List of governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa explained

Below is a list of governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP). The office of the governor was first established in 1932 during the British colonial period, and has continued through the independence of Pakistan in 1947 to the present day.

British India (1932–1947)

Pakistan (1947–Present)

Following Pakistan's independence in 1947, the NWFP became a province of Pakistan. It was dissolved to form a unified province of West Pakistan in 1955 upon promulgation of One Unit Scheme and was reestablished in 1970. In 2010, the NWFP was renamed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

No.NameTook officeLeft officeAffiliationTerm Length
1Sir George Cunningham15 August 19479 April 1948Indian Civil Service7 months, 25 days
2Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas19 April 194816 July 1949Indian Civil Service1 year, 2 months, 27 days
3Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid16 July 194914 January 1950Independent5 months, 29 days
4Mohammad Ibrahim Khan Jhagra14 January 195017 February 1950Judiciary1 month, 3 days
5Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar17 February 195023 November 1951Muslim League1 year, 9 months, 6 days
6Khwaja Shahabuddin24 November 195117 November 1954Muslim League2 years, 11 months, 24 days
7Qurban Ali Shah17 November 195414 October 1955Independent10 months, 27 days
Provinces merged to form West Pakistan (14 October 1955 – 1 July 1970)
8Lt Gen K. M. Azhar1 July 197025 December 1971Martial Law1 year, 5 months, 24 days
9Hayat Sherpao25 December 197130 April 1972Pakistan Peoples Party4 months, 5 days
10Arbab Sikandar Khan29 April 197215 February 1973National Awami Party9 months, 17 days
11Aslam Khattak15 February 197324 May 1974National Awami Party1 year, 3 months, 9 days
12Syed Ghawas24 May 19741 March 1976Pakistan Peoples Party1 year, 9 months, 5 days
13Naseerullah Babar1 March 19766 July 1977Pakistan Peoples Party1 year, 4 months, 5 days
14Abdul Hakeem Khan 6 July 197717 September 1978Civil Administration1 year, 2 months, 11 days
15Lt Gen Fazle Haq11 October 197812 December 1985Martial Law7 years, 2 months, 1 day
16Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti30 December 198518 April 1986Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam3 months, 19 days
17Syed Usman Ali Shah18 April 198627 August 1986Civil Administration4 months, 9 days
18Fida Mohammad Khan27 August 198616 June 1988Pakistan Muslim League (N)1 year, 9 months, 20 days
19Amir Gulistan Janjua16 June 198819 July 1993Independent5 years, 1 month, 3 days
20Khurshid Ali Khan19 July 19935 November 1996Pakistan Peoples Party3 years, 3 months, 17 days
21Arif Bangash11 November 199617 August 1999Independent2 years, 9 months, 6 days
22Miangul Aurangzeb18 August 199921 October 1999Pakistan Muslim League (N)2 months, 3 days
23Lt Gen Mohammad Shafiq21 October 199914 August 2000Martial Law9 months, 24 days
24Lt Gen Iftikhar Hussain Shah14 August 200015 March 2005Martial Law4 years, 7 months, 1 day
25Khalilur Rehman15 March 200523 May 2006Pakistan Muslim League (Q)1 year, 2 months, 8 days
26Lt Gen Ali Jan Orakzai24 May 20067 January 2008Martial Law1 year, 7 months, 14 days
27Owais Ahmed Ghani7 January 20089 February 2011Independent3 years, 1 month, 2 days
28Syed Masood Kausar10 February 201110 February 2013Pakistan Peoples Party2 years
29Shaukatullah Khan10 February 201314 April 2014Pakistan Peoples Party1 year, 2 months, 4 days
30Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi15 April 20148 February 2016Pakistan Muslim League (N)1 year, 9 months, 24 days
31Iqbal Zafar Jhagra25 February 201620 August 2018Pakistan Muslim League (N)2 years, 5 months, 25 days
32Shah Farman5 September 201811 April 2022 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf3 years, 7 months, 6 days
33Haji Ghulam Ali23 November 20224 May 2024Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)1 year, 5 months, 11 days
34Faisal Karim Kundi5 May 2024Incumbent Pakistan Peoples Party

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