List of prime ministers of Pakistan
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The complete list of Prime Ministers of Pakistan includes the persons sworn into the office as Prime Minister of Pakistan following the proclamation of the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
Muslim League Republican Party Islami Jamhoori Ittehad /Pakistan Muslim League (N) Awami League/Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Independent
| # | Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Entered office | Left office | Days in office | Political party |
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| 1 | Liaquat Ali Khan (1896–1951) |
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14 August 1947 | 16 October 1951 | 1524 days | Muslim League |
| 2 | Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964) |
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17 October 1951 | 17 April 1953 | 548 days | Muslim League |
| 3 | Muhammad Ali Bogra (1909–1963) |
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17 April 1953 | 12 August 1955 | 847 days | Muslim League |
| 4 | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905–1980) |
12 August 1955 | 12 September 1956 | 397 days | Muslim League | |
| 5 | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963) |
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12 September 1956 | 17 October 1957 | 400 days | Awami League |
| 6 | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (1898–1968) |
File:Chundrigar1957.jpg | 17 October 1957 | 16 December 1957 | 60 days | Muslim League |
| 7 | Sir Feroz Khan Noon (1893–1970) |
16 December 1957 | 7 October 1958 | 295 days | Republican Party | |
| Post Abolished (7 October 1958-7 December 1971) | ||||||
| 8 | Nurul Amin (1893–1974) |
File:8 Nurul Amin.jpg | 7 December 1971 | 20 December 1971 | 13 days | Pakistan Muslim League |
| Post Abolished (20 December 1971-14 August 1973) | ||||||
| 9 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979) |
14 August 1973 | 5 July 1977 | 1421 days | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| Post Abolished (5 July 1977-24 March 1985) | ||||||
| style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color; color:white" | 10 | Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932–1993) |
24 March 1985 | 29 May 1988 | 1162 days | Independent; Pakistan Muslim League | |
| Post Abolished (29 May 1988-2 December 1988) | ||||||
| 11 | Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007) |
2 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 | 612 days | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| A | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931–2009 ) |
6 August 1990 | 6 November 1990 | Caretaker | ||
| 12 | Nawaz Sharif (1949– ) |
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6 November 1990 | 18 April 1993 | 894 days | Pakistan Muslim League (N), Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| A | Balakh Sher Mazari (1928– ) |
18 April 1993 | 26 May 1993 | Caretaker | ||
| (12) | Nawaz Sharif (1949– ) |
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26 May 1993 | 18 July 1993 | 73 days (Total: 967) | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| A | Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (1930– ) |
18 July 1993 | 19 October 1993 | Caretaker | ||
| (11) | Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007) |
19 October 1993 | 5 November 1996 | 1113 days (Total: 1725) | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| A | Malik Meraj Khalid (1916–2003) |
5 November 1996 | 17 February 1997 | Caretaker | ||
| (12) | Nawaz Sharif (1949– ) |
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17 February 1997 | 12 October 1999 | 967 days (Total: 1934) | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Post Abolished (12 October 1999-21 November 2002) | ||||||
| style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color;color:white" | 13 | Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944– ) |
21 November 2002 | 26 June 2004 | 569 days | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color;color:white" | 14 | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (1946– ) |
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30 June 2004 | 20 August 2004 | 51 days | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color;color:white" | 15 | Shaukat Aziz (1949– ) |
20 August 2004 | 16 November 2007 | 1183 days | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color" | A | Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950– ) |
16 November 2007 | 25 March 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | ||
| 16 | Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952– ) |
25 March 2008 | Incumbent | 1459 days | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
Time Line
Notes
- From 1958 to 1973, no person held the title of Prime Minister due to Martial Law.
- The office was again suspended from 5 July 1977 to 24 March 1985 due to martial law.
- The office was again suspended from 9 June 1988 to 17 August 1988.
- ¹On 12 October 1999, Pervez Musharraf overthrew Nawaz Sharif and took the title of Chief Executive. On 20 June 2001, he took the title of President of Pakistan. Pervez Musharraf was chief executive from 12 October 1999 to 21 November 2002 (de facto till 14 Oct 1999, de jure from 14 Oct 1999).
- Elections were held on 10 October 2002, leading to the return of the position of Prime Minister.