Prime Ministers[edit]

List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

[hide]No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–death)	Took office	Left office	Tenure	Elections	Political party (Alliance)		Note(s)
1		Liaquat Ali Khan[19][20] (1895–1951)	14 August 1947	16 October 1951 (assassinated)	4 Years, 2 Months, 2 Days,	—	Muslim League		Under advised by the Founding Fathers of the nation, Governor-General Jinnahappointed and invited the Finance MinisterLiaquat Ali Khan to set and run his administration in 1947. He was assassinated in 1951, and Khawaja Nazimuddin took the office.[5][21]
16 October 1951 – 17 October 1951
2		Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin[3] (1894–1964)	17 October 1951	17 April 1953	1 Year, 6 Months,	—	Muslim League		Nazimuddin became Prime Minister of Pakistan after the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951.[21] He left the office when governor general Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved his government in 1953.[3]
3		Mohammad Ali Bogra[6] (1909–1963)	17 April 1953	12 August 1955	2 Years, 3 Months, 26 Days,	—	Muslim League		A diplomat and relatively unknown personality to Pakistani politics, Bogra established the Ministry of Talents but his administration was dismissed in 1955 by the Governor-General after the legislative elections in 1954.[3]
4		Muhammad Ali[6] (1905–1980)	12 August 1955	12 September 1956	1 Year, 1 Month,	—	Muslim League		A first appointment from the coalition of Muslim League, Awami League and the Republican Party, he was removed by his own party following the successful vote of no-confidencemovement.[3]
5		Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy[3] (1892–1963)	12 September 1956	17 October 1957	1 Year, 1 Month, 5 Days,	—	Awami League		Popular for his wit in law, Suhrwardy resigned due to the loss of control over his party and support from the coalition partners in his administration.[3]
6		Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar[3][6] (1898–1968)	17 October 1957	16 December 1957	1 Month, 29 Days,	—	Muslim League		Shortest tenured Prime Minister, Chundrigar established his administration but removed in mere 55 days into his term amid a vote of no-confidence movement led by majority votes of the Republican Partyand Awami League.[3]
7		Sir Feroze Khan Noon[3] (1893–1970)	16 December 1957	7 October 1958	9 Months, 21 Days,	—	Republican Party		A lawyer, Sir Feroze Khan's administrationcollapsed after his party's own President Iskander Mirzaenforced martial law in 1958 in a view of extending his term of office[22][23]
7 October 1958 – 7 December 1971
8		Nurul Amin[3] (1893–1974)	7 December 1971	20 December 1971	13 Days,	7 December 1970	Pakistan Muslim League		After the general elections in 1971, Amin was invited to be appointed as Prime Minister under Yahya administration; yet he was also the first and the only Vice President of Pakistan from 1970 to 1972, leading Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[3]
20 December 1971 – 14 August 1973
9		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto[3][24] (1928–1979)	14 August 1973	5 July 1977	3 Years, 10 Months, 21 Days,	14 August 1973	Pakistan People's Party		Bhutto resigned as president to become the empowered Prime Minister after the Constitution was repromulgated, which established a parliamentary systemof government. He was deposed in the martial law in 1977 by his appointed army chief, General Zia, in July 1977.[9][25]
5 July 1977 – 24 March 1985
10		Muhammad Khan Junejo[6] (1932–1993)	24 March 1985	29 May 1988	3 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days,	28 February 1985	Pakistan Muslim League (Independent)		Junejo was elected as the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan in non-party based elections in 1985, therefore he was elected on an Independent ticket but he served the Pakistan Muslim League while before entering in office and during office. He was dismissed by the president after Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.[3]
29 May 1988 – 2 December 1988
11		Benazir Bhutto[20] (1953–2007)	2 December 1988	6 August 1990	1 Year, 8 Months, 4 Days,	16 November 1988	Pakistan People's Party		Bhutto became the first woman in Pakistan to head a major political party, in 1982. Six years later, she became the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state.[10][26]
1stCaretaker		Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi[27] (1931–2009)	6 August 1990	6 November 1990	3 Months,	—	National Peoples Party		Jatoi was appointed by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister.[3]
12		Nawaz Sharif[11] (1949–)	6 November 1990	18 April 1993	2 Years, 5 Months, 12 Days,	24 October 1990	Pakistan Muslim League (N)		Sharif was elected as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan on 1 November 1990.[28]President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved his government in April 1993, which was later on reinstated by the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[11]
2ndCaretaker		Balakh Sher Mazari[3] (1928–)	18 April 1993	26 May 1993	1 Month, 8 Days,	—	Pakistan People's Party		Appointed by the President Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister, Mazari's term ended when the Supreme Court overturned the Presidential order and restored Sharif's government.[3]
(12)		Nawaz Sharif[11] (1949–)	26 May 1993	18 July 1993	1 Month, 22 Days,	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)		Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him under article 58-2b, in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.[11]Sharif resigned from the post negotiating a settlement that resulted in the removal of President as well, in July 1993.[29]
3rdCaretaker		Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi[3] (1930–2016)	18 July 1993	19 October 1993	3 Months, 1 Day,	—	Independent		After Sharif's resignation in July 1993, Qureshi was appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister.
