Mayor of Karachi


Mayor of Karachi is the Mayor who heads the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation which controls the Local Government system of Karachi. The position of mayor is a ceremonial one.

Karachi Local Government System

The current Karachi Local Government System follows Sindh Local Government Act 2013
The Karachi Local Government consists of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation which is subdivided into of 6 District Municipal Corporations which are headed by Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen. the districts or Zila of Karachi Local Government as of Sindh local government act 2013 are District Central, District West, District East, District South, Malir and Korangi. Each district is further divided into Union Committees which are headed by Chairmen and vice chairmen. Each Union committee is further sub divided into four wards. The Local government elections directly elect the UC chairmen/vice chairmen panel and the 4 ward members of each UC. the seats are reserved for women, non Muslim minorities, youth members and labours in a Union Committee all of which are indirectly elected by the direct election of chairman/vice chairman panel.
The chairman of a Union committee belongs to the City council/KMC and elects the Mayor/deputy mayor candidate, while the Vice Chairman of Union Committee elects the chairman/Vice chairman of District Municipal corporation and works in District municipal corporation office.

The City Hall

The historic and iconic building of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation houses the offices of mayor and deputy mayor of the city and the city council Hall with 304 members. The foundation of the building was laid in 1927 and the construction was completed on 1930. the cost of building was 1,725,000 RS.

Official Residence

in Gulshan-e-Iqbal 'Camp Office' is the official residence for the Deputy Mayor of Karachi.

List of Mayors

Mayors of Karachi (1933 - 1962)

NoName of nazimStarting termEnding termNotes
1Jamshed Nusserwanji MehtaNovember 1933August 1934First Mayor of Karachi, 1st Parsi mayor
2Teakum Dass Vadhumull30 August 19343 May 1935First Hindu mayor of the city
3Qazi Khuda Buksh3 May 19359 May 1936First Muslim mayor of the
4Ardeshir H. Mama9 May 19364 May 19372nd Parsi mayor
5Durgadas Advani4 May 19376 May 1938Amil Sindhi business magnate
6Hatim Ali Alvi6 May 19385 May 1939-
7R.K. Sidhwa5 May 19397 May 1940
8Lalji Malhootra7 May 19406 May 1941
9Muhammad Hashim Gazdar6 May 19418 May 1942
10Soharab K.H. Katrak8 May 194211 May 1943Parsi historian and author
11Shambo Nath Molraaj11 May 194310 May 1944
12Yousaf Abdullah Haroon10 May 19448 May 1945son of Sir Abdullah Haroon
13Manuel Misquita8 May 19451 May 1946First Christian mayor of Karachi, Goan Pakistani
14Wishram Das Dewan Das9 May 19469 May 1947
15Hakeem Muhammad Ahsan9 May 194725 May 1948
16Ghulam Ali Alana25 May 19488 July 19481st post- independence mayor of the city, Biographer of founder of Pakistan
17Allah Bakhsh Gabol Apr 195110 January 1953Grandfather of politician Nabil Gabol
18H.M. Habibullah Paracha 19531954Grandfather of Habib Paracha
19Mahmoud Haroon19 January 195426 May 1955Founder Editor of Khaleej Times
20Al-Haj Malik Bagh Ali26 May 195529 May 1956
21Siddique Wahab30 May 195614 December 1956
22S.M.Taufiq14 June 195814 October 1958
23Allah Bakhsh Gabol May 1961October 1962

Mayors of Karachi (1979 - Present)

1979 - 2005:Though the LBEs were, by law, held on a non-party basis, in reality the
political parties were at the heart of the process. Political parties were
openly supporting candidates, and the media was extensively reporting
party involvement.
2016 elections: were party based officially.
Party Legend

Mayor elections

Elections 2005

Mayor results 2005
* All counsellors. The election took place on 6 October 2005. Naimatullah Khan was fielded by Tameer-i-Karachi Ittehad of the combined opposition parties.

Elections 2016

* The 308 directly and indirectly elected members of Union Committee of KMC voted for Mayor of Karachi on 24 August 2016. Waseem Akhter comfortably defeated 6 party alliance formed to contest against the city's dominant political force, the MQM
PTI Karachi leader Faisal Vawda submitted petition for the disqualification of Karachi mayor-elect Waseem Akhter few hours before his oath taking ceremony in the Sindh High Court. Sindh High Court withdrew his production orders and all sessions judges in Karachi were stopped from administering the oath after not getting clearance from the Sindh High Court. Faisal Wavda petition was later rejected and second production orders were issued.
Waseem Akhter was crowned mayor of Karachi on 30 August 2016. Ceremony was held at Polo Ground.