List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Seal of K.P. Government
Incumbent
Ali Amin Gandapur
since 2 March 2024
Member ofKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
AppointerAssembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term lengthFive years (maximum)
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holderAbdul Qayyum Khan
Formation23 August 1947; 76 years ago (1947-08-23)

The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the head of Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a maximum of five years.

Parties[edit]

List of chief ministers[edit]

1937–47 (pre-independence)
N Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration Party Governor's
1 Abdul Qayyum Khan 1 April 1937 7 September 1937 5 Months and 6 Days Muslim Progressive Party.[1]
2 Abdul Jabbar Khan[2][3] (1st time) 7 September 1937 10 November 1939 2 Years, 2 Months and 3 Days Indian National Congress

Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943[edit]

3 Aurangzeb Khan Gandapur 25 May 1943 16 March 1945 1 Year, 10 Months and 21 Days Muslim League
4 Abdul Jabbar Khan[2][3] (2nd time) 16 March 1945 22 August 1947 2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days Indian National Congress

1947–present (post-independence)[edit]

1 Abdul Qayyum Khan[2] August 23, 1947 April 23, 1953 5 years and 8 months Pakistan Muslim League George Cunningham (governor)
Ambrose Flux Dundas
Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
Justice K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting)
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Khwaja Shahabuddin
2 Abdur Rashid Khan[2] April 23, 1953 July 18, 1955 2 years, 2 months and 25 days Pakistan Muslim League
Qurban Ali Khan
3 Khan Bahadur Khan[2] July 19, 1955 October 14, 1955 2 months and 25 days Pakistan Muslim League

Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970[edit]

Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972[edit]

4 Mufti Mehmood[2] March 1, 1972 February 15, 1973 11 months & 15 days Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Arbab Sikandar Khan
5 Inayatullah Khan Gandapur[2] April 29, 1973 February 16, 1975 1 years, 10 months and 17 days Pakistan Peoples Party Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak
Syed Ghawas

Governor's Rule February 16, 1975 – May 3, 1975[edit]

6 Nasrullah Khan Khattak[2][4] May 3, 1975 April 9, 1977 1 year, 11 months and 24 days Pakistan Peoples Party Syed Ghawas
Naseerullah Babar
7 Muhammad Iqbal Jadoon[2][5] April 9, 1977 July 5, 1977 1 month and 26 days Pakistan Peoples Party

Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985[edit]

8 Arbab Jehangir Khan[2][6] April 7, 1985 May 31, 1988 3 years, 1 month and 24 days Independent Fazle Haq
Abdul Ghafoor Khan
Syed Usman Ali Shah
Fida Mohammad Khan
C Fazle Haq[2] May 31, 1988 December 2, 1988 6 months and 2 days Caretaker
Amir Gulistan Janjua
9 Aftab Ahmad Sherpao[7][2] (1st time) December 2, 1988 August 7, 1990 1 year, 7 months & 25 days Pakistan Peoples Party
10 Mir Afzal Khan[2] (acting till 8 Nov 1990) August 7, 1990 July 19, 1993 2 years, 11 months and 17 days Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Khurshid Ali Khan
C Mufti Muhammad Abbas[2] July 20, 1993 October 20, 1993 3 months Caretaker
11 Pir Sabir Shah[2] October 20, 1993 February 25, 1994 4 months and 5 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Governor's Rule February 25, 1994 – April 24, 1994[edit]

12 Aftab Ahmad Sherpao[7] (2nd time) April 24, 1994 November 12, 1996 2 years, 6 months and 18 days Pakistan Peoples Party Khurshid Ali Khan
Justice Said Ibne Ali (acting)
Arif Bangash
C Raja Sikander Zaman[2] November 12, 1996 February 21, 1997 3 months and 9 days Caretaker
13 Mehtab Ahmed Khan[8][2] February 21, 1997 October 12, 1999 2 years, 7 months, 21 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Miangul Aurangzeb[9]

Governor's Rule October 12, 1999 – November 30, 2002[edit]

14 Akram Khan Durrani[10][11][12] November 30, 2002 October 11, 2007 4 years, 315 days

(Full Term)

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Iftikhar Hussain Shah[13][14]
Khalilur Rehman[15]
Ali Jan Aurakzai[16][17]
C Shamsul Mulk[18][19] October 11, 2007 March 31, 2008 5 months & 20 days Caretaker
Owais Ahmed Ghani[17]
15 Haider Khan Hoti[20][21][22][23] March 31, 2008 March 20, 2013 4 years, 354 days

(Full Term)

Awami National Party
Syed Masood Kausar[24]
Shaukatullah Khan[25][26]
C Tariq Pervez Khan[27][28] March 20, 2013 May 31, 2013 2 Months and 11 days Caretaker
16 Parvez Khan Khattak[29][30] May 31, 2013 June 6, 2018 5 years, 6 days

(Full Term)

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Mehtab Ahmed Khan[31][32]
Iqbal Zafar Jhagra[33][34]
C Dost Muhammad Khan[35][36][37][38] June 6, 2018 August 16, 2018 2 Months and 11 days Caretaker
17 Mahmood Khan[39][40][41] August 17, 2018 January 21, 2023 4 years, 251 days Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Shah Farman[42]
Haji Ghulam Ali
C Muhammad Azam Khan[43] January 21, 2023 November 11, 2023 294 days Caretaker
Arshad Hussain Shah[44] November 12, 2023 March 1, 2024 110 days
18 CM KPK 2024 Ali Amin Gandapur March 2, 2024 53 days Sunni Ittehad Council (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)

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Notes[edit]

References[edit]

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