(11)		Benazir Bhutto[10][20] (1953–2007)	19 October 1993	5 November 1996	3 Years, 17 Days,	6 October 1993	Pakistan People's Party		Bhutto was re-elected for a second term, in 1993. She survived an attempted coup d'état in 1995. Bhutto's government was dismissed by president Farooq Leghari in November 1996.[30][31]
4thCaretaker		Malik Meraj Khalid[32] (1916–2003)	5 November 1996	17 February 1997	3 Months, 12 Days,	—	Independent		Khalid was appointed as a caretaker Prime Minister after the dismissal of Bhutto's government in November 1996.[3]
(12)		Nawaz Sharif[11] (1949–)	17 February 1997	12 October 1999	2 Years, 7 Months, 25 Days.	3 February 1997	Pakistan Muslim League (N)		Sharif was re-elected as Prime Minister with an exclusive mandatefrom all over Pakistan for a non-consecutive second term, in February 1997.[12][33]His government was deposed by GeneralPervez Musharraf in October 1999, and Martial law was imposed in the entire country.[13][34]
12 October 1999 – 23 November 2002
13		Zafarullah Khan Jamali[6] (1944–)	23 November 2002	26 June 2004	1 Year, 7 Months, 3 Days,	10 October 2002	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)		Jamali was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan in November 2002. He continued the foreign and economic policies of Pervez Musharraf but could not complete his term and resigned from the post in June 2004.[16]
26 June 2004 – 30 June 2004
14		Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain[35] (1946–)	30 June 2004	26 August 2004	1 Month, 27 Days,	—	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)		Parliament elected Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as the Prime Minister and to serve a 50-day period before the Shaukat Aziz, permanently replaces him.[35]
26 August 2004 – 28 August 2004
15		Shaukat Aziz[36] (1949–)	28 August 2004	15 November 2007	3 Years, 2 Months, 18 Days,	—	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)		Aziz took the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2004. He left the office at the end of the parliamentary term, in November 2007, and became the first Prime Minister of Pakistanwho left the seat after completion of parliamentary term.[37]
15 November 2007 – 16 November 2007
5thCaretaker		Muhammad Mian Soomro[38] (1950–)	16 November 2007	24 March 2008	4 Months, 8 Days,	—	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)		Soomro took the office as caretaker Prime Minister in November 2007.[38]
16		Yousaf Raza Gillani[39] (1952–)	25 March 2008	19 June 2012	4 Years, 2 Months, 25 Days.	18 February 2008	Pakistan People's Party		Gillani was elected as prime minister in March 2008. He was disqualified from his seat in the parliament in April 2012 by the Supreme Court for contempt of court.[40]
19 June 2012 – 22 June 2012
17		Raja Pervaiz Ashraf[41] (1950–)	22 June 2012	24 March 2013	9 Months, 2 Days,	—	Pakistan People's Party		Ashraf assumed the post of Prime Minister in June 2012, after Yousaf Raza Gillani was disqualified over contempt of court charges.[17]
24 March 2013 – 25 March 2013
6thCaretaker		Mir Hazar Khan Khoso[42] (1929–)	25 March 2013	5 June 2013	2 Months, 11 Days,	—	Independent		Khoso was appointed by the Election Commission of Pakistan on 24 March,[43] and took oath on 25 March 2013.[44]
(12)		Muhammad Nawaz Sharif[11] (1949–)	5 June 2013	28 July 2017	4 Years, 1 Month, 23 Days,	11 May 2013	Pakistan Muslim League (N)		On 5 June 2013, Sharif took office for a third non-consecutive term.[14][15] He took oath under Asif Ali Zardari, the then-president of Pakistan.[45] He was disqualified on 28 July 2017 by the Supreme Court from holding public office as he had been dishonest in not disclosing his employment in the Dubai-based Capital FZE company in his nomination papers.[46]
28 July 2017 – 1 August 2017
18		Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (1958–)	1 August 2017	31 May 2018	10 months	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)		Parliament elected Shahid Khaqan Abbasias the Prime Minister after the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif.[47]
31 May 2018 – 1 June 2018
7thCaretaker		Nasir-ul-Mulk (1950–)	1 June 2018		_	—	Independent		Nasir-ul-Mulk was appointed by a consensus between the incumbent Prime Minister, Abbasi, and opposition leader, Khurshid Shah, on 28 May. He will be taking oath on 1 June 2018.[48]