Chief Minister of Sindh


A Chief Minister, is the elected head of government of Sindh province in Pakistan. Syed Murad Ali Shah is the current Chief Minister of Sindh.
The Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief Secretary. The Chief Minister of Sindh is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and is the leader of the provincial Legislature. The office of Chief Minister is located in Karachi, the capital of the Sindh province and is known as the CM Secretariat. The CM Secretariat is headed by the Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, who is either a BPS-21 grade or BPS-20 Grade official. The current Principal Secretary to Chief Minister is Sajjad Jamal Abro.

Eligibility

The Constitution of Pakistan sets the principle of qualifications which one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Chief Minister. A Chief Minister must be:
The Chief Minister is elected by a majority in the provincial legislative assembly. This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested by the majority party who is the appointing authority.

List of Premiers (pre-partition)

List of Chief Ministers of Sindh

List of all those who served as Chief Ministers of Sindh as follows
Name of Chief MinisterEntered OfficeLeft OfficePolitical Party/Notes
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro August 16, 1947April 28, 1948Pakistan Muslim League
Pir Ilahi BuxMay 3, 1948February 4, 1949Pakistan Muslim League
Yusuf HaroonFebruary 18, 1949May 7, 1950Pakistan Muslim League
Qazi Fazlullah UbaidullahMay 8, 1950March 24, 1951Pakistan Muslim League
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro March 25, 1951December 29, 1951Pakistan Muslim League
Governor's ruleDecember 29, 1951May 22, 1953
Pirzada Abdul SattarMay 22, 1953November 8, 1954Pakistan Muslim League
Muhammad Ayub Khuhro November 9, 1954October 13, 1955Pakistan Muslim League
Post abolishedOctober 13, 1955June 30, 1970Part of West Pakistan province
Martial lawJuly 1, 1970May 1, 1972
Mumtaz Ali Bhutto May 1, 1972December 20, 1973Pakistan Peoples Party
Ghulam Mustafa JatoiDecember 25, 1973July 5, 1977Pakistan Peoples Party
Martial lawJuly 5, 1977April 6, 1985
Ghous Ali ShahApril 6, 1985April 6, 1988Pakistan Muslim League
Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi April 11, 1988June 24, 1988Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Governor's ruleJune 24, 1988August 31, 1988
Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi August 31, 1988December 2, 1988Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Qaim Ali ShahDecember 2, 1988February 25, 1990Pakistan Peoples Party
Aftab Shaban MiraniFebruary 25, 1990August 6, 1990Pakistan Peoples Party
Jam Sadiq Ali August 6, 1990March 5, 1992Independent
Muzaffar Hussain ShahMarch 6, 1992July 19, 1993Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Syed Ali Madad Shah July 19, 1993October 21, 1993
Syed Abdullah Ali ShahOctober 21, 1993November 6, 1996Pakistan Peoples Party
Mumtaz Bhutto November 7, 1996February 22, 1997Sindh National Front
Liaquat Ali JatoiFebruary 22, 1997October 30, 1998Pakistan Muslim League
Governor's rule-No Chief MinisterOctober 30, 1998December 17, 2002
Ali Mohammad MaharDecember 17, 2002June 9, 2004Pakistan Muslim League
Arbab Ghulam RahimJune 9, 2004November 19, 2007Pakistan Muslim League
Abdul Qadir Halepota November 19, 2007April 6, 2008
Qaim Ali Shah April 6, 2008March 21, 2013 Pakistan Peoples Party
Zahid Qurban Alvi March 21, 2013May 30, 2013
Qaim Ali Shah May 30, 2013July 25, 2016Pakistan Peoples Party
Syed Murad Ali Shah July 29, 2016May 28, 2018Pakistan Peoples Party
Fazal-ur-Rehman June 2, 2018August 17, 2018
Syed Murad Ali Shah August 18, 2018IncumbentPakistan Peoples Party