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'@@ -1,116 +1,21 @@ -[[File:Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg|thumb|alt=Flag of the Prime Minister of India|Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan]] +{{short description|Wikipedia list article}} +[[File:Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.svg|thumb|alt=Flag of the Prime Minister of India|Flag of the Prime Minister of Pakistan|261x261px]] {{Politics of Pakistan}} - {{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} -The '''Prime Minister of Pakistan''' ({{lang-ur|وزیر اعظم}}) ''Wazeer-e-A'zam'') officially '''Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan''', is the [[Head of Government]] of [[Pakistan]]. The current Prime Minister is [[Imran Khan]]. - -The Prime Minister is elected by the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]], members of which are elected by popular vote. Most commonly, the leader of the party or coalition with the most votes becomes the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister is responsible for appointing a cabinet. The [[President of Pakistan|President]] has the [[constitutional]] [[reserve power]] to remove the Prime Minister by a [[dissolution]] of the [[National Assembly]], triggering new elections. - - -The [[prime minister of Pakistan]] ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|'''وزِیرِ اعظم'''}}}}&nbsp;— {{transl|ur|''Wazīr-ē Aʿẓam''}}, {{IPA-ur|ʋəˈziːr-ˌeː ˈɑː.zəm}}; [[Turkish Language|Turkish lit.]] "[[Grand Vizier]]"), is the [[Landslide victory|popularly]] [[Elections in Pakistan|elected]] [[Political leader|politician]] who is the [[Chief executive officer|chief executive]] of the [[Government of Pakistan|Government]] of [[Pakistan]]. in Chapter 3: Special Provisions, Part V: Relations between Federation and Provinces in the [[Constitution of Pakistan]]. The prime minister is vested with the [[Moral responsibility|responsibility]] of running the [[Government administration|administration]] through his appointed [[Cabinet of Pakistan|federal cabinet]], formulating national policies to ensure the safeguard of the [[National interest|interests]] of the nation and its people through the [[Council of Common Interests]] as well as making the decision to call nationwide [[Elections in Pakistan|general elections]] for the [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] [[Parliament of Pakistan]]. -Since 1947, Pakistan has had eighteen prime ministers, aside from the appointed [[Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan|caretaker prime minister]]s who were only mandated to oversee the system until the election process was finished. In Pakistan's [[parliamentary system]], the prime minister is [[Oath of Office|sworn-in]] by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] and usually is the [[Party chair|Chairman]] or/ the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Pakistani political parties|party]] or [[Coalition government|coalition]] that has a [[majority]] in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]– the [[lower house]] of [[Pakistan Parliament]]. - -After the [[Partition of India]] on the midnight of 14/15 August 1947, Pakistan followed the [[British parliamentary system|British system]] by creating the post of prime minister based at the [[Prime Minister's Secretariat (Pakistan)|Prime Minister's Secretariat]]. The then [[Governor-General of Pakistan]], [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], took advice from the [[Founding Fathers of Pakistan|Founding Fathers of the nation]] and appointed [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] to establish and lead his [[Ali Khan administration|administration]] on 15 August 1947. Before the [[Constitution of Pakistan of 1962|presidential system]] in 1960, seven prime ministers had served between 1947 until [[1958 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law in 1958]]. In 1971, the office was again revived but ceased to exist shortly. Executive powers and authority was given to the prime minister when the full set of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] was promulgated in 1973 but the post was ceased from its effective operations after another [[1977 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law in 1977]]. After the [[1985 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 1985, the office came to its existence. Between 1988–99, the office was held by [[Benazir Bhutto]] of the [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] and [[Nawaz Sharif]] of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]], each holding the office for two non-consecutive terms between 1988 and 1999: Bhutto during 1988–90 and 1993–96; and Sharif during 1990–93 and 1997–99. - -After the [[2002 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 2002, [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali]] was invited to form his [[Jamali administration|administration]] as its prime minister. After the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]]'s ruling to disqualify Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] in 2012, the business of his [[Gillani ministry|administration]] was looked after by [[Raja Pervez Ashraf]] until the [[Khoso caretaker ministry|caretaker administration]] was setup under [[Mir Hazar Khan Khoso]]. - -The premiership of [[I. I. Chundrigar]] was the shortest in [[History of Pakistan|Pakistan's history]], serving only 55 days of his term. At approximately five years and four months in total, Sharif is the longest-serving prime minister. Sharif was re-elected for a third non-consecutive term on 5 June 2013, which is a record in the [[History of Pakistan#State and Constitution: Pakistan|history of Pakistan]]. The [[Politics in Pakistan|national politics]] in Pakistan was mostly dominated by the [[Pakistan Army|army department]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] throughout its history, but it is now dominated by the political parties. - -{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}{{short description|Leader of the executive branch of the Government of Pakistan}} - -== History == -[[File:Liaquat_Ali_Khan_1945.jpg|thumb|276x276px|[[Liaquat Ali Khan]], serving as first Prime Minister of Pakistan after independence (1947–1951).]] -The office of the Prime Minister was created on immediate effect after the [[Partition of India|partition]] and the [[Independence of Pakistan|establishment]] of Pakistan in 1947; the Prime Minister existed alongside the [[Governor-General of Pakistan|Governor-General]] who was the representative of the [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|British Monarchy]]. The [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan|first]] Prime Minister, [[Liaquat Ali Khan]], exercised central executive powers until his [[Assassination of liaqat ali khan|assassination]] in 1951. However, the [[Political power|powers]] slowly began to be reduced as a result of constant intervention by the Governor-General. Despite the [[Constitution of Pakistan of 1956|first set]] of the Constitution giving central power in 1956, the [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan|next six prime ministers]] were dismissed by the Governor-General from 1951 till 1957. In addition, the first set of the Constitution had evolved the Governor-General into the [[President of Pakistan]] whilst declaring the country an "[[Islamic republic]]". In 1958, [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Iskandar Mirza]] dismissed the [[Feroz Khan Noon|seventh prime minister]] to [[1958 Pakistani coup d'état|impose martial law]] in a mere two weeks, President Mirza was ousted by [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]] General [[Field Marshal Ayub Khan|Ayub Khan]] who had for a brief period held the post of Prime Minister. - -In 1962, the [[Constitution of Pakistan of 1962|second set]] of the Constitution completely dissolved the office of prime minister as all powers were transferred to the President of Pakistan. Criticism over the [[President of Pakistan|presidency]] after the [[1965 Pakistani presidential election|presidential election]] held in 1965 over the centralizing of powers. After the [[1970 Pakistani general elections|general elections]] held in 1970, the office was established with [[Nurul Amin]] becoming the Prime Minister who was also the [[Vice President of Pakistan|Vice-President]]. Negotiations that fall apart between [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]], [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman|Mujibur Rehman]], and [[Yahya Khan]] that prompted to [[Bangladesh Liberation War|liberation movement]] in the [[East Pakistan]]. With [[India]] intervening in East Pakistan and Pakistan conceding [[Instrument of Surrender (1971)|defeat]] to end the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|war]] led to the collapse of the [[presidential system]] in 1971. - -As the comprehensive [[Constitution of pakistan|Constitution]] reinstated in 1973, the post was reestablished with more central powers as the constitution provided a [[parliamentary system]] with President of Pakistan as [[figurehead]]. Amid agitation instigated by the [[Pakistan National Alliance|right-wing alliance]] invited the [[Operation Fair Play|military intervention]] in 1977 which suspended the post. - -The [[1985 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 1985 restored the post, with [[Muhammad Khan Junejo|Muhammad Junejo]] becoming