Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| Chief Minister of the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa صدر مملكت |
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 Flag of the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Residence | Chief Minister House Peshawar |
| Appointer | Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Term length | Five years |
| Inaugural holder | Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum |
| Formation | April 1, 1937 |
| Website | khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk |
The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (CM) is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to serve as the head of the provincial government in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The current Chief Minister is Justice (R) Tariq Pervez Khan who is a caretaker because the outgoing government has completed its tenure and caretaker government is now in office until the new government is elected. The outgoing government was of Awami National Party while the incoming government is of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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History [edit]
In 1901 NWFP was declared as a Chief Commissioner Province and thirty-one years later in 1932 its status was raised to the Governor Province. In 1937, the Government of India Act 1935 was enforced in NWFP and NWFP Legislative Assembly was formed. The first session of parliament was summoned on 12 March 1946 under the Chairmanship of Sardar Bahadur Khan while Nawabzada Allah Nawaz Khan was elected as Speaker and Lala Girdheri Lal as Deputy Speaker on 13 March 1946. The total number of members was 50. This Assembly was dissolved in 1951 and the number of members was increased from 50 to 58. The legislative Assembly became a Provincial Assembly through a presidential order known as legal framework order 1970. After the restoration of the Provincial Assembly in 1970, General Elections were held for the NWFP Provincial Assembly on 17 December 1970. At that time the number of member’s seats in the Assembly was 43 out of which 2 seats were reserved for women and only one for minorities. The first session of the Assembly was summoned on 2 May 1972 in the hall of Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, University Town Peshawar. Mr. Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak was elected as Speaker and Arbab Saifur Rehman Khan as Deputy Speaker on 2 May 1972.
Role [edit]
The Provincial Assembly with 124 elected members, constituent of 99 Regular seats, 22 seats reserved for Women and 3 seats for Non-Muslims elects the Chief Minister of the Province who forms a Cabinet of Ministers to look after various Departments. The Chief Minister is the Chief Executive of the Province and reserves almost all the powers. The Federal Government appoints a Governor as head of the province.
List of Chief Ministers of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa [edit]
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Colonial era [edit]
| Name of Chief Minister | Entered Office | Left Office | Notes/political party |
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| Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan | April 1, 1937 | September 7, 1937 | |
| Doctor Khan Sahib | September 7, 1937 | November 10, 1939 | |
| Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan | April 25, 1943 | March 16, 1945 | |
| Doctor Khan Sahib | March 16, 1945 | August 22, 1947 |
Post-Independence [edit]
| Name of Chief Minister | Entered Office | Left Office | Notes/political party |
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| Abdul Qayyum Khan | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | Muslim League |
| Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan | April 23, 1953 | July 18, 1955 | Muslim League |
| Sardar Bahadur Khan | July 19, 1955 | October 14, 1955 | Muslim League |
| Post abolished | October 14, 1955 | June 30, 1970 | Part of West Pakistan province |
| Martial law | July 1, 1970 | May 1, 1972 | |
| Maulana Mufti Mehmood | May 1, 1972 | February 12, 1973 | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur | April 29, 1973 | February 16, 1975 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Governor's rule | February 16, 1975 | May 3, 1975 | |
| Nasrullah Khan Khattak | May 3, 1975 | April 9, 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon | April 9, 1977 | July 5, 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Martial law | July 5, 1977 | April 7, 1985 | |
| Arbab Jehangir Khan | April 7, 1985 | May 31, 1988 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Lt Gen (r) Fazle Haq (caretaker) | May 31, 1988 | December 2, 1988 | |
| Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (1st time) | December 2, 1988 | August 7, 1990 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Mir Afzal Khan (acting till 8 Nov 1990) | August 7, 1990 | July 20, 1993 | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| Mufti Muhammad Abbas (caretaker) | July 20, 1993 | October 20, 1993 | |
| Pir Sabir Shah | October 20, 1993 | February 25, 1994 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Governor's rule | February 25, 1994 | April 24, 1994 | |
| Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time) | April 24, 1994 | November 12, 1996 | Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao) |
| Raja Sikander Zaman Khan (caretaker) | November 12, 1996 | February 21, 1997 | |
| Mehtab Ahmed Khan | February 21, 1997 | October 12, 1999 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Governor's rule | October 12, 1999 | November 30, 2002 | |
| Akram Khan Durrani | November 30, 2002 | October 11, 2007 | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal |
| Shamsul Mulk (caretaker) | October 11, 2007 | March 30, 2008 | |
| Ameer Haider Khan Hoti | March 31, 2008 | March 20, 2013 | Awami National Party |
| Justice (R) Tariq Pervez Khan (caretaker) | March 20, 2013 | ||
| Parvez Khattak | 2013 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
See also [edit]
- Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwaawais
- Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- List of Chief Ministers in Pakistan
- List of Governors of Pakistan
References [edit]
Functions Of Chief Minister’s Secretariat - khyberpakhtunkhwa.gov.pk/
