Governor-General of Pakistan
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| Governor-General of Pakistan | |
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| Former political post | |
.png) Standard of the Governor-General |
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 Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
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| Predecessor | Governor-General of India |
| Successor | President of Pakistan |
| First officeholder | Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| Last officeholder | Iskander Mirza |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Official residence | Governor-General's House |
| Appointer | Monarch of Pakistan |
| Office began | 15 August 1947 |
| Office ended | 23 March 1956 |
- The head of state of Pakistan from independence till Pakistan became a republic in 1956 was the monarch of Pakistan. For the Presidents of Pakistan see President of Pakistan.
The Governor-General of Pakistan (Urdu: گورنر جنرل پاکستان), was the representative in Pakistan of the monarch of Pakistan, from the country's independence in 1947. When Pakistan was proclaimed a republic in 1956, the office of governor-general was abolished.
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Key [edit]
| Symbols/Colours | Meaning |
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| Pakistan Muslim League | |
| Republican Party | |
| Independent |
Governors-General [edit]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party | |
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| 1 | |
Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948) |
15 August 1947 | 11 September 1948 (died in office) |
Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 2 |  |
Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964) |
14 September 1948 | 17 October 1951 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 3 |  |
Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895–1956) |
19 October 1951 | 7 August 1955 | Independent | |
| 4 |  |
Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) |
7 August 1955 | 23 March 1956 | Republican Party | |
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