the Prime Minister. Later that year, the National Assembly passed the controversial [[Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|eighth amendment]] to the Constitution, giving the President the power to dismiss the Prime Minister and the National Assembly without prior consultation. The [[1988 Pakistani general elections|general elections]] in 1988 resulted in the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]'s [[Benazir Bhutto]] becoming the [[Women in Muslim societies|first woman]] Prime Minister elected in a Muslim country. - -From 1988 to 1993, the power struggle between the Prime Minister and Presidency continued with President dismissing the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]] on three different occasions. At the [[1997 Pakistani general elections|1997 elections]], the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]] secured a [[two-thirds majority]] in the Parliament and drafted the [[Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|XIII]] and [[Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|XIV Amendments]] to reverse the eighth amendment to the Constitution; this allowed [[Nawaz Sharif]] to centralize more executive powers. After the draw down of [[Civil-Military Relations|civil-military relations]] in 1999, [[Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee|Chairman joint chiefs]] General [[Pervez Musharraf]] staged [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|a coup d'état]] against the PML(N)'s government and held nationwide elections in [[2002 Pakistani general elections|2002]]. - -With no party gaining a majority, a [[Coalition government|coalition]] was formed with the [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]]&nbsp;– a breakaway of the PML(N) and a pro-Musharraf party&nbsp;– leading with [[MQM]]. After some political wrangling, [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali|Zafarullah Jamali]] became the Prime Minister, and passed the [[Seventeenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|XVII amendment]] which partially restored the power of the President to dissolve the National Assembly, but made the dissolution subject to the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]]'s approval. - -Over the authority issues, Prime Minister [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali|Jamali]] resigned in 2004 and [[Shaukat Aziz]] was eventually appointed as Prime Minister, securing 151 out of 191 votes in the National Assembly. The XVII amendment featured a [[semi-presidential system]] allowing the presidency to keep the interference [[Government of Pakistan|executive]] and the [[Judiciary of Pakistan|judiciary]]. The [[2008 Pakistani general elections|general elections in 2008]] resulted in the PPP coming to power and supporting the [[Movement to impeach Pervez Musharraf|movement]] to oust Pervez Musharraf. A populist [[Lawyer's movement|intellectual movement]] leading to the departure of Pervez Musharraf allowed [[Asif Ali Zardari|Asif Zardari]] to become President. In 2010, the [[Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|XVIII Amendment]] to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed to reverse the XVII amendment; it returned the country to being a [[Parliamentary democracy|parliamentary democratic]] [[Parliamentary republic|republic]]. In addition, the XVIII Amendment removed all powers of the presidency to dissolve the Parliament unilaterally and sweep away the powers amassed by the former presidents Pervez Musharraf and [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|Zia-ul-Haq]] to maintain a delicate [[check and balance]]. - -Following a [[contempt of court]] case, the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]] permanently disqualified Prime Minister [[Yousuf Raza Gillani]]. Originally, the PPP nomination was [[Makhdoom Shahbuddin]], but he was forced to withdraw after the [[Anti-Narcotics Force|ANF]] issued non-bailable [[Arrest warrant|arrest warrants]] against him. [[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]] became the Prime Minister and remained in office until 2013. The [[2013 Pakistani general elections|general election held in 2013]] saw the PML(N) almost achieve a supermajority. Following this, Nawaz Sharif was elected as Prime Minister, returning to the post for the third time after a fourteen-year absence, in a democratic transition. In July 2017, Nawaz Sharif was forced to step down as prime minister following corruption charges against him resulting from Panama papers leak which also forced Iceland Prime Minister to resign. - -On 18 August 2018, Imran Khan was sworn in as the country's 22nd prime minister. - -== Constitutional law == -The [[Constitution of Pakistan|Constitution]] envisages a scheme of affairs in which the [[President of Pakistan]] is the [[head of state]] who represents the "unity of the Republic." The [[system of government]] in Pakistan is based on [[Constitution of Pakistan|codified constitution]] which sees the Prime Minister as "[[chief executive]] of the Republic." - -In addition, the Prime Minister is also the chairman of the [[Council of Common Interests]] as set by: - -As in most of the [[parliamentary democracies]], a [[head of state]]'s duties are mostly ceremonial. The Prime Minister of Pakistan is the [[head of government]] and has the responsibility for executive power. With Pakistan following a [[parliamentary system]] of government, the Prime minister is generally the leader of a party (or coalition of parties) that has a majority in the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]]&nbsp;—the [[lower house]] of the [[Parliament of Pakistan]]. The Prime Minister, in common with all other ministers, has to be a member of [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]]. - -=== Role and powers of the Prime minister === -[[File:House_of_the_Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan_in_Islamabad.jpg|left|thumb|280x280px|[[Prime Minister's Office (Pakistan)|Prime Minister's Office]] in Islamabad– the principal workplace of the Prime Minister.]] -The principal workplace of the Prime Minister is the [[Prime Minister's Office (Pakistan)|Prime Minister's Office]] located in northeast Islamabad. The [[official residence]], known as Prime Minister Enclave, is near the Prime Minister's Office. The Prime Minister is the [[Chief executive officer|Chief Executive]] who [[Head of government|heads and exercises the authority]] of the [[Government of Pakistan]]. After obtaining a [[vote of confidence]], the Prime Minister is invited by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] to take the [[oath of office]] and form the government. In practice, the Prime Minister nominates the members of the [[Cabinet of Pakistan|Cabinet]] who supervise the important functions and ministries of the Government of Pakistan.In addition, the Prime Minister communicates to the [[President of Pakistan|President]] all decisions of the Cabinet relating to the administration of affairs of state and proposals for legislation. - -The Prime Minister, in consultation with the Cabinet, schedules and attends the sessions of the Parliament and is required to answer questions from members of parliament to the ministers. The Prime Minister makes appointments on various important positions, including: - -* The [[Federal Secretary|federal secretaries]] as head of cabinet-level ministries -* The [[Chief Secretary (Pakistan)|chief secretaries]] of the provinces -* Key administrative and military personnel in the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] -* The chairmen of large public sector organisations and corporations such as [[National Highway Authority|NHA]], [[Pakistan International Airlines|PIA]], [[Pakistan National Shipping Corporation|PNSC]] etc. -* The chairmen and other members of the federal commissions and public institutions -* Ambassadors and High Commissioners to other countries - -Some specific ministries/department are not allocated to anyone in the cabinet but the prime minister himself. The prime minister is usually always in-charge/Chairman of: - -* [[Planning Commission (Pakistan)|Planning Commission]] -* [[National Command Authority (Pakistan)|National Command Authority]] -* [[National Security Council (Pakistan)|National Security Council]] -* [[Economic Coordination Committee]] -* [[Cabinet Committee on National Security]] - -The Prime Minister is vested with [[Nuclear Command Authority (Pakistan)|command authority]] over the [[Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction|Pakistani nuclear arsenals]] and represents the country in various delegations, high-level meetings and international organisations that require the attendance of the highest government office and also addresses the nation on various issues of national importance. - -=== Eligibility === -The [[Constitution of Pakistan]] requires that the Prime Minister be a member of the National Assembly. As well as this, one must: - -* be a [[Citizenship of Pakistan|citizen]] of Pakistan. -* be a [[Muslim]] -* be above 25 years of age -* be able to prove good conduct of character and be not commonly known to violate Islamic injunctions -* have adequate knowledge of Islamic teachings and practice obligatory duties prescribed by Islam, as well as abstaining from major sins -* have not, after the establishment of Pakistan, worked against the integrity of the country or opposed the [[ideology of Pakistan]]. - -=== Selection and removal === -The candidates for