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Chief Minister of Sindh
Seal of Chief Minister of Sindh
Provincial Flag of Sindh
since 27 February 2024
Government of Sindh
StyleHis Excellency
Member of
Reports to
ResidenceChief Minister House, Karachi
SeatKarachi
AppointerProvincial Assembly of Sindh
Term lengthFive years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holderMuhammad Ayub Khuhro
Formation23 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-23)
Websitecm.sindh.gov.pk

The chief minister of Sindh (Sindhi: وزيراعلي, Urdu: وزیر اعلىٰ—Wazīr-e Aʿlá), is the elected head of government of Sindh and serves alongside the Chief Secretary. Syed Murad Ali Shah is the current Chief Minister of Sindh, serving as a Government of Sindh since 26 February 2024.

The chief minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief Secretary. The Chief Minister of Sindh is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and is the leader of the provincial Legislature. The office of Chief Minister is located in Karachi, the capital of the Sindh province and is known as the CM Secretariat.[1]

Eligibility

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The Constitution of Pakistan sets the principle of qualifications which one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Chief Minister. A Chief Minister must be:

  • a citizen of Pakistan
  • should be a member of the provincial legislature.[2]

The Chief Minister is elected by a majority in the provincial legislative assembly. This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested by the majority party who is the appointing authority.[2]

List of premiers (pre-partition)

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Name of Premier (pre-partition) Entered office Left office Political party/Notes
Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (1st time) 28 April 1937 23 March 1938 Muslim People's Party
Allah Bux Soomro (1st time) 23 March 1938 18 April 1940 Sind Ittehad Party
Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur 18 April 1940 7 March 1941 All-India Muslim League
Allah Bux Soomro (2nd time) 7 March 1941 14 October 1942 Sind Ittehad Party
Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (2nd time) 14 October 1942 14 August 1947 Muslim People's Party

List of Chief Ministers of Sindh

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List of all those who served as Chief Ministers of Sindh as follows[3][4]

No. Portrait Name of Chief Minister Entered office Left office Political party/Notes
1 Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time) 16 August 1947 28 April 1948 Pakistan Muslim League
2 Pir Ilahi Bux 3 May 1948 4 February 1949 Pakistan Muslim League
3 Yusuf Haroon 18 February 1949 7 May 1950 Pakistan Muslim League
4 Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah 8 May 1950 24 March 1951 Pakistan Muslim League
(1) Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time) 25 March 1951 29 December 1951 Pakistan Muslim League
Governor's rule 29 December 1951 22 May 1953
5 Pirzada Abdul Sattar 22 May 1953 8 November 1954 Pakistan Muslim League
(1) Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time) 9 November 1954 13 October 1955 Pakistan Muslim League
Post abolished 13 October 1955 30 June 1970 Part of West Pakistan province
Martial law 1 July 1970 1 May 1972
6 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (1st time) 1 May 1972 20 December 1973 Pakistan Peoples Party
7 Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi 25 December 1973 5 July 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party
Martial law 5 July 1977 6 April 1985
8 Ghous Ali Shah 6 April 1985 6 April 1988 Pakistan Muslim League
9 Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (1st time) 11 April 1988 24 June 1988 Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Governor's rule 24 June 1988 31 August 1988
10 Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (2nd time) 31 August 1988 2 December 1988 Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
11 Qaim Ali Shah[5] (1st time) 2 December 1988 25 February 1990 Pakistan Peoples Party
12 Aftab Shaban Mirani 25 February 1990 6 August 1990 Pakistan Peoples Party
13 Jam Sadiq Ali 6 August 1990 5 March 1992 Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
14 Muzaffar Hussain Shah 6 March 1992 19 July 1993 Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
15 Syed Ali Madad Shah 19 July 1993 21 October 1993 Caretaker
16 Syed Abdullah Ali Shah 21 October 1993 6 November 1996 Pakistan Peoples Party
(6) Mumtaz Bhutto (2nd time) 7 November 1996 22 February 1997 Sindh National Front
17 Liaquat Ali Jatoi 22 February 1997 30 October 1998 Pakistan Muslim League
Moinuddin Haider

(Governor's rule)

30 October 1998 17 June 1999 Independent
18 Ali Mohammad Mahar 17 December 2002 9 June 2004 Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
19 Arbab Ghulam Rahim 9 June 2004 19 November 2007 Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
20 Abdul Qadir Halepota 19 November 2007 6 April 2008 Caretaker
(11) Qaim Ali Shah[5][6] (2nd time) 6 April 2008 March 21, 2013 Pakistan Peoples Party
21 Zahid Qurban Alvi[7][8] 21 March 2013 30 May 2013 Caretaker
(11) Qaim Ali Shah[9][10] (3rd time) 30 May 2013 25 July 2016 Pakistan Peoples Party
22 Syed Murad Ali Shah[11][12] (1st time) 29 July 2016 28 May 2018 Pakistan Peoples Party
23 Fazal-ur-Rehman[13][14][15] 2 June 2018 17 August 2018 Caretaker
(22) Syed Murad Ali Shah[16] (2nd time) 18 August 2018 17 August 2023 Pakistan Peoples Party
24 Maqbool Baqar[17] 15 August 2023 27 February 2024 Caretaker
(22) Syed Murad Ali Shah[18] (3rd time) 27 February 2024 Incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Official website of CM Sindh
  2. ^ a b "Chapter 3: "The Provincial Governments" of Part IV: "Provinces"". Pakistani.org. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Sind". worldstatesmen.org.
  4. ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Sind". Government of Sindh.
  5. ^ a b "Qaim Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh chief minister". DAWN.COM. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  6. ^ "PPP workers celebrate nomination of Qaim as Sindh CM". The News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Justice (retd) Zahid Alvi sworn in caretaker Chief Minister Sindh". Geo News TV. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  8. ^ Dawn.com (30 March 2013). "Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Third term's the charm: Qaim Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh CM | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Qaim Ali Shah sworn in as Chief Minister Sindh : AsiaNet-Pakistan". asianetpakistan.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  11. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (30 July 2016). "Murad Ali Shah sworn in as chief minister of Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  12. ^ "Syed Murad Ali Shah elected new Chief Minister of Sindh". The News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  13. ^ "Fazalur Rehman sworn in as caretaker Sindh CM". Geo News TV. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  14. ^ APP (2 June 2018). "Fazal-ur-Rahman sworn in as caretaker Sindh CM". GulfNews. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Fazalur Rehman sworn in as caretaker Sindh CM". The Nation. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Murad Ali Shah re-elected Sindh chief minister". GEO>TV. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Justice Baqar named as interim Sindh CM". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Murad Ali Shah re-elected Sindh chief minister". GEO>TV. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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