Pakistan - Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa          15 Aug 1947            Accedes to Pakistan.             1949            Pakistani administration inaugurated.      14 Oct 1955            N.W.F.P. becomes part of West Pakistan.      01 Jul 1970            N.W.F.P. become a province of Pakistan.      15 Apr 2010            Renamed as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.   Governors Sir George Cunningham (3rd time)..................13 Aug 1947 - 08 Apr 1948 Sir Ambrose Dandas Flux Dandas....................09 Apr 1948 - 16 Jul 1949 Sahibzada Muhammad Khurshid.......................16 Jul 1949 - 14 Jan 1950 Mohammad Ibrahim Khan Jhagra (acting).............14 Jan 1950 - 21 Feb 1950 Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar.........................21 Feb 1950 - 23 Nov 1951 Became Governor of Punjab from 24 Nov 1951 to 02 May 1953. He served as Prime Minister of Pakistan from 17 Oct 1957 to 16 Dec 1957. Khawaja Shahabudin................................24 Nov 1951 - 17 Nov 1954 Served as the Interior Minister of Pakistan from 08 may 1948 to 24 Nov 1951. Qurban Ali Khan...................................17 Nov 1954 - 14 Oct 1955 Post abolished....................................14 Oct 1955 - 01 Jul 1970 Lt. Gen. Khwaja Mohammad Azhar Khan...............01 Jul 1970 - 24 Dec 1971 Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao.......................26 Dec 1971 - 20 Apr 1972 He was one of the co-founders of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was assassinated on 08 Feb 1975 at the age of 38 years, in a bomb explosion on the campus of University of Peshawar. Asfandyar Wali Khan was named as the primary accused by the Bhutto government. Arbab Sikandar Khan Khalil........................29 Apr 1972 - 15 Feb 1973 Muhammad Aslam Khattak............................15 Feb 1973 - 24 May 1974 In his youth he was part of the group along with Chaudhry Rehmat Ali who published the pamphlet titled now or never which coined the name Pakistan. He served closely with Dr. Khan Sahib in the North-West Frontier Province's provincial government during his career as a civil servant. He served as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 22 May 1985 to 29 Mar 1987. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Syed Ghawas.....................24 May 1974 - 29 Feb 1976 Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Naseerullah Khan Babar..........29 Feb 1976 - 05 Jul 1977 Babar joined the Pakistan People's Party (the PPP) in 1977 after the arrest of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. He famously threw away his Hilal i Jurat (with bar) and other army medals at the presiding officer of a military tribunal, when Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto was hanged by the military regime of General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. He later served as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 21 Oct 1993 to 05 Nov 1996. In October 2007, he left the Pakistan People's Party due to his disagreement with Benazir Bhutto over her support for General Pervez Musharraf. This action was considered as a major blow for the Pakistan People's Party because he was their major political leader in the Khyber-Pukhtunkhwa. He died on 10 Jan 2011. Justice Abdul Hakim Khan..........................05 Jul 1977 - 17 Sep 1978 Lt. Gen. Fazal-i-Haque............................11 Oct 1978 - 12 Dec 1985 He was the commander of XI Corps at Peshawar from January 1978 to March 1980 as well. Later he also served as an acting Chief Minister of NWFP in 1988. He died on 03 October 1991 he was assassinated by an unknown assailant allegedly in retaliation for the death of a senior shia cleric. Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti.................30 Dec 1985 - 13 Apr 1986 Justice Syed Usman Ali Shah (acting)..............13 Apr 1986 - 27 Aug 1986 Khan Fida Muhammad Khan...........................27 Aug 1986 - 31 May 1988 Due to opposition by the Congress and its ally, Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Jinnah's trip to Khyber Agency was considered risky. But Fida Mohammad Khan volunteered to drive Jinnah to Landikotal, where his father Tehmas Khan was serving as political Tehsildar. This was a historic trip as tribesmen gave a warm welcome to the Quaid-i-Azam and announced their allegiance to the Muslim League. Quaid-i-Azam was driven to Torkham on the border with Afghanistan and brought back by Fida Mohammad Khan to Peshawar. Brig. (Retd.) Amir Gulistan Janjua................16 Jun 1988 - 19 Jul 1993 Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Khurshid Ali Khan...............19 Jul 1993 - 05 Nov 1996 Justice Syed Ibne Ali (acting)....................05 Nov 1996 - 11 Nov 1996 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Arif Bungash.....................11 Nov 1996 - 17 Aug 1999 Cap. (Retd.) Miangul Aurangzeb Akhundzada.........17 Aug 1999 - 21 Oct 1999 Before 17 Aug 1999, he was serving as the Governor of Balochistan. Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Muhammad Shafiq..................25 Oct 1999 - 14 Aug 2000 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Iftikhar Hussain Shah............14 Aug 2000 - 15 Mar 2005 Iftikhar Hussain Shah was commissioned in the Pakistan Army in October 1964 in 30th PMA Long Course and joined an anti-aircraft unit of the Regiment of Artillery. He later joined and graduated from Army Aviation School to become a pilot in the army. In 1993, Iftikhar Hussain Shah served in Inter-Services Intelligence as the Deputy DG of External Wing under Lt Gen Javed Ashraf Qazi. After his retirement from the Army in 2000, he was appointed Minister for Communications and later he became Governor of NWFP, a position which he held for 4½ years. He served as an Ambassador in Turkey. He served as an advisor with UN in Pakistan. He worked as the MD Zulfiqarabad Development Authority (ZDA). On 21 May 2016, he joined the political party Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI). He was married and had three daughters. He died on 15 March 2020. Commander Khalilur Rehman.........................15 Mar 2005 - 24 May 2006 Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Ali Mohammad Jan Orakzai.........24 May 2006 - 07 Jan 2008 Owais Ahmad Ghani.................................07 Jan 2008 - 10 Feb 2011 Barrister Syed Masood Kausar......................10 Feb 2011 - 10 Feb 2013 Masood Kausar is brother of famous Urdu poet Ahmed Faraz. Shaukatullah Khan S/o Bismillah Khan .............10 Feb 2013 - 08 Apr 2013 He was holding the portfolio of Federal Minister for States and Frontier Region before becoming governor. Asad Qaiser (acting)..............................08 Apr 2013 - 15 Apr 2013 Sardar Mahtab Ahmad Khan............ .............15 Apr 2013 - 08 Feb 2016 Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi has decided to resign from the governorship and take part in active parliamentary politics. Abbasi wants to take part in General Election 2018 and thus wants to resign from office two years before the elections. Names of Pir Sabir Shah, Engr. Ameer Maqam, Gen (r) Salahuddin Tirmazi and Lt Gen (r) Tariq Ahsan were under consideration for the vacant seat. Iqbal Zafar Jhagra..... ..........................25 Feb 2016 - 20 Aug 2018 On 17 August 2018, Iqbal Zafar Jhagra resigns. The president accepts the resignation on 20 August. The speaker of the provincial assembly, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, becomes acting governor. Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani (1st time - acting)...........20 Aug 2018 - 05 Sep 2018 He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of the PTI from PK-39 Abbottabad-IV in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 28,577 votes and defeated Inayat Ullah Khan Jadoon, a candidate of the PML(N). Following his successful election, the PTI nominated him for the office of Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. On 15 August 2018, he was elected as Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. He received 81 votes against his opponent Laiq Muhammad Khan who received 27 votes. He became Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 15 August 2018 – 29 February 2024. Shah Farman.......................................05 Sep 2018 - 16 Apr 2022 On 17 August 2018, he was nominated as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On 04 September 2018, he resigned from his Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat after casting his vote in the Pakistani presidential election, 2018. He took oath of his office at Governor’s House, Peshawar on Wednesday 05 September 2018. Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court Justice Waqar Ahmad Seth administered oath to Shah Farman. On 10 April 2022, Imran Khan loses a no-confidence vote which is supported by 174 members in the 342-member assembly. On 11 April 2022, Shahbaz Sharif is elected (174 votes) and sworn in as prime minister. The governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shah Farman resign. On 16 April 2022, President Alvi accepts Farman's resignation and the speaker of the provincial assembly, Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani, becomes acting governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Mushtaq Ahmad Ghani (2nd time - acting)...........16 Apr 2022 - 23 Nov 2022 Haji Ghulam Ali...................................23 Nov 2022 - 04 May 2024 He is a Pakistani politician and a member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) who served as 34th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has previously served as the Mayor of Peshawar for more than 3 years and as a member of the Senate from 2009 to 2015, for 6 years. On 03 May 2024, Faisal Karim Kundi is nominated as governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. President Asif Ali Zardari approves the appointment and Kundi is sworn in on 04 May 2024. Faisal Karim Kundi................................04 May 2024 - date On 14 September 2022, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed him as a Special Assistant in his federal cabinet. On 06 October 2022, he assumed responsibility for leading the Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Division. He was granted the status of Minister of State on 09 December 2022 and served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety until 10 August 2023. In the 2024 Pakistani general election, he contested for the seat of the National Assembly from constituency NA-44 (Dera Ismail Khan-I) as a candidate of PPP. He secured 35,567 votes but was defeated by Ali Amin Khan Gandapur of PTI, who received 93,443 votes. On 04 May 2024, President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of Kundi as the 35th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Later on that same day, he took the oath of office as Governor. Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur called Kundi's oath-taking "illegal" and explained why he didn't attend the ceremony.   Chief Ministers Khan Abdul Qayyum Khan............................23 Aug 1947 - 23 Apr 1953 nicknamed the "Lion of the Frontier" by his supporters, was a major figure in Pakistan politics, in particular in the North-West Frontier Province where he served as deputy speaker, Chief Minister and Minister in the Central Government as well as Federal Interior Minister. Qayyum Khan, a barrister by profession, was of Kashmiri origin. His father Khan Abdul Hakim was a Tehsildar in the North-West Frontier Province. Served as Interior Minister from 13 May 1972 to 13 jan 1977. He was always opposed by Khan Habibullah Khan; they were life-long rivals since they were young class-mates at Islamia College, Peshawar. Sardar Abdul Rashid Khan..........................23 Apr 1953 - 18 Jul 1955 He was a senior police officer from the North-West Frontier Province and cabinet minister in Pakistan. Later Chief Minister of West Pakistan from 16 Jul 1957 to 07 Oct 1958. Sardar Bahadur Khan...............................19 Jul 1955 - 14 Oct 1955 He was a brother of the President of Pakistan, General Muhammad Ayub Khan. He received his LLB Degree from Aligarh Muslim University. A founding member of the Muslim League in the province, he was elected to the NWFP Legislative Assembly from the Haripur Central constituency at a bye-election in 1938. Later he became Speaker of the NWFP Assembly in 1942. He was re-elected in the 1946 elections. He served as Minister for Communications from 10 Sep 1949 to 24 Oct 1954. Became Chief Commissioner of Baluchistan from 08 Nov 1954 to 19 Jul 1955. He was a proponent of the ""One Unit Scheme". After the 1962 elections, he became Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan during the government of President Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan. Post abolished....................................14 Oct 1955 - 01 Jul 1970 Martial Law.......................................01 Jul 1970 - 01 May 1972 Maulana Mufti Mehmood.............................01 May 1972 - 21 Feb 1973 He fought in the Indian Independence Movement during the 1940s. He was a close ally of the Indian National Congress at the time and opposed the demand for Pakistan. Even after the Partition of India, when he moved to Pakistan, he remained a bitter enemy of the Muslim League. Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur..................29 Apr 1973 - 16 Feb 1975 Governor's rule...................................16 Feb 1975 - 03 May 1975 Nasrullah Khan Khattak............................03 May 1975 - 09 Apr 1977 Mohammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon........................09 Apr 1977 - 05 Jul 1977 Martial Law.......................................05 Jul 1977 - 06 Apr 1985 Arbab Muhammad Jehangir Khan Khalil...............07 Apr 1985 - 31 May 1988 Lt. Gen. Fazi-i-Haque (acting)....................31 May 1988 - 02 Dec 1988 Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao (1st time)...............02 Dec 1988 - 07 Aug 1990 Younger brother of Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao. Survived two Militant attacks on 28 Apr 2007 (in his home area of Charsadda, 18 miles northeast of Peshawar) and on 21 Dec 2007, Eid ul-Adha (killing at least 57 and injured over 100 at Jamia Masjid Sherpao, located in District Charsadda). He became NWFP Chief Minister again from 1994 to 1996 and served as Interior Minister of Pakistan from 25 Aug 2004 to 15 Nov 2007. Mir Afzal Khan (acting to 08 Nov 1990)............07 Aug 1990 - 20 Jul 1993 Mufti Muhammad Abbas (acting).....................20 Jul 1993 - 20 Oct 1993 Sahibzada Syed Mohammad Pir Sabir Shah............20 Oct 1993 - 25 Feb 1994 Governor's rule...................................25 Feb 1994 - 24 Apr 1994 Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao (2nd time)...............24 Apr 1994 - 12 Nov 1996 Raja Sikandar Zaman Khan (acting).................12 Nov 1996 - 21 Feb 1997 He was son of a prominent Gakhars Chief Raja Haider Zaman and uncle of present Gakhars Chief Sultan Raja Erij Zaman Khan. Sardar Mehtab Ahmed Khan..........................21 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 During his tenure as Chief Minister, he invested heavily in area of Circle Bakote, a relatively poor and underdeveloped area. During this time, he electrified all of the area, provided facilities such as telephone lines, water supply schemes, link roads, like the Kohala - Moolia road, Sowargali - Boi road, Birote - Berote Khurd, and the Osia - Malkot road. He constructed the Murree - Abbottabad road as a motorway and upgraded high schools in Ayubia, Birote and Bakote. Governor's rule...................................12 Oct 1999 - 30 Nov 2002 Akram Khan Durrani................................30 Nov 2002 - 11 Oct 2007 Shamsul Mulk (acting).............................11 Oct 2007 - 01 Apr 2008 Ameer Haider Khan Hoti............................01 Apr 2008 - 20 Mar 2013 Justice (retired) Tariq Parvez Khan (acting)......20 Mar 2013 - 31 May 2013 He died on 18 April 2020. Pervez Khan Khattak...............................31 May 2013 - 06 Jun 2018 He is elected chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, receiving 84 votes in the provincial assembly, against 37 for Maulana Lutfur Rehman. Chief Justice (retd.) Dost Muhammad Khan (acting).06 Jun 2018 - 17 Aug 2018 Mahmood Khan......................................17 Aug 