GOVERNER'S OF PUNJAB

West Punjab[edit]

#	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Affiliation
1	Sir Francis Mudie (1890–1976)	15 Aug 1947	2 Aug 1949	Independent
2	Abdur Rab Nishtar (1899–1958)	2 Aug 1949	24 Nov 1951	Muslim League
3	Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar (1898–1960)	24 Nov 1951	2 May 1953	Muslim League
4	Mian Aminuddin	2 May 1953	24 Jun 1954	Muslim League
5	Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola (1912–1991)	24 Jun 1954	26 Nov 1954	Independent
6	Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani (1905–1981)	27 Nov 1954	14 Oct 1955	Muslim League

West Pakistan[edit]

Between 14 October 1955 and 1 July 1970, the Punjab formed part of the larger province of West Pakistan.

Punjab province[edit]

Name	Took office	Left office	Affiliation
Lt Gen Attiqur Rahman	1 Jul1970	23 Dec 1971	Military Administration
Ghulam Mustafa Khar	23 Dec 1971	12 November 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party
Sadiq Hussain Qureshi	12 November 1973	14 Mar 1975	Pakistan Peoples Party
Ghulam Mustafa Khar	14 Mar 1975	31 Jul 1975	Pakistan Peoples Party
Mohammad Abbas Abbasi	31 Jul 1975	5 Jul 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party
Justice Aslam Riaz Hussain	5 Jul 1977	18 Sept 1978	Pakistan Peoples Party
Lt Gen Sawar Khan	18 Sept 1978	1 May 1980	Military Administration
Lt Gen Ghulam Jilani Khan	1 May 1980	30 Dec 1985	Military Administration
Sajjad Hussain Qureshi	30 Dec 1985	9 Dec 1988	Civil Administration
Gen Tikka Khan	9 Dec 1988	6 Aug 1990	Pakistan Peoples Party
Mian Muhammad Azhar	6 Aug 1990	25 Apr 1993	Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Chaudhary Altaf Hussain	25 Apr 1993	19 Jul 1993	Pakistan Peoples Party
Lt Gen Muhammad Iqbal	19 Jul 1993	26 Mar 1994	Independent
Chaudhary Altaf Hussain	26 Mar 1994	22 May 1995	Pakistan Peoples Party
Justice Muhammad Ilyas	22 May 1995	19 Jun 1995	Acting
Lt Gen Raja Saroop Khan	19 Jun 1995	6 Nov 1996	Pakistan Peoples Party
Justice Khalilur Rehman	6 Nov 1996	11 Nov 1996	Acting
Khawaja Tariq Rahim	11 Nov 1996	11 Mar 1997	Pakistan Peoples Party
Shahid Hamid	11 Mar 1997	18 Aug 1999	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa	18 Aug 1999	12 Oct 1999	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Lt Gen Muhammad Safdar	25 Oct 1999	29 Oct 2001	Military Administration
Lt Gen Khalid Maqbool	29 Oct 2001	16 May 2008	Military Administration
Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi	27 Nov 2002	11 Apr 2008	Acting
Salmaan Taseer*	17 May 2008	4 Jan 2011	Pakistan Peoples Party
Rana Muhammad Iqbal	4 Jan 2011	13 Jan 2011	Acting
Latif Khosa	13 Jan 2011	22 Dec 2012[1]	Pakistan Peoples Party
Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Mahmud	25 Dec 2012	13 May 2013	Pakistan Muslim League (F)
Mohammad Sarwar	2 Aug 2013	Present	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

*Pakistan's first governor assassinated while in office