the prime minister are members of the National Assembly or Senate who were chosen through [[Elections in Pakistan|direct elections]] by [[Direct election|popular vote]] following campaigning on the [[Pakistani political parties|party platforms]]. Usually, the leader of the majority party in the [[Pakistani parliament|parliament]] retains the office of prime minister, and forms the government either by [[Coalition government|coalition]] or by [[Simple majority voting|simple majority]]. The candidate must retain the [[vote of confidence]] of the members of the parliament before being invited by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] to form the [[Government of Pakistan|government]]. - -The Prime Minister can be removed before the expiry of the term through a [[vote of no confidence]] in the parliament.Chapter 3: "The Federal Government" of Part III: "The Federation of Pakistan If the vote of no confidence is passed by the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]] by not less than 20%, the Prime Minister ceases to retain the office. In the past, prime ministers (and their governments) have been dismissed by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] exercising the [[Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|VIII Amendment]] to the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] (1985), but this was repealed by the [[Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|XVIII Amendment]] to the Constitution of Pakistan (2010). In addition, the Prime Minister himself has absolute constitutional immunity from criminal and civil proceedings, and no proceedings can be initiated or continued against him during the term of his office. - -In 2012, the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] has ceased at least [[Yousaf Raza Gillani|one Prime Minister]] from retaining the office due to [[contempt of court]] after retroactively disqualifying the [[Member of parliament|membership]] of the [[Pakistani parliament|parliament]] permanently. - -On 28 July 2017, the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] disqualified the Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] from retaining the office due to his failure in fulfilling the eligibility requirements as enshrined in Articles 62 of the Constitution. This was in the aftermath of the Supreme Court hearing regarding the [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers Case]]. This also resulted in him being permanently disqualified from [[Member of parliament|membership]] of the [[Pakistani parliament|parliament]]. - -The prime minister is elected by the National Assembly. The National Assembly meets on the twenty-first day after a general election (at least every five years) unless the President calls for a vote of no confidence. Whichever member of the National assembly is chosen serves as the Prime Minister until the next election or until he fails to maintain the confidence of the National Assembly. -{{Quotation|91. The Cabinet: -(1) There shall be a Cabinet of Ministers, with the Prime Minister at its head, to aid and advise the President in the exercise of his functions. -(2) The National Assembly shall meet on the twenty-first day following the day on which a general election to the Assembly is held unless sooner summoned by the President. +The [[prime minister of Pakistan|prime minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|وزير اعظم}}|lit=[[Grand Vizier]]|translit=Wazīr ē Aʿẓam}}, {{IPA-ur|ʋəˈziːɾˌeː ˈɑː.zəm}}), is the [[Landslide victory|popularly]] [[Elections in Pakistan|elected]] [[Political leader|politician]] who is the [[Chief executive officer|chief executive]] of the [[Government of Pakistan]].<ref>[http://pakistani.org/pakistan/constitution/part5.ch3.html Article 153(2a)-153(2c)] in Chapter 3: Special Provisions, Part V: Relations between Federation and Provinces in the [[Constitution of Pakistan]].</ref> The prime minister is vested with the [[Moral responsibility|responsibility]] of running the [[Government administration|administration]] through his appointed [[Cabinet of Pakistan|federal cabinet]], formulating national policies to ensure the safeguard of the [[National interest|interests]] of the nation and its people through the [[Council of Common Interests]] as well as making the decision to call nationwide [[Elections in Pakistan|general elections]] for the [[Bicameralism|bicameral]] [[Parliament of Pakistan]].<ref name="BBC_PM_role">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/82559.stm | title=Prime minister | date=16 October 2008 | publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="List">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-6-2004_pg7_43 |title=20 prime ministers since independence |work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] |first=Nauman |last=Tasleem |date=27 June 2004 |access-date=9 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174343/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-6-2004_pg7_43 |archive-date=2 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name="Staesmen">{{cite web |url=http://worldstatesmen.org/Pakistan.htm | title=Prime ministers | publisher=World Statesmen | access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> -(3) After the election of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, the National Assembly shall, to the exclusion of any other business, proceed to elect without debate one of its Muslim members to be the Prime Minister. +Since 1947, Pakistan has had eighteen prime ministers, aside from the appointed [[Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan|caretaker prime minister]]s who were only mandated to oversee the system until the election process was finished. In Pakistan's [[parliamentary system]], the prime minister is [[Oath of Office|sworn-in]] by the [[President of Pakistan|President]] and usually is the [[Party chair|Chairman]] or the [[President (corporate title)|President]] of the [[Pakistani political parties|party]] or [[Coalition government|coalition]] that has a [[majority]] in the [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly]]– the [[lower house]] of [[Pakistan Parliament]]. -(4) The Prime Minister shall be elected by the votes of the majority of the total membership of the National Assembly: +After the [[Partition of British India]] on the midnight of 14/15 August 1947, Pakistan followed the [[British parliamentary system|British system]] by creating the post of prime minister based at the [[Prime Minister's Secretariat (Pakistan)|Prime Minister's Secretariat]].<ref name="List"/><ref name="Staesmen"/> The then [[Governor-General of Pakistan]], [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], took advice from the [[Founding Fathers of Pakistan|Founding Fathers of the nation]] and appointed [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] to establish and lead his [[Ali Khan administration|administration]] on 15 August 1947.<ref name="LAK">{{cite web |url=http://jang.com.pk/thenews/spedition/liaqat_ali_khan/page4.htm.html | title=Special Edition (Liaqat Ali Khan) | work=[[The News International]] | publisher=[[Daily Jang]] | first=M Yakub | last=Mughal | access-date=8 September 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121225534/http://jang.com.pk/thenews/spedition/liaqat_ali_khan/page4.htm.html | archive-date=21 January 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> Before the [[Constitution of Pakistan of 1962|presidential system]] in 1960, seven prime ministers had served between 1947 until [[1958 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law in 1958]]. In 1971, the office was again revived but ceased to exist shortly.<ref name="NA">{{cite web|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/content.php?id=75 |title=Parliamentary history |publisher=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]] |access-date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="Nagendra">{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh|author=Nagendra Kr. Singh|publisher=Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd|pages=9–10|year=2003|isbn=978-81-261-1390-3}}</ref> Executive powers and authority was given to the prime minister when the full set of the [[Constitution of Pakistan]] was promulgated in 1973 but the post was ceased from its effective operations after another [[1977 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law in 1977]].<ref name="ConsofPak">{{cite web |url=http://www.na.gov.pk/publications/constitution.pdf | title=The constitution of the islamic republic of pakistan | publisher=National Assembly of Pakistan | access-date=4 July 2012}}</ref><ref name="1977ML">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cjPgESaC-7sC|title=Pakistan: Zia and After|publisher=Abhinav Publications|year=1989|pages=20–35|isbn=978-81-7017-253-6|access-date=28 October 2012}}</ref> After the [[1985 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 1985, the office came to its existence.<ref name="NA"/> Between 1988–99, the office was held by [[Benazir Bhutto]] of the [[Pakistan Peoples Party|PPP]] and [[Nawaz Sharif]] of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PML(N)]], each holding the office for two non-consecutive terms between 1988 and 1999: Bhutto during 1988–90 and 1993–96;<ref name="Benazir">{{cite web|date=27 December 2007|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2228796.stm|title=Obituary: Benazir Bhutto|publisher=BBC News|access-date=20 October 2012}}</ref> and Sharif during 1990–93 and 1997–99.<ref name="Nawaz">{{cite web|date=11 December 2000|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/472836.stm|title=Profile: Nawaz Sharif|publisher=BBC News|access-date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref name=Mittal>{{Cite book | last =Akbar | first =M.K | title =Pakistan Today | place =New Delhi, India | publisher =Mittal Publications | chapter =Pakistan under Nawaz Sharif | date =January 1998 | page =230 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g6D8xkFgTwEC&pg=PA1 | isbn =81-7099-700-3 | access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref> - Provided that, if no member secures such majority in the first poll, a second poll shall be held between the members who secure the two highest numbers of votes in the first poll and the member who secures a majority of votes of the members present and voting shall be declared to have been elected as Prime Minister: +After the [[2002 Pakistani general election|general elections]] held in 2002, [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali]] was invited to form his [[Jamali administration|administration]] as its prime minister.<ref name="Jamali">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2498275.stm|title=Profile: Zafarullah Khan Jamali|publisher=BBC News |date=26 June 2004|access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref> After the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]]'s ruling to disqualify Prime Minister [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]] in 2012, the business of his [[Gillani ministry|administration]] was looked after by [[Raja Pervez Ashraf]] until the [[Khoso caretaker ministry|caretaker administration]] was setup under [[Mir Hazar Khan Khoso]].<ref name="Ashraf">{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/raja-pervaiz-ashraf-pakistan-prime-minister_n_1618675.html|title=Raja Pervaiz Ashraf Is Pakistan's New Prime Minister|author1=Rebecca Santana |author2=Chris Brummitt |author3=Zarar Khan |date=22 June 2012|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=8 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803061417/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/22/raja-pervaiz-ashraf-pakistan-prime-minister_n_1618675.html|archive-date=3 August 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name="Gillani disqualified">{{cite news | title=Yousuf Raza Gilani is sent packing |url=http://dawn.com/2012/06/19/speaker-ruling-case-sc-resumes-hearing-2/ |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |publisher=[[Herald (Pakistan)|Herald]] |date=19 June 2012 | access-date=8 September 2012}}</ref><ref name="List"/><ref name="Staesmen"/> - Provided further that, if the number of votes secured by two or more members securing the highest number of votes is equal, further poll shall be held between them until one of them secures a majority of votes of the members present and voting. - -(5) The member elected under clause (4) shall be called upon by the President to assume the office of Prime Minister and he shall, before entering upon the office, make before the President oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule: - - Provided that there shall be no restriction on the number of terms for the office of the Prime Minister.}} - -=== Oath of office === -The Prime Minister is required to make and subscribe to, in the presence of the [[President of Pakistan|President]], an oath or affirmation that they shall protect, preserve and defend the Constitution as follows: +The premiership of [[I. I. Chundrigar]] was the shortest in [[History of Pakistan|Pakistan's history]], serving only 55 days of his term. At approximately five years and four months in total, Sharif is the longest-serving prime minister.<ref name="List"/><ref name="BBC-1999_coup">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/472511.stm|title= World: South Asia: Pakistan army seizes power |date=12 October 1999|publisher=BBC News|access-date=7 October 2012}}</ref> Sharif was re-elected for a third non-consecutive term on 5 June 2013, which is a record in the [[History of Pakistan#State and Constitution: Pakistan|history of Pakistan]].<ref name="BBC-3rd_term">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22788570|title= Nawaz Sharif calls for an end to US drone strikes |date=5 June 2013|publisher=BBC News|access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Tribune">{{cite web|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/559599/unprecedented-return-he-is-back/|title= Unprecedented return: He is back |first=Umer |last=Nangiana |date=6 June 2013|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]] (AFP) |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref> The [[Politics in Pakistan|national politics]] in Pakistan was mostly dominated by the [[Pakistan Army|army department]] of the [[Pakistan Armed Forces]] throughout its history, but it is now dominated by the political parties.<ref name="Jamali"/> ==Key== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="2" -|+Key for Prime Ministers' list +|+Key for prime ministers list ! scope="col" style="width:20px" | ! scope="col" style="width:250px" | Party Name @@ -144,383 +49,337 @@ |} -==Prime Ministers== - -{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders collapsible" -|+List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan -!N +==Prime ministers== +{| class="wikitable sortable plain row headers collapsible" +|+List of prime ministers of Pakistan +! width=1% | Term Number ! style="width:100px;"| Portrait -! width=20% | Name<br><small>(Birth–death)</small> +! width=20% | Name ! width=10% | Took office ! width=10% | Left office +! width=10% | Tenure ! width=10% | Elections -! width="20%" | Political party<br><small>(''Alliance'')</small> +! colspan="2" width=20% | Political party<br /><small>(''Alliance'')</small> +!Governor General / President +! width=40% | Note(s) +|- +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 1 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[File:Liaquat Ali Khan 1945.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=A black-and-white head and shoulder shot of a man with spectacles, wearing coat and a tie.]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Liaquat Ali Khan]]''' +'''نوابزادہ لیاقت علی خان <br />{{small|(1895–1951)}}''' +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 14 August 1947 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 16 October 1951<br />(assassinated) +| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ayd|1947|08|14|1951|10|16}} +| rowspan="2" align="center" | — +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" | +|[[File:Jinnah1945c.jpg|alt=Muhammad Ali Jinnah|thumb|127x127px|center]][[Muhammad Ali Jinnah|Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] +| rowspan="2" |Following advice given by the [[Founding Fathers of Pakistan|founding father of the nation]], Governor-General [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]] appointed and invited the Finance Minister [[Liaquat Ali Khan]] to set up and run his [[Ali Khan administration|administration]] in 1947. He was assassinated in 1951, and [[Khawaja Nazimuddin]] took the office.<ref name="LAK" /><ref name="Khawaja">{{cite web |url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-30192 |title=Death anniversary of Khawaja Nazimuddin |publisher=[[Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation|Radio Pakistan]] |date=22 October 2012 |access-date=4 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121029182018/http://www.radio.gov.pk/newsdetail-30192 |archive-date=29 October 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |1 -| align="center" | [[File:Liaquat Ali Khan.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=A black-and-white head and shoulder shot of a man with spectacles, wearing coat and a tie.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Liaquat Ali Khan]]<br><small>(1895–1951)</small> -| align="center" | 14 August 1947 -| align="center" | 16 October 1951<br>(assassinated) -| align="center" | — -| align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League|Muslim League]] +|[[File:Khawaja Nazimuddin.jpg|thumb|107x107px|center]][[Khawaja Nazimuddin|Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin]] |- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |2 +| align="center" | 2 | align="center" | [[File:Khawaja Nazimuddin of Pakistan.JPG|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=A black-and-white head and shoulder shot of a man wearing coat and Jinnah cap.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Khawaja Nazimuddin|Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin]]<br><small>(1894–1964)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Khawaja Nazimuddin|Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin]]''' +'''خواجہ ناظم الدین<br />{{small|(1894–1964)}}''' | align="center" | 17 October 1951 | align="center" | 17 April 1953 +| align="center" | {{ayd|1951|10|17|1953|04|17}} | align="center" | — -| align="center"| Muslim League +| align="center" | [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] +| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" | +| rowspan="2" | + + + + + + + + + + + +[[File:Malik Muhammad.jpg|center|thumb|108x108px]] + + + + +[[Malik Ghulam Muhammad|Sir Ghulam Muhammad]] + + + + + + + +| Nazimuddin became [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] after the [[Liaquat Ali Khan#Assassination|assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan]] in 1951.