Governor of Sindh


The Governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The Office of the Governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Minister and the Chief Secretary of Sindh.
However, there were instances throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Sindh, there were three direct instances of governor's rule under Mian Aminuddin, Rahimuddin Khan and Moinuddin Haider respectively, in 1951–1953, 1988, and 1998 when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved.
The Governor is appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. The Governor House in Karachi is the official residence of the Governor of Sindh. Imran Ismail is the current Governor of Sindh.

List of Governors of Sindh

Following is the list of Sindh governors after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
NumberName of GovernorEntered OfficeLeft OfficePolitical Affiliation
1.Shaikh G.H. HidayatullahAugust 15, 1947October 4, 1948Muslim League
2.Shaikh Din MuhammadOctober 7, 1948November 19, 1949Muslim League
3.Mian AminuddinNovember 19, 1949May 1, 1953Muslim League
4.George Baxandall ConstantineMay 2, 1953August 12, 1953Civil Administration
5.Habib Ibrahim RahimtoolaAugust 12, 1953June 23, 1954Muslim League
6.Iftikhar Hussain Khan MamdotJune 24, 1954October 14, 1955Muslim League
Sindh province abolished and became part of West Pakistan unitOctober 14, 1955July 1, 1970
7.Lieutenant-General Rahman Gul, PAJuly 1, 1970December 20, 1971Military Administration
8.Mumtaz BhuttoDecember 24, 1971April 20, 1972Pakistan Peoples Party
9.Mir Rasool Bux TalpurApril 29, 1972February 14, 1973Pakistan Peoples Party
10.Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali KhanFebruary 15, 1973February 28, 1976Independent
11.Muhammad Dilawar KhanjiMarch 1, 1976July 5, 1977Pakistan Peoples Party
12.Abdul Kadir ShaikhJuly 6, 1977September 17, 1978Civil Administration
13.Lieutenant-General S.M. Abbasi, PASeptember 18, 1978April 6, 1984Military Administration
14.Lieutenant-General Jahan Dad Khan, PAApril 7, 1984January 4, 1987Military Administration
15.Ashraf W. TabaniJanuary 5, 1987June 23, 1988Pakistan Muslim League
16.General Rahimuddin Khan, PAJune 24, 1988September 12, 1988Military Administration
17.Justice Qadeeruddin AhmedSeptember 12, 1988April 18, 1989Supreme Court of Pakistan
18.Justice Fakhruddin G. EbrahimApril 19, 1989August 6, 1990Supreme Court of Pakistan
19.Mahmoud Haroon August 6, 1990July 18, 1993Independent
20.Hakeem SaeedJuly 19, 1993January 23, 1994Independent
21.Mahmoud Haroon January 23, 1994May 21, 1995Independent
22.Kamaluddin AzfarMay 22, 1995March 16, 1997Pakistan Peoples Party
23.Lieutenant General Moinuddin Haider, PAMarch 17, 1997June 17, 1999Military Administration
24.Mamnoon HussainJune 19, 1999October 12, 1999Pakistan Muslim League
25.Air Marshal Azim Daudpota, PAFOctober 25, 1999May 24, 2000Military Administration
26.Muhammad Mian SoomroMay 25, 2000December 26, 2002Pakistan Muslim League
27.Ishrat-ul-Ibad KhanDecember 27, 2002November 9, 2016Muttahida Qaumi Movement
29.Chief Justice Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiNovember 11, 2016January 11, 2017Independent nominee of Pakistan Muslim League
30.Mohammad ZubairFebruary 8, 2017July 29, 2018Pakistan Muslim League
31.Imran IsmailAugust 27, 2018IncumbentPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf