Governor-General of Pakistan

The Governor-General of Pakistan was the representative in Pakistan of the Crown from the country's independence in 1947. When Pakistan was proclaimed a republic in 1956 the connection with the British monarchy ended, and the office of Governor-General was abolished.

List of office-holders

Name		Portrait	Start of term	End of term	Political party
1	Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948)		15 August 1947	11 September 1948	Muslim League
2	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964)		14 September 1948	17 October 1951	Muslim League
3	Malik Ghulam Muhammad (1895–1956)		17 October 1951	6 October 1955	None
4	Iskander Mirza (1899–1969)		6 October 1955	23 March 1956	Republican Party

Monarchs

As representative of the crown; the Governor-General of Pakistan represented the monarch of Pakistan. They were as follows:

Name		Portrait	Start of reign	End of reign	Full title as monarch
1	George VI (1895–1952)		15 August 1947	6 February 1952	'By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India"; the title "Emperor of India" was dropped as of 15 Aug 1947 by retroactive proclamation dated 22 Jun 1948.
2	Elizabeth II (1926-)		6 February 1952	23 March 1956	6 Feb 1952 - 29 May 1953: "By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith"; 29 May 1953 - 23 Mar 1956: "Queen of the United Kingdom and of Her other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth.