List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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

 * Caretaker
 * Pakistan Muslim League
 * Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
 * Pakistan Peoples Party
 * Islami Jamhoori Ittehad


 * Pakistan Muslim League (N)
 * Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
 * Awami National Party
 * Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf


 * Sunni Ittehad Council

List of chief ministers
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !N ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Portrait ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Name ! scope="col" | Took office !Left office !Duration ! colspan="2" scope="col" | Party
 * Governor's
 * 1
 * Blank.JPG
 * Abdul Qayyum Khan
 * 1 April 1937
 * 7 September 1937
 * 5 Months and 6 Days
 * Muslim Progressive Party.
 * 2
 * Blank.JPG
 * Abdul Jabbar Khan (1st time)
 * 7 September 1937
 * 10 November 1939
 * 2 Years, 2 Months and 3 Days
 * width="4px" style="background:#00BFFF" |
 * Indian National Congress
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="7" |
 * width="4px" style="background:#00BFFF" |
 * Indian National Congress
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="7" |
 * colspan="7" |
 * colspan="7" |

Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943

 * 3
 * Blank.JPG
 * Aurangzeb Khan Gandapur
 * 25 May 1943
 * 16 March 1945
 * 1 Year, 10 Months and 21 Days
 * width="4px" style="background:#006400" |
 * Muslim League
 * 4
 * Blank.JPG
 * Abdul Jabbar Khan (2nd time)
 * 16 March 1945
 * 22 August 1947
 * 2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days
 * width="4px" style="background:#00BFFF" |
 * Indian National Congress
 * colspan="9" |
 * 2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days
 * width="4px" style="background:#00BFFF" |
 * Indian National Congress
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

1947–present (post-independence)
! rowspan="6" | 1 ! rowspan="2" | 2 ! 3
 * rowspan="6" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="6" | Abdul Qayyum Khan
 * rowspan="6" | August 23, 1947
 * rowspan="6" | April 23, 1953
 * rowspan="6" |5 years and 8 months
 * rowspan="6" style="background-color: #006837;" |
 * rowspan="6" | Pakistan Muslim League
 * George Cunningham (governor)
 * Ambrose Flux Dundas
 * Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
 * Justice K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting)
 * Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
 * rowspan="2" | Khwaja Shahabuddin
 * Justice K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting)
 * Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
 * rowspan="2" | Khwaja Shahabuddin
 * rowspan="2" | Khwaja Shahabuddin
 * rowspan="2" | Khwaja Shahabuddin
 * rowspan="2" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="2" | Abdur Rashid Khan
 * rowspan="2" | April 23, 1953
 * rowspan="2" | July 18, 1955
 * rowspan="2" |2 years, 2 months and 25 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #006837;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Pakistan Muslim League
 * rowspan="2" | Qurban Ali Khan
 * rowspan="2" | Qurban Ali Khan
 * Blank.JPG
 * Khan Bahadur Khan
 * July 19, 1955
 * October 14, 1955
 * 2 months and 25 days
 * style="background-color: #006837;" |
 * Pakistan Muslim League
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="9" |

Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970

 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="9" |

Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972
! 4 | Arbab Sikandar Khan ! rowspan="2" | 5
 * Mufti Mahmud & Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.jpg
 * Mufti Mehmood
 * March 1, 1972
 * February 15, 1973
 * 11 months & 15 days
 * style="background-color: orange;" |
 * Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
 * rowspan="2" | SardarInnayatULLAHKhanGandapur.jpg
 * rowspan="2" | Inayatullah Khan Gandapur
 * rowspan="2" | April 29, 1973
 * rowspan="2" | February 16, 1975
 * rowspan="2" |1 years, 10 months and 17 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #000000;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Pakistan Peoples Party
 * Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak
 * Syed Ghawas
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

Governor's Rule February 16, 1975 – May 3, 1975
! rowspan="2" | 6 ! 7
 * rowspan="2" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="2" | Nasrullah Khan Khattak
 * rowspan="2" | May 3, 1975
 * rowspan="2" | April 9, 1977
 * rowspan="2" |1 year, 11 months and 24 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #000000;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Pakistan Peoples Party
 * Syed Ghawas
 * rowspan="2" | Naseerullah Babar
 * rowspan="2" | Naseerullah Babar
 * Blank.JPG
 * Muhammad Iqbal Jadoon
 * April 9, 1977
 * July 5, 1977
 * 1 month and 26 days
 * style="background-color: #000000;" |
 * Pakistan Peoples Party
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="9" |

Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985
! rowspan="4" | 8 ! rowspan="2" | C ! 9 ! rowspan="2" | 10 ! C ! 11
 * rowspan="4" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="4" | Arbab Jehangir Khan
 * rowspan="4" | April 7, 1985
 * rowspan="4" | May 31, 1988
 * rowspan="4" |3 years, 1 month and 24 days
 * rowspan="4" style="background-color: #9DD9F3;" |
 * rowspan="4" | Independent
 * Fazle Haq
 * Abdul Ghafoor Khan
 * Syed Usman Ali Shah
 * rowspan="2" | Fida Mohammad Khan
 * Syed Usman Ali Shah
 * rowspan="2" | Fida Mohammad Khan
 * rowspan="2" | Fida Mohammad Khan
 * rowspan="2" | Gen Fazle Haq.jpg
 * rowspan="2" | Fazle Haq
 * rowspan="2" | May 31, 1988
 * rowspan="2" | December 2, 1988
 * rowspan="2" |6 months and 2 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Caretaker
 * rowspan="3" | Amir Gulistan Janjua
 * rowspan="3" | Amir Gulistan Janjua
 * Aftab Ahmad Sherpao.jpg
 * Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (1st time)
 * December 2, 1988
 * August 7, 1990
 * 1 year, 7 months & 25 days
 * style="background-color: #000000;" |
 * Pakistan Peoples Party
 * rowspan="2" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="2" | Mir Afzal Khan (acting till 8 Nov 1990)
 * rowspan="2" | August 7, 1990
 * rowspan="2" | July 19, 1993
 * rowspan="2" |2 years, 11 months and 17 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #138808;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
 * rowspan="3" | Khurshid Ali Khan
 * rowspan="3" | Khurshid Ali Khan
 * Blank.JPG
 * Mufti Muhammad Abbas
 * July 20, 1993
 * October 20, 1993
 * 3 months
 * style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * Caretaker
 * Blank.JPG
 * Pir Sabir Shah
 * October 20, 1993
 * February 25, 1994
 * 4 months and 5 days
 * style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
 * Pakistan Muslim League (N)
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="9" |

