Pakistan Prime Minister List (1947-2026), History and Their Tenure

Pakistan is the most popular country in the world because of its terror and their terrorist activities. Now you can say that this country is the mother of terror. By the way, today we are going to provide the list of the Pakistan Prime Ministers from independence till now. Many Prime Ministers came and went few of them served 5 years or more, but others ruled for only a short term.

Pakistan celebrates its independence day every year on 14th August because this gained its freedom on 14th August 1947. Still, the 23rd prime minister was nominated as the prime minister after Independence Day. Liaquat Ali Khan, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, is the longest-serving Prime Minister in Pakistan.

Pakistan Prime Minister List

Pakistan is another leading country where the prime minister is the head of Parliament, like India. The entire cabinet is managed by the prime minister of Pakistan. Generally Pakistan Prime Minister is appointed after the victory of the political parties.

Liaquat Ali was the first prime minister of Pakistan and took the oath as the prime minister on August 15, 1947, until he was tragically assassinated on October 16, 1951. Pakistan is also a republic where elections are held or organised by the political parties. There are many political parties in Pakistan.

Pakistan Prime Minister List (1947-2026)

To help the government aspirants or citizens of India. We have added each prime minister and their working period.

No. Name Took Office Left Office Tenure
1 Liaquat Ali Khan 14 August 1947 16 October 1951 4 years, 63 days
2 Khawaja Nazimuddin 17 October 1951 17 April 1953 1 year, 182 days
3 Mohammad Ali Bogra 17 April 1953 12 August 1955 2 years, 117 days
4 Chaudhry Mohammad Ali 12 August 1955 12 September 1956 1 year, 31 days
5 Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy 12 September 1956 17 October 1957 1 year, 35 days
6 Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar 17 October 1957 11 December 1957 55 days
7 Sir Feroze Khan Noon 16 December 1957 7 October 1958 295 days
Office vacant 8 Oct 1958 6 Dec 1971
8 Nurul Amin 7 December 1971 20 December 1971 13 days
Office vacant 21 Dec 1971 13 Aug 1973
9 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 14 August 1973 5 July 1977 3 years, 325 days
Office vacant 6 July 1977 23 Mar 1985
10 Muhammad Khan Junejo 24 March 1985 29 May 1988 3 years, 66 days
Office vacant 30 May 1988 1 Dec 1988
11 Benazir Bhutto (1st term) 2 December 1988 6 August 1990 1 year, 247 days
Office vacant 6 Aug 1990 6 Nov 1990
12 Nawaz Sharif (1st term) 6 November 1990 18 July 1993 2 years, 254 days
Office vacant 18 Jul 1993 19 Oct 1993
11 Benazir Bhutto (2nd term) 19 October 1993 5 November 1996 3 years, 17 days
Office vacant 5 Nov 1996 17 Feb 1997
12 Nawaz Sharif (2nd term) 17 February 1997 12 October 1999 2 years, 237 days
Office vacant 13 Oct 1999 22 Nov 2002
13 Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali 23 November 2002 26 June 2004 1 year, 216 days
14 Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain 30 June 2004 23 August 2004 54 days
15 Shaukat Aziz 28 August 2004 15 November 2007 3 years, 79 days
Office vacant 16 Nov 2007 24 Mar 2008
16 Yusuf Raza Gilani 25 March 2008 19 June 2012 4 years, 86 days
17 Raja Pervaiz Ashraf 22 June 2012 24 March 2013 275 days
Office vacant 25 Mar 2013 5 Jun 2013
12 Nawaz Sharif (3rd term) 5 June 2013 28 July 2017 4 years, 53 days
18 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 1 August 2017 31 May 2018 303 days
Office vacant 1 Jun 2018 17 Aug 2018
19 Imran Khan 18 August 2018 10 April 2022 3 years, 235 days
20 Shehbaz Sharif (1st term) 11 April 2022 14 August 2023 1 year, 125 days
Office vacant 15 Aug 2023 3 Mar 2024
20 Shehbaz Sharif (2nd term) 4 March 2024 Incumbent

Who is the Current Prime Minister of Pakistan?

This question is always asked by everyone who is the latest Prime Minister of Pakistan. Follow the above list, where aspirants can check the full prime minister list and their working period. The current prime minister of Pakistan is Shehbaz Sharif, who most popular and notorious leader of Pakistan.

The general election was conducted in February 2024, where Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the prime minister of Pakistan on March 4, 2024. Sharif leads a coalition government comprising the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Pakistan Peoples Party, Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan, Pakistan Muslim League (Q), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party, and Balochistan Awami Party.

Check: India’s Prime Ministers’ List 

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