14 Aug 1947
Independence (Dominion of Pakistan);
previously part of British India.
23 Mar 1956
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
26 Mar 1971
East Pakistan secedes as the People's Republic of Bangladesh.
16 Dec 1971
De facto independence of Bangladesh (capitulation of Pakistan)
Coins of Pakistan can be viewed by clicking the links
below, sorted yearly according to respective Governor-General and Presidential rule.
Governor-General
(representing the British monarch as head of state)
He was the 1st Finance Minister of Pakistan from
15 August 1947 to 19 October 1951. His signature in English appears on
5, 10 and 100 Rupees, issued on 01st Oct 1948 by State Bank of Pakistan. His
signature in Urdu also appears on the rarest banknote of Pakistan, the 100
Rupees, issued in May 1950 [for Pilgrims from Pakistan for use in Iraq and
Saudi Arabia].
5th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from
18 Jun 1966 to 20 Dec 1971 belonging to 4/10 Baluch Regiment Unit. Chief martial law administrator to 31 Mar
1969.
8th Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from
01 Mar 1976 to 17 Aug 1988 belonging to Armoured Corps.
The regime's power structure was drastically altered
after a C-130 Hercules airplane with General Zia-ul-Haq and several other
senior-most generals onboard fatally exploded in mid-air after it took off
from the city of Bahawalpur. General Mirza Aslam Beg became the new Chief of
Army Staff and former Finance Minister Ghulam Ishaq Khan became the new President
of Pakistan. General Zia's death ended the eleven-year military
dictatorship.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (Non-Party)....................17
Aug 1988 - 18 Jul 1993
Pervez Musharraf (Military
then Non-party).......20
Jun 2001 - 18 Aug 2008
13th
Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army from 06 Oct 1998 to 28 Nov 2007
belonging to Artillery Unit. Non-Party President from 28 Nov 2007.
Mohammed Mian Soomro (acting)....................18
Aug 2008 - 09 Sep 2008
Served as Governor of Sindh from 25 May 2000 to 27
Dec 2002 and Caretaker Prime Minister of
Pakistan from 16 Nov 2007 to 25 Mar 2008. He is
also Chairman of Pakistan Senate since 23 Mar 2003.
Asif Ali Zardari.................................09
Sep 2008 - date
Son of Rais Hakim Ali Khan
Zardari and widower of Benazir Bhutto. On 19th April 2010, Asif Ali Zardari
signed into law a constitutional amendment that strips him of some of his
sweeping powers, returning the country to a full parliamentary democracy.
Prime Ministers
Nawabzada Liaquat Ali
Khan.......................19 Jul 1947 - 16 Oct 1951
Khwaja Nazimuddin................................17 Oct 1951
- 17 Apr 1953
Mohammad Ali Bogra...............................17
Apr 1953 - 11 Aug 1955
Chaudhry Mohammad
Ali............................11 Aug 1955 - 12 Sep 1956
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy........................12
Sep 1956 - 17 Oct 1957
Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar........................17
Oct 1957 - 16 Dec 1957
Malik Sir Firoz Khan Nun.........................16
Dec 1957 - 07 Oct 1958
Mohammad Ayub Khan Tareen (Military).............07
Oct 1958 - 28 Oct 1958
Chief martial law administrator to 24 Oct 1958.
Martial Law......................................28 Oct 1958 - 07 Dec 1971
Nurul Amin.......................................07
Dec 1971 - 20 Dec 1971
He became the only Vice President of Pakistan from
22 Dec 1971 to 21 Apr 1972 (First session of new National Assembly on 14
April 1972 convened to lift the martial law on April 21).
Martial
Law......................................20 Dec 1971 - 14 Aug 1973
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto S/o Sir Shah
Nawaz Bhutto....14 Aug 1973 - 05 Jul 1977
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Military
- 1st time)........05 Jul 1977 - 24
Mar 1985
Chief martial law
administrator.
Mohammad Khan
Junejo.............................24 Mar 1985 - 29 May 1988
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Military
- 2nd time)........09 Jun 1988 - 17
Aug 1988
Benazir Bhutto (female,
1st time)................02 Dec 1988 -
06 Aug 1990
Ghulam Mustafa Khan Jatoi (Caretaker)............06
Aug 1990 - 06 Nov 1990
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif(1st
time).............06 Nov 1990 - 18 Apr 1993
Mir Balakh Sher Mazari (Caretaker)...............18
Apr 1993 - 26 May 1993
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (2nd
time)............26 May 1993 - 18 Jul 1993
Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (Caretaker).............18
Jul 1993 - 19 Oct 1993
Benazir Bhutto (female,
2nd time)................19 Oct 1993 -
05 Nov 1996
Malik Miraj Khalid (Caretaker)...................05
Nov 1993 - 17 Feb 1997
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (3rd
time)............17 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999
Pervez Musharraf (Military
- chief executive)....12 Oct 1999 -
23 Nov 2002
de facto to 14 Oct
1999; from 14 Oct 1999 chief executive.
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali an-Naqshbandi.........23
Nov 2002 - 30 Jun 2004
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.........................30
Jun 2004 - 28 Aug 2004
Shaukat Aziz.....................................28
Aug 2004 - 16 Nov 2007
Finance Ministers of Pakistan from 06 Nov 1999 to
15 Nov 2007.
Mohammed Mian Soomro (Caretaker).................16
Nov 2007 - 25 Mar 2008
Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani.................25
Mar 2008 - date