Governor's Rule February 25, 1994 – April 24, 1994
! rowspan="3" | 12 ! C ! rowspan="2" | 13
 * rowspan="3" | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao.jpg
 * rowspan="3" | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time)
 * rowspan="3" | April 24, 1994
 * rowspan="3" | November 12, 1996
 * rowspan="3" |2 years, 6 months and 18 days
 * rowspan="3" style="background-color: #000000;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Pakistan Peoples Party
 * Khurshid Ali Khan
 * Justice Said Ibne Ali (acting)
 * rowspan="3" | Arif Bangash
 * rowspan="3" | Arif Bangash
 * rowspan="3" | Arif Bangash
 * Raja Sikandar Zaman-1-.jpg
 * Raja Sikander Zaman
 * November 12, 1996
 * February 21, 1997
 * 3 months and 9 days
 * style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * Caretaker
 * rowspan="2" | Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan.jpg
 * rowspan="2" | Mehtab Ahmed Khan
 * rowspan="2" | February 21, 1997
 * rowspan="2" | October 12, 1999
 * rowspan="2" |2 years, 7 months, 21 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #1a7647;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
 * Miangul Aurangzeb
 * - style="background:Gold"
 * colspan="9" |
 * colspan="9" |

Governor's Rule October 12, 1999 – November 30, 2002
! rowspan="3" | 14 (Full Term) ! rowspan="2" | C ! rowspan="3" | 15 (Full Term) ! C ! rowspan="3" | 16 (Full Term) !C ! rowspan="3" |17 ! rowspan="2" |C !18
 * rowspan="3" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="3" | Akram Khan Durrani
 * rowspan="3" | November 30, 2002
 * rowspan="3" | October 11, 2007
 * rowspan="3" | 4 years, 316 days
 * rowspan="3" style="background-color: #1E453E;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
 * Iftikhar Hussain Shah
 * Khalilur Rehman
 * rowspan="2" | Ali Jan Aurakzai
 * rowspan="2" | Ali Jan Aurakzai
 * rowspan="2" | Ali Jan Aurakzai
 * rowspan="2" | Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="2" | Shamsul Mulk
 * rowspan="2" | October 11, 2007
 * rowspan="2" | March 31, 2008
 * rowspan="2" |5 months & 20 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * rowspan="2" | Caretaker
 * rowspan="2" | Owais Ahmed Ghani
 * rowspan="2" | Owais Ahmed Ghani
 * rowspan="3" | Ameer Haider Khan Hoti (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan="3" | Haider Khan Hoti
 * rowspan="3" | March 31, 2008
 * rowspan="3" | March 20, 2013
 * rowspan="3" | 4 years, 355 days
 * rowspan="3" style="background-color: #A1151E;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Awami National Party
 * Syed Masood Kausar
 * rowspan="3" | Shaukatullah Khan
 * rowspan="3" | Shaukatullah Khan
 * rowspan="3" | Shaukatullah Khan
 * Blank.JPG
 * Tariq Pervez Khan
 * March 20, 2013
 * May 31, 2013
 * 2 Months and 11 days
 * style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * Caretaker
 * rowspan="3" |Pervez Khattak.jpg
 * rowspan="3" | Parvez Khan Khattak
 * rowspan="3" | May 31, 2013
 * rowspan="3" | June 6, 2018
 * rowspan="3" | 5 years, 7 days
 * rowspan="3" style="background-color: red;" |
 * rowspan="3" | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
 * Mehtab Ahmed Khan
 * rowspan="3" |Iqbal Zafar Jhagra
 * rowspan="3" |Iqbal Zafar Jhagra
 * rowspan="3" |Iqbal Zafar Jhagra
 * Blank.JPG
 * Dost Muhammad Khan
 * June 6, 2018
 * August 16, 2018
 * 2 Months and 11 days
 * style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * Caretaker
 * rowspan="3" |Blank.JPG
 * rowspan="3" |Mahmood Khan
 * rowspan="3" |August 17, 2018
 * rowspan="3" |January 21, 2023
 * rowspan="3" |4 years, 318 days
 * rowspan="3" style="background-color: red;" |
 * rowspan="3" |Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
 * Shah Farman
 * rowspan="4" |Haji Ghulam Ali
 * rowspan="4" |Haji Ghulam Ali
 * rowspan="4" |Haji Ghulam Ali
 * Blank.JPG
 * Muhammad Azam Khan
 * January 21, 2023
 * November 11, 2023
 * 293 days
 * rowspan="2" style="background-color: #666666;" |
 * rowspan="2" |Caretaker
 * Blank.JPG
 * Arshad Hussain Shah
 * November 12, 2023
 * March 1, 2024
 * 110 days
 * 110 days
 * Gandapur (cropped).jpg
 * Ali Amin Gandapur
 * March 2, 2024
 * rowspan="3" style="background-color: #01796F;"|
 * Sunni Ittehad Council (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
 * }
 * Sunni Ittehad Council (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf)
 * }