List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan

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The complete list of Prime Ministers of Pakistan includes the persons sworn into the office as Prime Minister of Pakistan following the proclamation of the independence of Pakistan in 1947.

      Muslim League       Republican Party       Islami Jamhoori Ittehad /Pakistan Muslim League (N)       Awami League/Pakistan Peoples Party       Pakistan Muslim League (Q)       Independent

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Days in office	Political party
1	Liaquat Ali Khan (1896–1951)		14 August 1947	16 October 1951	1524 days	Muslim League
2	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964)		17 October 1951	17 April 1953	548 days	Muslim League
3	Muhammad Ali Bogra (1909–1963)		17 April 1953	12 August 1955	847 days	Muslim League
4	Chaudhry Muhammad Ali (1905–1980)		12 August 1955	12 September 1956	397 days	Muslim League
5	Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy (1892–1963)		12 September 1956	17 October 1957	400 days	Awami League
6	Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (1898–1968)		17 October 1957	16 December 1957	60 days	Muslim League
7	Sir Feroz Khan Noon (1893–1970)		16 December 1957	7 October 1958	295 days	Republican Party
Post Abolished (7 October 1958-7 December 1971)
8	Nurul Amin (1893–1974)		7 December 1971	20 December 1971	13 days	Pakistan Muslim League
Post Abolished (20 December 1971-14 August 1973)
9	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979)		14 August 1973	5 July 1977	1421 days	Pakistan Peoples Party
Post Abolished (5 July 1977-24 March 1985)
10	Muhammad Khan Junejo (1932–1993)	60px	24 March 1985	29 May 1988	1162 days	Independent; Pakistan Muslim League
Post Abolished (29 May 1988-2 December 1988)
11	Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007)		2 December 1988	6 August 1990	612 days	Pakistan Peoples Party
A	Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931–2009 )		6 August 1990	6 November 1990		Caretaker
12	Nawaz Sharif (1949– )		6 November 1990	18 April 1993	894 days	Pakistan Muslim League (N), Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
A	Balakh Sher Mazari (1928– )		18 April 1993	26 May 1993		Caretaker
(12)	Nawaz Sharif (1949– )		26 May 1993	18 July 1993	73 days (Total: 967)	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
A	Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi (1930– )		18 July 1993	19 October 1993		Caretaker
(11)	Benazir Bhutto (1953–2007)		19 October 1993	5 November 1996	1113 days (Total: 1725)	Pakistan Peoples Party
A	Malik Meraj Khalid (1916–2003)		5 November 1996	17 February 1997		Caretaker
(12)	Nawaz Sharif (1949– )		17 February 1997	12 October 1999	967 days (Total: 1934)	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Post Abolished (12 October 1999-21 November 2002)
13	Zafarullah Khan Jamali (1944– )		21 November 2002	26 June 2004	569 days	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
14	Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (1946– )	(right)	30 June 2004	20 August 2004	51 days	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
15	Shaukat Aziz (1949– )		20 August 2004	16 November 2007	1183 days	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
A	Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950– )		16 November 2007	25 March 2008		Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
16	Yousaf Raza Gillani (1952– )		25 March 2008	Incumbent	1506 days	Pakistan Peoples Party

Time Line

Notes

• From 1958 to 1973, no person held the title of Prime Minister due to Martial Law.
• The office was again suspended from 5 July 1977 to 24 March 1985 due to martial law.
• The office was again suspended from 9 June 1988 to 17 August 1988.
• ¹On 12 October 1999, Pervez Musharraf overthrew Nawaz Sharif and took the title of Chief Executive. On 20 June 2001, he took the title of President of Pakistan. Pervez Musharraf was chief executive from 12 October 1999 to 21 November 2002 (de facto till 14 Oct 1999, de jure from 14 Oct 1999).
• Elections were held on 10 October 2002, leading to the return of the position of Prime Minister.

See also

• Prime Minister of Pakistan