<ref name="Khawaja" /> He left the office when Governor-General [[Malik Ghulam Muhammad]] dissolved his government in 1953.<ref name="List" /> +|- +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 3 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[File:Mohammad Ali of Bogra.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=A black-and-white head and shoulder shot of a man wearing white shirt and a black tie.]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Mohammad Ali Bogra]]''' +'''محمد علی بوگرہ<br />{{small|(1909–1963)}}''' +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 17 April 1953 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 12 August 1955 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ayd|1953|04|17|1955|08|12}} +| rowspan="2" align="center" | — +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" | +| rowspan="2" | A diplomat and relatively unknown personality to Pakistani politics, Bogra established the [[Ministry of Talents]] but his administration was dismissed in 1955 by the Governor-General after the [[1954 East Pakistani legislative election|legislative elections]] in 1954.<ref name="List" /> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |3 -| align="center" | [[File:Mohammad Ali of Bogra.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=A black-and-white head and shoulder shot of a man wearing white shirt and a black tie.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Mohammad Ali Bogra]]<br><small>(1909–1963)</small> -| align="center" | 17 April 1953 -| align="center" | 12 August 1955 -| align="center" | — -| align="center"| Muslim League +| rowspan="5" |[[File:Iskander Mirza.jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]][[Iskander Mirza]] |- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |4 +| align="center" | 4 | align="center" | [[File:Chaudhry Mohammad Ali.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Chaudhry Mohammad Ali]]<br><small>(1905–1980)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Chaudhry Mohammad Ali]]''' +'''چوہدری محمد علی<br />{{small|(1905–1982)}}''' | align="center" | 12 August 1955 | align="center" | 12 September 1956 +| align="center" | {{ayd|1955|08|12|1956|09|12}} | align="center" | — -| align="center"| Muslim League +| align="center" | [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] +| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" | +| A first appointment from the [[Mohammad Ali administration|coalition]] of [[Pakistan Muslim League|Muslim League]], [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] and the [[Republican Party (Pakistan)|Republican Party]], he was removed by his [[Pakistan Muslim League|own party]] following the successful [[vote of no-confidence]] movement.<ref name="List" /> |- -| align="center" style="background-color:{{Bangladesh Awami League/meta/color}}" |5 -| align="center" |[[File:H._S._Suhrawardy.gif|132x132px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]]<br><small>(1892–1963)</small> +| align="center" | 5 +| align="center" | [[File:Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy.png|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=]] +| align="center" | '''[[Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy]]''' +'''حسین شہید سہروردی<br />{{small|(1892–1963)}}''' | align="center" | 12 September 1956 | align="center" | 17 October 1957 +| align="center" | {{ayd|1956|09|12|1957|10|17}} | align="center" | — -| align="center" | [[Awami League]] +| align="center" | [[Bangladesh Awami League|Awami League]] +| align="center" style="background-color:{{Bangladesh Awami League/meta/color}}" | +| Popular for his wit in law, Suhrwardy resigned due to the loss of control over his [[Bangladesh Awami League|party]] and support from the coalition partners in his [[Suhrawardy administration|administration]].<ref name="List" /> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |6 -| align="center" | [[File:Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar.jpg|100px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[I. I. Chundrigar|Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar]]<br><small>(1898–1968)</small> +| align="center" | 6 +| align="center" | [[File:Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar.jpg|frameless|upright=0.45|alt=]] +| align="center" | '''[[I. I. Chundrigar|Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar]]''' +'''ابراہیم اسماعیل چندریگر<br />{{small|(1897–1960)}}''' | align="center" | 17 October 1957 | align="center" | 16 December 1957 +| align="center" | {{ayd|1957|10|17|1957|12|16}} | align="center" | — -| align="center"| Muslim League +| align="center" | [[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]] +| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" | +| Shortest tenured Prime Minister, Chundrigar established his [[Chundrigar administration|administration]] but removed in mere 55 days into his term amid a [[vote of no-confidence]] movement led by majority votes of the [[Republican Party (Pakistan)|Republican Party]] and Awami League.<ref name="List" /> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: #6495ED" |7 +| align="center" | 7 | align="center" |[[File:Feroz Khan Noon.jpg|100px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Feroz Khan Noon|Sir Feroze Khan Noon]]<br><small>(1893–1970)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Feroz Khan Noon|Sir Feroze Khan Noon]]''' +'''فیروز خان نون<br />{{small|(1893–1970)}}''' | align="center" | 16 December 1957 | align="center" | 7 October 1958 +| align="center" | {{ayd|1957|12|16|1958|10|07}} | align="center" | — | align="center" | [[Republican Party (Pakistan)|Republican Party]] +| align="center" style="background-color: #6495ED" | +| A lawyer, Sir Feroze Khan's [[Feroze Khan administration|administration]] collapsed after his party's own President [[Iskander Mirza]] enforced [[1958 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law in 1958]] in a view of extending his term of office<ref name="Nagendra1">{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Bangladesh|author=Nagendra Kr. Singh|publisher=Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd.|pages=9–10|year=2003|isbn=978-81-261-1390-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://storyofpakistan.com/ouster-of-president-iskander-mirza?artid=a117|title=Ouster of President Iskander Mirza |publisher=Story of Pakistan |date=1 June 2003 |access-date=1 August 2017}}</ref> |- -|8 -|[[File:Muhammed_Ayub_Khan.JPG|alt=A black and white portrait of Ayub Khan|137x137px]] -![[Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan)|Ayub Khan]] <small>(1907–1974)</small> -|27 October 1958 -|8 June 1962 -|— -|Independent |- -|9 -|[[File:State_emblem_of_Pakistan.svg|115x115px]] -![[Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry]] -( 1919–1973) -|8 June 1962 -|12 June 1965 -|— -|Independent -|- -|10 -|[[File:Yahya_Khan_(cropped_version).jpg|84x84px]] -![[Yahya Khan]] -<small>(1917–1980)</small> -|12 June 1965 -|7 December 1971 -|— -|Independent -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |11 -| align="center" |[[File:Nurul Amin.jpg|100px]] -! scope="row" align="center" |[[Nurul Amin]]<br><small>(1893–1974)</small> +| align="center" | 8 +| align="center" | [[File:Nurul Amin.jpg|100px]] +| align="center" | '''[[Nurul Amin]]''' +'''نور الامین'''<br />'''{{small|(1893–1974)}}''' | align="center" | 7 December 1971 | align="center" | 20 December 1971 -| align="center" |[[Pakistani general election, 1970|1970]] -| align="center" |[[Pakistan Muslim League]] +| align="center" | {{ayd|1971|12|07|1971|12|20}} +| align="center" | [[1970 Pakistani general election|1970]] +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League]] +| align=center style="background-color: DarkGreen" | +|[[File:Yahya Khan (cropped version).jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]] [[Yahya Khan]] +| After the [[1970 Pakistani general elections|general elections]] in 1971, Amin was invited to be appointed as Prime Minister under [[President Yahya Khan|Yahya administration]]; yet he was also the first and the only [[Vice President of Pakistan]] from 1970 to 1972, leading Pakistan in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]].<ref name="List"/> |- -|12 -|[[File:Fazal_E_Ch.jpg|125x125px]] -![[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]] -<small>(1904–1982)</small> -|20 December 1971 -|14 August 1973 -|— -|Independent -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: Black" |13 -| align="center" | -! scope="row" align="center" |[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]<br><small>(1928–1979)</small> +| align="center" | 9 +| align="center" | [[File:Z A Bhutto (President of Pakistan).jpg|100px]] +| align="center" | '''[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]''' +'''ذولفقار علی بھٹو <br />{{small|(1928–1979)}}''' | align="center" | 14 August 1973 | align="center" | 5 July 1977 -| align="center" |[[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto#Prime Minister of Pakistan|1973]] -| align="center" |[[Pakistan People's Party]] +| align="center" | {{ayd|1973|08|14|1977|07|05}} +| align="center" | [[1977 Pakistani general election|1977]] +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] +| align="center" style="background-color: Black" | +|[[File:Fazal E Ch.jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]] [[Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry]] +| Bhutto resigned as president to become the empowered [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] after the [[Constitution of Pakistan|Constitution]] was repromulgated, which established a [[parliamentary system]] of government. He was deposed in the [[Operation Fair Play|martial law in 1977]] by his appointed [[Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)|army chief]], [[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq|General Zia]], in July 1977.