Here we have assembled the List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan From 1947 To 2025 along with their name, the duration of their tenure, and their representative political party. The Prime Minister ‘PM’ of Pakistan is, All in All, the head of the current government of the country. PM is responsible for nominating the rest of the government and deciding when to call general elections for the National Assembly. Well before the position of Prime Minister PM; there was a term of Governor-General. The tenure of Governors-General was assassinated in 1956 and the Post of Prime Minister PM was appointed thereafter. Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was the first Governor-General of Pakistan who appointed Liaquat Ali Khan as the first prime minister PM of Pakistan under the Indian Independence Act of 1947. From 1947 to 1958 there become seven Prime Ministers of Pakistan. In 1958 during the tenure of PM Feroz Khan Noon who was dismissed during the 1958 Pakistani coup d’état.
Pakistan Martial Law
The President of Pakistan Iskander Mirza declared the first martial law which constitutes from 7th October 1958 to 7th December 1971. After that Nurul Amin was appointed by General – President of Pakistan Yahya Khan as the eighth prime minister of Pakistan. Nurul Amin was also the only vice president of Pakistan from 1971 to 1972 (leading Pakistan during the Indo-Pak war in 1971). After that, Martial Law was again declared and it was from 20th December 1971 to 14th August 1973. After that in 1973, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto resigned as president to become Prime Minister and he was assassinated in 1977 by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. During the Tenure of Zia, Martial Law was again elected from 5th July 1977 to 24th Match, 1985. Later during the tenth PM of Pakistan Muhammad Khan Junejo, Martial Law was again elected from 29th May 1988 to 2nd December 1988. From 1999 during the tenure of PM Nawaz Sharif, Martial Law was again assigned and it remains constituted from 12th October 1999 to 21st November 2002. A further list of prime ministers of Pakistan from 1947 to 2025 is given below.
List Of Prime Ministers Of Pakistan Since 1947 To 2025
The first Prime Minister of Pakistan and Second Prime Minister of Pakistan is going to mention in below for the knowledge of the students. On the other hand, the List of the Prime Ministers of Pakistan from 1947 to 2025 is listed in the table.
List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan PDF
| NO. | Portrait | Name (Birth-Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party (Alliance) |
| 1 | Liaquat Ali Khan | 14 August 1947 | 16 October 1951 (assassinated) |
Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 2 | Khawaja Nazimuddin | 17 October 1951 | 17 April 1953 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 3 | Muhammad Ali Bogra | 17 April 1953 | 12 August 1955 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 4 | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali | 12 August 1955 | 12 September 1956 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 5 | Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy | 12 September 1956 | 17 October 1957 | Awami League | |
| 6 | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar | 17 October 1957 | 16 December 1957 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 7 | Feroz Khan Noon | 16 December 1957 | 7 October 1958 | Republican Party | |
| 7 October 1958 – 7 December 1971 (Martial Law) | |||||
| 8 | Nurul Amin | 7 December 1971 | 20 December 1971 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| 20 December 1971 – 14 August 1973 (Martial Law) | |||||
| 9 | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | 14 August 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| 5 July 1977 – 24 March 1985 (Martial Law) | |||||
| 10 | Muhammad Khan Junejo | 24 March 1985 | 29 May 1988 | Pakistan Muslim League (Independent) |
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| 29 May – 2 December 1988 (Martial Law) | |||||
| 11 | Benazir Bhutto | 2 December 1988 | 6 August 1990 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| (01) | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi Acting Prime Minister |
6 August 1990 | 6 November 1990 | National Peoples Party | |
| 12 | Nawaz Sharif | 6 November 1990 | 18 April 1993 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| (02) | Balakh Sher Mazari Caretaker Prime Minister |
18 April 1993 | 26 May 1993 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| (03) | Moinuddin Ahmad Qureshi Caretaker Prime Minister |
18 July 1993 | 19 October 1993 | Independent | |
| 13 | Benazir Bhutto | 19 October 1993 | 5 November 1996 | Pakistan People’s Party | |
| (04) | Malik Meraj Khalid Caretaker Prime Minister |
5 November 1996 | 17 February 1997 | Independent | |
| 14 | Nawaz Sharif | 17 February 1997 | 12 October 1999 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| 12 October 1999 – 21 November 2002 (Martial Law) | |||||
| 15 | Zafarullah Khan Jamali | 21 November 2002 | 26 June 2004 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| 16 | Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain | 30 June 2004 | 20 August 2004 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| 17 | Shaukat Aziz | 20 August 2004 | 16 November 2007 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| (05) | Muhammad Mian Soomro Caretaker Prime Minister |
16 November 2007 | 25 March 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| 18 | Yousaf Raza Gillani | 25 March 2008 | 19 June 2012 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| 19 | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf | 22 June 2012 | 25 March 2013 | Pakistan People’s Party | |
| (06) | Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Caretaker Prime Minister |
25 March 2013 | 5 June 2013 | Independent | |
| 20 | Nawaz Sharif | 5 June 2013 | 25th July 2017 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| 21 | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi | 1st August 2017 | 30th May 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| (07) |
Nasirul Mulk
Caretaker Prime Minister
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1 June 2018 | 18th August 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan People’s Party selected | |
| 22 |
Imran Khan
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19th August 2018 | 10-04-2022 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| 23 |
Shehbaz Sharif
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11-04-2022 | 14-08-2023 | Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz | |
| 24 |
Mr. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar
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14-08-2023 | Current | Caretaker | |
It is clear that there were many ups and downs in every reign. Now it’s the Government of Tehreek-e-Insaf. We have to look at if they will complete their Five years or not. If they will perform well, then the public will also accept them and will select the next.