2018 - 21 Jan 2023 He was Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Sports, Culture, Tourism and Museums: 29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018. On 16 August 2018, Mahmood Khan is elected chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, defeating Mian Nisar Gul 77-33. Mahmood Khan took oath on 17 Aug 2018 at 15:15. On 10 April 2022, Prime Minister, Imran Khan loses a no-confidence vote which is supported by 174 members in the 342-member assembly but on 11 April 2022, Mahmood Khan, wins a confidence vote in the provincial assembly (88-2). He was Chairman of Pervez Khattak's PTI-P: 18 February 2024 – 25 August 2025. On 17 January 2023, Mahmood Khan sent a letter to Governor Haji Ghulam Ali, advising him to dissolve the Provincial Assembly. The Governor accepted the advice on 18 January 2023, effectively calling snap elections across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On 20 January 2023, the government and opposition jointly nominate Azam Khan for this post. Mahmood Khan ceased to be Chief Minister on 21 January 2023 after the appointment of Muhammad Azam Khan, a bureaucrat, as the caretaker Chief Minister. Muhammad Azam Khan (acting).......................21 Jan 2023 - 11 Nov 2023 He was Minister of Finance Planning and Development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 24 October 2007 – 01 April 2008 After being admitted into an intensive care unit due to feeling unwell the night before, he died at the Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar, on 11 November 2023 at the age of 89. Syed Arshad Hussain Shah (acting).................12 Nov 2023 - 02 Mar 2024 He was appointed as the Chief Judge of the Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan on 08 May 2019. He served in this role until his retirement in May 2022. On 12 November 2023, he was nominated as the next Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His name was put forward by Akram Khan Durrani, the former Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and was agreed upon by Mahmood Khan, the former elected Chief Minister. He was soon approved by Governor Haji Ghulam Ali and was then administered oath. He has also served as the Minister for Law, Auqaf, and Human Rights in the caretaker cabinet of Muhammad Azam Khan. He is judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan since 14 November 2025. On 08 February 2024, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial elections: PTI-backed independents win 38.1% of the vote (87 of 115 elected seats), JUI 14.8% (7), other independents 11.7% (7), the Awami National Party 8.3% (0), the PML(N) 7.4% (5), and the PPP 6.0% (4); turnout is 37.3%. (With 26 reserved seats for women and 4 for non-Muslims, the total is 145). On 01 March 2024, The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elects Ali Amin Gandapur (independent supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) as chief minister, He receives 90 votes, against 16 for Ibadullah Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). Gandapur is sworn in on 02 March 2024. Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur....................02 Mar 2024 - 15 Oct 2025 He was Federal Minister of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan: 05 October 2018 – 10 April 2022. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa a second time in the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election, running on an independent ticket affiliated with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Following his successful election as a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA), he was voted in as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by a majority of 90 votes with the runner-up, Ibadullah Khan, receiving 16. On 08 October 2025, he tendered his resignation from the position of Chief Minister. Later, a political crisis arose in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On 14 October 2025, the crisis came to an end when the Peshawar High Court (PHC) ruled that the post of Chief Minister became vacant when Gandapur tendered his resignation, further confirmed by his speech on the floor of the Provincial Assembly on 13 October 2025. Muhammad Sohail Khan Afridi.....................15 Oct 2025 - date After Ali Amin Gandapur resigned on 08 October 2025 as Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Imran Khan's orders, Salman Akram Raja confirmed that Afridi had been named as the next chief minister of the province by Imran Khan. On 13 October 2025, Afridi was elected as Chief Minister after securing 90 votes in the 145-strong Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while three other candidates of the opposition received none. A brief political crisis arose due to Governor Faisal Karim Kundi's refusal to accept Gandapur's resignation. The crisis was ended by the Peshawar High Court (PHC), when it ruled that Gandapur's resignation took effect when he tendered it, and was further confirmed through his speech on the floor of the Provincial Assembly. The court also ordered Governor Kundi to administer the oath of office to Afridi on 15 October 2025. The ruling also stated that Babar Saleem Swati, the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly, may administer the oath in case of Kundi fails to do so. On 15 October 2025, Afridi was administered the oath of office by Governor Kundi at the Governor’s House.     Pakistan Countries / Territories   Chiefa Coins