<ref name="1977ML" /><ref name="4military">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C08%5C11%5Cstory_11-8-2012_pg3_2 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416071320/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2012%5C08%5C11%5Cstory_11-8-2012_pg3_2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 April 2013 |title=4 military dictators among 14 heads of state under Officers' Club of Revolutionary Armed Forces |work=Daily Times |first=Hasan |last=Ali |date=19 August 2008 |access-date=16 January 2013 }}</ref> |- -|14 -|[[File:State_emblem_of_Pakistan.svg|115x115px]] -![[Sheikh Anwarul Haq]] -<small>(1917–1995)</small> -|5 July 1977 -|5 July 1977 -|— -|Independent |- -|15 -| -![[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] -<small>(1924–1988)</small> -|5 July 1977 -|24 March 1985 -|— -|Independent -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: DarkGreen" |16 +| align="center" | 10 | align="center" | [[File:Muhammad Khan Junejo.jpg|100px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Muhammad Khan Junejo]]<br><small>(1932–1993)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Muhammad Khan Junejo]]''' +'''محمد خان جنیجو<br />{{small|(1932–1993)}}''' | align="center" | 24 March 1985 | align="center" | 29 May 1988 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 1985|1985]] -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League <br /> +| align="center" | {{ayd|1985|03|24|1988|05|29}} +| align="center" | [[1985 Pakistani general election|1985]] +| align="center" | Independent <br />([[Independent politician|Independent]]) +| align="center" style="background-color: White" | +|[[File:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan president).jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]][[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] +| Junejo was elected as the tenth [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in [[1985 Pakistani general election|non-party based elections]] in 1985, therefore he was elected on an Independent ticket but he served the Pakistan Muslim League while before entering in office and during office. He was dismissed by the president after Eighth Amendment to the Constitution.<ref name="List" /> |- -|17 -| -![[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]] - -<small>(1924–1988)</small> -|29 May 1988 -|6 August 1988 -|— -|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] -|- -|18 -|[[File:State_emblem_of_Pakistan.svg|115x115px]] -![[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]]<small>(1915–2006)</small> -|6 August 1988 -|2 December 1988 -|— -|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: Black" |19 +| align="center" | 11 | align="center" | [[File:(Benazir Buttho) Rueda de prensa de Felipe González y la primera ministra de Paquistán. Pool Moncloa. 14 de septiembre de 1994 (cropped).jpeg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a woman in traditional Pakistani dress.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Benazir Bhutto]]<br><small>(1953–2007)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Benazir Bhutto]]''' +'''بے نظیر بھٹو<br />{{small|(1953–2007)}}''' | align="center" | 2 December 1988 | align="center" | 6 August 1990 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 1988|1988]] -| align="center" | Pakistan People's Party +| align="center" | {{ayd|1988|12|02|1990|08|06}} +| align="center" | [[1988 Pakistani general election|1988]] +| align="center" |[[Pakistan Peoples Party]] +| align="center" style="background-color: Black" | +| rowspan="2" |[[File:Ghulam Ishaq Khan (cropped).JPG|center|thumb|105x105px]][[Ghulam Ishaq Khan]] +| Bhutto became the first woman in Pakistan to head a major political party, in 1982. Six years later, she became [[Women in Muslim societies|the first woman elected]] to lead a [[Muslim world|Muslim state]].<ref name="Benazir" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/Daughter+of+tragedy/1/2944.html | title=Benazir Bhutto: Daughter of Tragedy | author=Muhammad Najeeb in Rawalpindi & Hasan Zaidi in Karachi | work=[[India Today]] |date=28 December 2007|access-date=20 October 2012}}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: Maroon" |20 -|[[File:Ghulam_Mustafa_Jatoi.jpg|141x141px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi]]<br><small>(1931–2009)</small> -| align="center" | 6 August 1990 +| align="center" | 12 +| align="center" | [[File:Nawaz Sharif detail, 981203-D-9880W-117.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man from the left.]] +| align="center" | '''[[Nawaz Sharif]]''' +'''میاں محمد نواز شریف<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}''' | align="center" | 6 November 1990 -|— -| align="center" | [[National Peoples Party (Pakistan)|National Peoples Party]] -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" |21 -| align="center" |[[File:Prime_Minister_Nawaz_Sharif.jpg|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man from the left, this image may or may not reflect time period, best advice is to find one from 1997.|123x123px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Nawaz Sharif]]<br><small>(1949–)</small> -| align="center" | 6 November 1990 -| align="center" | 18 April 1993 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 1990|1990]] +| align="center" | 18 July 1993 +| align="center" | {{ayd|1990|11|06|1993|07|18}} +| align="center" | [[1990 Pakistani general election|1990]] | align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] +| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" | +| Sharif was elected as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan on 1 November 1990.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XfI-hEI8a9wC | title=Pakistan's economy in historical perspective: The Growth, Power and Poverty | author=John, Wilson; Vikram Sood and Akmal Hussain (2009) | isbn=978-81-317-2504-7 | page=220 | work=Pakistan: the struggle within. | year=2009 | location=[[New Delhi]] and [[Washington, D.C.]]: Dorling Kindersly (Pvt) limited, India and the Library of Congress | access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved his government in April 1993, which was later on reinstated by the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]].<ref name="Nawaz" /> Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him under [[Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan|article 58-2b]], in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|Supreme Court]].<ref name="Nawaz" /> Sharif resigned from the post negotiating a settlement that resulted in the removal of President as well, in July 1993.<ref name="APH">{{cite book | last =Dutt | first =Sanjay | title =Inside Pakistan: 52 years oulook | publisher =A.P.H. Publishing Corporation | year =2009 | location =[[New Delhi]] | chapter =1993 Elections |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QGzRA-3zxfsC&pg=PA267 |page=267 | isbn =978-81-7648-157-1 |access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: Black" |22 -| align="center" | [[File:Balakh Sher Mazar.jpg|100px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Balakh Sher Mazari]]<br><small>(1928–)</small> -| align="center" | 18 April 1993 -| align="center" | 26 May 1993 -|— -| align="center" | Pakistan People's Party -|- -|23 -|[[File:State_emblem_of_Pakistan.svg|115x115px]] -![[Wasim Sajjad]]<small>(1941– )</small> -|26 May 1993 -|26 May 1993 -|— -|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] -|- -|24 -|[[File:Prime_Minister_Nawaz_Sharif.jpg|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man from the left, this image may or may not reflect time period, best advice is to find one from 1997.|123x123px]] -![[Nawaz Sharif]] -<small>(1949–)</small> -|26 May 1993 -|18 July 1993 -|— -|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: White" |25 -| align="center" | [[File:Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi.jpg|100px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi]]<br><small>(1930–2016)</small> -| align="center" | 18 July 1993 -| align="center" | 19 October 1993 -|— -| align="center" | Independent -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: Black " |26 -| align="center" | [[File:Benazir Bhutto cropped.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a woman in traditional Pakistani dress.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Benazir Bhutto]]<br><small>(1953–2007)</small> -| align="center" | 19 October 1993 -| align="center" | 5 November 1996 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 1993|1993]] -| align="center" | Pakistan People's Party +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 13 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[File:Benazir Bhutto cropped.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a woman in traditional Pakistani dress.]