Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
{{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Short description|Appointed head of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = Governor
| body = Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| flag = Flag_of_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa.svg{{!}}border
| flagsize = 120px
| flagcaption = Government Flag
| insignia = Coat of arms of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.svg
| insigniasize = 110px
| insigniacaption = Government Seal
| image = File:Faisal Karim Kundi (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = Faisal Karim Kundi
| incumbentsince = 4 May 2024
| department = Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| style = The Honorable (formal)
| member_of =
| residence = KP Governor House
| seat = Peshawar
| nominator = Prime Minister of Pakistan
| appointer = President of Pakistan
| termlength = 5 years
| termlength_qualified =
| constituting_instrument = Constitution of Pakistan
| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1947|8|15}}
| first = George Cunningham (as Governor of North-West Frontier Province)
| salary =
| website = https://governor.kp.gov.pk/
}}
The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as Governor of North-West Frontier Province) is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP), Pakistan. Although the governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the senior-most bureaucrat in the province.
However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, there were two direct governor rules, in 1975 and 1994, when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved.{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1685325 | title=President accepts resignation of KP governor | date=11 April 2022 }}
List of governors
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" width="100%" |
| No.
! Name ! Took office ! Left office ! Affiliation ! Term Length |
|---|
| 1
|15 August 1947 |9 April 1948 |7 months, 25 days |
| 2
|Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas |19 April 1948 |16 July 1949 |1 year, 2 months, 27 days |
| 3
|16 July 1949 |14 January 1950 |5 months, 29 days |
| 4
|14 January 1950 |17 February 1950 |1 month, 3 days |
| 5
|17 February 1950 |23 November 1951 |1 year, 9 months, 6 days |
| 6
|24 November 1951 |17 November 1954 |2 years, 11 months, 24 days |
| 7
|17 November 1954 |14 October 1955 |10 months, 27 days |
| colspan="6" |Provinces merged to form West Pakistan (14 October 1955 – 1 July 1970) |
| 8
|1 July 1970 |25 December 1971 |Martial Law |1 year, 5 months, 24 days |
| 9
|25 December 1971 |30 April 1972 |4 months, 5 days |
| 10
|29 April 1972 |15 February 1973 |9 months, 17 days |
| 11
|15 February 1973 |24 May 1974 |1 year, 3 months, 9 days |
| 12
|24 May 1974 |1 March 1976 |1 year, 9 months, 5 days |
| 13
|1 March 1976 |6 July 1977 |1 year, 4 months, 5 days |
| 14
|6 July 1977 |17 September 1978 |Civil Administration |1 year, 2 months, 11 days |
| 15
|11 October 1978 |12 December 1985 |Martial Law |7 years, 2 months, 1 day |
| 16
|Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti |30 December 1985 |18 April 1986 |3 months, 19 days |
| 17
|18 April 1986 |27 August 1986 |Civil Administration |4 months, 9 days |
| 18
|27 August 1986 |16 June 1988 |1 year, 9 months, 20 days |
| 19
|16 June 1988 |19 July 1993 |Independent |5 years, 1 month, 3 days |
| 20
|19 July 1993 |5 November 1996 |3 years, 3 months, 17 days |
| 21
|11 November 1996 |17 August 1999 |Independent |2 years, 9 months, 6 days |
| 22
|18 August 1999 |21 October 1999 |2 months, 3 days |
| 23
|21 October 1999 |14 August 2000 |Martial Law |9 months, 24 days |
| 24
|14 August 2000 |15 March 2005 |Martial Law |4 years, 7 months, 1 day |
| 25
|15 March 2005 |23 May 2006 |1 year, 2 months, 8 days |
| 26
|24 May 2006 |7 January 2008 |Martial Law |1 year, 7 months, 14 days |
| 27
|7 January 2008 |9 February 2011 |Independent |3 years, 1 month, 2 days |
| 28
|10 February 2011 |10 February 2013 |2 years |
| 29
|10 February 2013 |14 April 2014 |1 year, 2 months, 4 days |
| 30
|15 April 2014 |8 February 2016 |1 year, 9 months, 24 days |
| 31
|25 February 2016 |20 August 2018 |2 years, 5 months, 25 days |
| 32
|5 September 2018 |11 April 2022 |3 years, 7 months, 6 days |
| 33
|23 November 2022 |4 May 2024 |1 year, 5 months, 11 days |
| 34
|5 May 2024 |Incumbent |{{ayd|2024|05|05}} |
See also
References
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110225010611/http://khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk/ Official website of Government of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]