days | [12][13] | ||
11 | Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo | ![]() |
PML(J) | 25 April 1993 |
18 July 1993 |
84 days | [14][15] | |
C | Sheikh Manzoor Elahi | — | — | 18 July 1993 |
20 October 1993 |
94 days | [16] | |
(11) | Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo | ![]() |
PML(J) | 20 October 1993 |
13 September 1995 |
1 year, 328 days | [17] | |
12 | Muhammad Arif Nakai |
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13 September 1995 |
3 November 1996 |
1 year, 51 days | [18] | ||
C | Muhammad Afzal Hayat | — | 16 November 1996 |
20 February 1997 |
96 days | [19] | ||
13 | Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif |
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PML(N) | 20 February 1997 |
12 October 1999 |
2 years, 234 days | [20] | |
Governor's rule 12 October 1999 — 23 November 2002 | ||||||||
14 | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
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PML(Q) | 29 November 2002 |
18 November 2007 |
4 years, 354 days | [21][22] | |
C | Sheikh Ijaz Nisar | — | 18 November 2007 |
11 April 2008 |
145 days | [23][24] | ||
C | Dost Muhammad Khosa |
PML(N) | 11 April 2008 |
8 June 2008 |
58 days | [25][26] | ||
15 | Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif |
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PML(N) | 8 June 2008 |
25 February 2009 |
262 days | [27] | |
Governor's rule 25 February 2009 — 30 March 2009 | ||||||||
(15) | Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif |
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PML(N) | 30 March 2009 |
26 March 2013 |
3 years, 361 days | [28] | |
C | Najam Aziz Sethi | ![]() |
26 March 2013 |
7 June 2013 |
73 days | [29][30] | ||
(15) | Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif |
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PML(N) | 7 June 2013 |
7 June 2018 |
5 years, 0 days | [31][32] | |
C | Hasan Askari Rizvi | 8 June 2018 |
19 August 2018 |
72 days | [33][34] | |||
16 | Usman Khan Buzdar | ![]() |
PTI | 20 August 2018 |
30 April 2022 |
3 years, 253 days | [35] | |
17 | Muhammad Hamza Shahbaz | ![]() |
PML(N) | 30 April 2022[a] |
26 July 2022 |
87 days | [37] | |
18 | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi | ![]() |
PML(Q) | 27 July 2022 | 22 January 2023 | 179 days | [38] | |
C | Mohsin Raza Naqvi | ![]() |
22 January 2023 | 26 February 2024 | 1 year, 35 days | [39] | ||
19 | Maryam Nawaz Sharif | ![]() |
PML(N) | 26 February 2024 | Incumbent | 185 days |
See also
[edit]- Government of Pakistan
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Government of Punjab
- Governor of Punjab
- Chief Secretary Punjab
- Senior Minister of Punjab
- Leader of the Opposition Punjab
- Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
- List of current Pakistani chief ministers
- List of current Pakistani governors
- Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Chief Minister of Sindh
- Chief Minister of Balochistan
- Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Notes
[edit]References
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