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" | '''[[Benazir Bhutto]]''' +'''بے نظیر بھٹو <br />{{small|(1953–2007)}}''' +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 19 October 1993 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | 5 November 1996 +| rowspan="2" align="center" | {{ayd|1993|10|19|1996|11|05}} +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[1993 Pakistani general election|1993]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" | [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] +| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background-color: Black" | +|[[Wasim Sajjad]] +| rowspan="2" | Bhutto was re-elected for a second term, in 1993. She survived an attempted [[1995 Pakistani coup d'état attempt|coup d'état in 1995]]. Bhutto's government was dismissed by president [[Farooq Leghari]] in November 1996.<ref name="DawnWireService, 1 June 1995">{{cite web|last=Ranjha|first=Khalid|title=Altaf accuses Benazir of 'racism'|url=http://www.lib.virginia.edu/area-studies/SouthAsia/SAserials/Dawn/1995/01Je95.html#raci|date=1 June 1995|publisher=DawnWireService|access-date=20 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="nyarrest">{{cite news | author =Burns, John F | title =Pakistan's Premier Bhutto is put under house arrest | newspaper = The New York Times | date = 5 November 1996 | access-date =5 March 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/05/world/pakistan-s-premier-bhutto-is-put-under-house-arrest.html }}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: White" |27 -| align="center" |[[File:State_emblem_of_Pakistan.svg|115x115px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Malik Meraj Khalid]]<br><small>(1916–2003)</small> -| align="center" | 5 November 1996 -| align="center" | 17 February 1997 -|— -| align="center" | Independent +| rowspan="2" |[[File:Farooq Leghari (cropped).jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]] [[Farooq Leghari]] |- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" |28 -| align="center" | [[File:Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man from the left, this image may or may not reflect time period, best advice is to find one from 1997.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Nawaz Sharif]]<br><small>(1949–)</small> -| align="center" | 17 February 1997 -| align="center" | 12 October 1999 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 1997|1997]] -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League (N) +| rowspan="3" align="center" | 14 +| rowspan="3" align="center" | [[File:Nawaz Sharif detail, 981203-D-9880W-117.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man from the left.]] +| rowspan="3" align="center" | '''[[Nawaz Sharif]]''' +'''میاں محمد نواز شریف<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}''' +| rowspan="3" align="center" | 17 February 1997 +| rowspan="3" align="center" | 12 October 1999 +| rowspan="3" align="center" | {{ayd|1997|02|17|1999|10|12}} +| rowspan="3" align="center" | [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997]] +| rowspan="3" align="center" |[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] +| rowspan="3" align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" | +| rowspan="3" | Sharif was re-elected as Prime Minister with an [[exclusive mandate]] from all over Pakistan for a non-consecutive second term, in February 1997.<ref name="Mittal" /><ref name="bbc profile">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6959782.stm|title=Profile: Nawaz Sharif|date=12 March 2009|first=Syed Shoaib|last=Hassan|access-date=27 October 2012 | publisher=BBC News}}</ref> His government was deposed by [[General officer|General]] [[Pervez Musharraf]] in October 1999, and [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|Martial law]] was imposed in the entire country.<ref name="BBC-1999_coup" /><ref name="Dugger">{{cite web|last=Dugger|first=Celia W.|title=Pakistan Calm After Coup; Leading General Gives No Clue About How He Will Rule|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/14/world/pakistan-calm-after-coup-leading-general-gives-no-clue-about-how-he-will-rule.html|work=The New York Times|date=14 October 1999|access-date=27 October 2012}}</ref> |- -|29 -| -![[Farooq Leghari]]<small>(1940–2010)</small> -|12 October 1999 -|12 October 1999 -|— -|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] +|[[Wasim Sajjad]] |- -|30 -|[[File:Pervez_Musharraf_2004.jpg|alt=A portrait of Pervez Musharraf|153x153px]] -![[Pervez Musharraf]]<small>(1943– )</small> -|12 October 1999 -|''23 November 2002'' -|— -|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] +|[[File:Pride of Performance Award by President of Pakistan (cropped head).jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]][[Muhammad Rafiq Tarar]] |- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" |31 +| align="center" | 15 | align="center" | [[File:Zafarullah Khan Jamali (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=A bearded man sitting in an office.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali]]<br><small>(1944–)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali]]''' +'''میر ظفر اللہ خان جمالی<br />{{small|(1944–2020)}}''' | align="center" | 23 November 2002 | align="center" | 26 June 2004 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 2002|2002]] +| align="center" | {{ayd|2002|11|23|2004|06|26}} +| align="center" | [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002]] | align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] +| align=center style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" | +| rowspan="4" |[[File:Pervez Musharraf 2004 (square).jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]] [[Pervez Musharraf]] +| Jamali was elected as the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in November 2002. He continued the [[Foreign policy|foreign]] and [[Economic policy|economic policies]] of [[Pervez Musharraf]] but could not complete his term and resigned from the post in June 2004.<ref name="Jamali"/> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" |32 +| align="center" | 16 | align="center" | [[File:Pakistan delegation (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=A side shot of a man looking at the camera.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]]<br><small>(1946–)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]]''' +'''چوہدری شجاعت حسین<br />{{small|(born 1946)}}''' | align="center" | 30 June 2004 | align="center" | 26 August 2004 +| align="center" | {{ayd|2004|06|30|2004|08|26}} | align="center" | — -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) +| align="center" |[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] +| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" | +| [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament]] elected [[Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain]] as the Prime Minister and to serve a 50-day period before the [[Shaukat Aziz]], permanently replaces him.<ref name="Shujaat">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-6-2004_pg1_8|title=Chaudhry Shujaat set to become 19th PM|last=Qaisar|first=Rana|date=29 June 2004|work=Daily Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050521023136/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_29-6-2004_pg1_8|archive-date=21 May 2005|url-status=dead|access-date=21 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" |33 +| align="center" | 17 | align="center" | [[File:Shaukat Aziz handout pic 2013.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man wearing a coat and tie.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Shaukat Aziz]]<br><small>(1949–)</small> +| align="center" | '''[[Shaukat Aziz]]''' +'''شوکت عزیز<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}''' | align="center" | 28 August 2004 | align="center" | 15 November 2007 +| align="center" | {{ayd|2004|08|28|2007|11|15}} | align="center" | — -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] +| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" | +| Aziz took the office of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] in August 2004. He left the office at the end of the parliamentary term, in November 2007, and became the first [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] who left the seat after completion of parliamentary term.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-11/16/content_6260363.htm|title=Soomro takes oath as Pakistan's caretaker PM|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=16 November 2007|access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref> +|- +| rowspan="3" |18 +| rowspan="3" |[[File:Yousaf Raza Gilani 2010 (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=A shot of a man during a meeting.]] +| rowspan="3" |'''[[Yousaf Raza Gillani]]''' +'''سید یوسف رضا گیلانی<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}''' +| rowspan="3" |25 March 2008 +| rowspan="3" |19 June 2012 +| rowspan="3" |{{ayd|2008|03|25|2012|06|19}} +| rowspan="3" |[[2008 Pakistani general election|2008]] +| rowspan="3" |[[Pakistan Peoples Party]] +|v +| rowspan="3" |Gillani was elected as prime minister in March 2008. He was disqualified from his seat in the parliament in April 2012 by the Supreme Court for contempt of court.<ref>{{cite web|first=Iftikhar A. |last=Khan|date=19 June 2012|url=http://dawn.com/2012/06/19/speaker-ruling-case-sc-resumes-hearing-2/|title=Yousuf Raza Gilani is sent packing|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|access-date=21 October 2012}}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color}}" |34 -| align="center" | [[File:Muhammad Mian Soomro.