GOVERNER'S OF KPK (KHYBER PUKHTUNKHWA)

Name	Took office	Left office	Affiliation
Sir George Cunningham	15 Aug 1947	9 Apr 1948	Indian Civil Service
Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas	19 Apr 1948	16 Jul 1949	Indian Civil Service
Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid	16 Jul 1949	14 Jan 1950	Independent
K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan(Judicial Commissioner) (acting)	14 Jan 1950	17 Feb 1950	Judiciary
Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar	17 Feb 1950	23 Nov 1951	Muslim League
Khwaja Shahabuddin	24 Nov 1951	17 Nov 1954	Muslim League
Qurban Ali Shah	17 Nov 1954	14 Oct 1955	Independent

West Pakistan[edit]

Between 14 October 1955 and 1 July 1970, the province was dissolved, and replaced by the single province unit of West Pakistan.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa[edit]

Name	Took office	Left office	Affiliation
Lt Gen K.M. Azhar Khan	1 Jul 1970	25 Dec 1971	Military Administration
Hayat Sherpao	25 Dec 1971	30 Apr 1972	Pakistan Peoples Party
Arbab Sikandar Khan	29 Apr 1972	15 Feb 1973	National Awami Party
Aslam Khattak	15 Feb 1973	24 May 1974	National Awami Party
Maj Gen Syed Ghawas	24 May 1974	1 Mar 1976	Pakistan Peoples Party
Maj Gen Naseerullah Babar	1 Mar 1976	6 Jul 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party
Abdul Hakeem Khan	6 Jul 1977	17 Sept 1978	Civil Administration
Lt Gen Fazl-Haq	11 Oct 1978	12 Dec 1985	Military Administration
Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti	30 Dec 1985	18 Apr 1986	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Syed Usman Ali Shah	18 Apr 1986	27 Aug 1986	Civil Administration
Fida Mohammad Khan	27 Aug 1986	16 Jun 1988	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Bri Gen Amir Gulistan Janjua	16 Jun 1988	19 Jul 1993	Independent
Maj Gen Khurshid Ali Khan	19 Jul 1993	5 Nov 1996	Independent
Justice Said Ibne Ali	5 Nov 1996	11 Nov 1996	Independent
Lt Gen Arif Bangash	11 Nov 1996	17 Aug 1999	Independent
Miangul Aurangzeb	18 Aug 1999	21 Oct 1999	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Lt Gen Mohammad Shafiq	21 Oct 1999	14 Aug 2000	Military Administration
Lt Gen Iftikhar Hussain Shah	14 Aug 2000	15 Mar 2005	Military Administration
Commander Khalilur Rehman	15 Mar 2005	23 May 2006	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Lt Gen Ali Jan Aurakzai	24 May 2006	7 Jan 2008	Military Administration
Owais Ahmed Ghani	7 Jan 2008	9 Feb 2011	Independent
Syed Masood Kausar	10 Feb 2011	10 Feb 2013	Pakistan Peoples Party[1]
Eng. Shaukatullah Khan	10 Feb 2013	Present	Pakistan Peoples Party[2]