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a beard man wearing spectacles]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Muhammad Mian Soomro]]<br><small>(1950–)</small> -| align="center" | 16 November 2007 -| align="center" | 24 March 2008 -|— -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) +| rowspan="2" align="center" style="background-color: Black" | +|[[Muhammad Mian Soomro]] |- -| align="center" style="background-color: Black" |35 -| align="center" | [[File:Prime Minister of Pakistan (7171004240) (cropped).jpg|100px|alt=A shot of a man during a meeting.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Yousaf Raza Gillani]]<br><small>(1952–)</small> -| align="center" | 25 March 2008 -| align="center" | 19 June 2012 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 2008|2008]] -| align="center" | Pakistan People's Party +| rowspan="2" |[[File:Asif Ali Zardari - 2009.jpg|center|thumb|150x150px]] [[Asif Ali Zardari]] |- -| align="center" style="background-color: Black" |36 -| align="center" | -! scope=row align="center" | [[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]]<br><small>(1950–)</small> +| align="center" | 19 +| align="center" | [[File:Raja Pervez Ashraf.png|100px]] +| align="center" | '''[[Raja Pervaiz Ashraf]]''' +'''راجا پرویز اشرف<br />{{small|(born 1950)}}''' | align="center" | 22 June 2012 | align="center" | 24 March 2013 +| align="center" | {{ayd|2012|06|22|2013|03|24}} | align="center" | — -| align="center" | Pakistan People's Party -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: White" |37 -| align="center" | [[File:State emblem of Pakistan.svg|100px]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Mir Hazar Khan Khoso]]<br><small>(1929–)</small> -| align="center" | 25 March 2013 -| align="center" | 5 June 2013 -|— -| align="center" | Independent +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] +| align="center" style="background-color: Black" | +| Ashraf assumed the post of Prime Minister in June 2012, after Yousaf Raza Gillani was disqualified over contempt of court charges.<ref name="Ashraf" /> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" |38 -| align="center" | [[File:PrimeMinisterNawazSharif.jpg|100px|alt=A head and shoulder shot of a man from the left.]] -! scope=row align="center" | [[Nawaz Sharif]]<br>(1949–) +| align="center" | 20 +| align="center" | [[File:PrimeMinisterNawazSharif.jpg|100px]] +| align="center" | '''[[Nawaz Sharif]]''' +'''میاں محمد نواز شریف<br />{{small|(born 1949)}}''' | align="center" | 5 June 2013 | align="center" | 28 July 2017 -| align="center" | [[Pakistani general election, 2013|2013]] -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League (N) +| align="center" | {{ayd|2013|06|05|2017|07|28}} +| align="center" | [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013]] +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] +| align=center style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" | +| rowspan="2" |[[File:President Mamnoon Hussain.jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]][[Mamnoon Hussain]] +| On 5 June 2013, Sharif took office for a third non-consecutive term after winning 182/342 seats with clear majority.<ref name="BBC-3rd_term"/><ref name="Tribune"/> He was disqualified on 28 July 2017 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a result of the [[Panama Papers case]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1348191 |title=Nawaz Sharif steps down as PM after SC's disqualification verdict |work=[[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn]] |first=Haseeb |last=Bhatti |date=28 July 2017 }}</ref> |- -|39 -|[[File:Chief_Minister_of_the_Punjab_(8047057165)_(cropped).jpg|113x113px]] -![[Shehbaz Sharif]] -(1949–) -|28 July 2017 -|1 August 2017 -|— -|Independent -|- -| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" |40 -| align="center" |[[File:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (cropped).jpg|100px]] -! scope="row" align="center" |[[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]<br><small>(1958–)</small> +| align="center" | 21 +| align="center" | [[File:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (cropped).jpg|100px]] +| align="center" | '''[[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]''' +'''شاہد خاقان عباسی<br />{{small|(born 1958)}}''' | align="center" | 1 August 2017 -| align="center" | 31 May 2018 +| align="center" | 31 May 2018 +| align="center" | +{{ayd|2017|08|01|2018|05|31}} | align="center" | — -| align="center" | Pakistan Muslim League (N) +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] +| align="center" style="background-color: {{Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color}}" | +| [[Parliament of Pakistan|Parliament]] elected [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]] as the Prime Minister after the impeachment of Nawaz Sharif. His term expired on 31 May 2018 alongside the dissolution of the National Assembly to facilitate a caretaker government in place until the 25 July general election.<ref name="Shahid_Shehbaz">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/29/world/asia/shehbaz-sharif-pakistan-prime-minister.html| title=Ousted Pakistan Leader Passes Baton to Brother, Shehbaz Sharif |place=[[Asia-Pacific]] |work= The New York Times|first=Mehreen |last=Zahra-Malik| access-date=1 August 2017 |date=29 July 2017}}</ref> |- -| align="center" style="background-color: White" |41 -| align="center" | [[File:State emblem of Pakistan.svg|100px]] -! scope="row" align="center" |[[Nasirul Mulk]]<br><small>(1950–)</small> -| align="center" | 1 June 2018 -| align="center" | 18 August 2018 -|— -| align="center" | Independent -|- -| align="center" style="background-color:Red" |42 -| align="center" | [[file:Imran Khan 2019 crop.jpg|100px]] -! scope="row" align="center" |[[Imran Khan]]<br><small>(1952–)</small> +| align="center" | 22{{refn|name=PMcounts01|group=n|Ignoring the 7 caretaker prime ministers, [[Imran Khan]] is the 19th person to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. However [[Benazir Bhutto]]'s two non-consecutive terms (1988 - 1990 and 1993 - 1996) and [[Nawaz Sharif]]'s three non-consecutive terms (1990 - 1993, 1997 - 1999 and 2013 - 2017) are usually counted separately. As a result some sources count Khan as 19th Prime Minister,<ref name=FirstPost2018-07-27a>{{cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/world/imran-khan-as-pakistan-pm-india-need-not-take-pti-chiefs-duplicitous-and-insincere-peace-overtures-seriously-4837081.html|title=Imran Khan as Pakistan PM: India need not take PTI chief's insincere 'peace overtures' seriously|publisher=[[Firstpost]]|author=Sreemoy Talukdar | date=27 July 2018|access-date=18 August 2018|quote=The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief, who is poised to take over as Pakistan's 19th prime minister,}}</ref><ref name=WashingtonTimes2018-08-15a>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/aug/15/imran-khan-faces-corruption-pakistan-prime-ministe/|title=Famed cricketer turned prime minister faces widespread corruption in his effort to fix Pakistan|work=[[The Washington Times]]|author=Naila Inayat| date=15 August 2018|access-date=18 August 2018|quote= ... Imran Khan, the legendary cricketer turned politician who is now slated to become Pakistan's 19th prime minister,}}</ref> but most count him as 22nd.<ref name=TheNews2018-08-18a>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/356496-live-updates-election-for-next-prime-minister-of-pakistan-underway-in-national-assembly |title=Imran Khan elected 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan |publisher=[[The News International]]| date=18 August 2018|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=DunyaNews2018-08-18a>{{cite web|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/453141-Imran-Khan-Prime-Minister-President-House-oath-taking-ceremony|title=Imran Khan sworn-in as 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan |publisher=[[Dunya News]]| date=18 August 2018|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref><ref name=TimesOfIndia2018-08-18a>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/imran-khan-takes-oath-as-22nd-prime-minister-of-pakistan/articleshow/65448415.cms|title=Imran Khan takes oath as 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan |work=[[The Times of India]]| date=18 August 2018|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref> This counting system does not treat Nawaz Sharif's two periods in office in 1993 (separated by [[Balakh Sher Mazari]]'s brief stint as caretaker) as separate terms.}} +| align="center" | [[File:Imran Khan 2019 crop.jpg|center|140x140px]] +| align="center" | '''[[Imran Khan]]''' +'''عمران خان<br />{{small|(born 1952)}}''' | align="center" | 18 August 2018 | align="center" | Incumbent -| align="center" |[[Pakistani general election, 2018|2018]] -| align="center" | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf +| align="center" | {{ayd|2018|08|18}} +| align="center" | [[2018 Pakistani general election|2018]] +| align="center" | [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] +| align="center" style="background-color:Red" | +|[[File:President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi.jpg|center|thumb|100x100px]] [[Arif Alvi|Dr Arif Alvi]] +| [[2018 Pakistani general election|General elections]] were held on 25 July 2018, which resulted in the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] winning 156/342 seats. making a coalition Government of 177 members including PTI, [[Muttahida Qaumi Movement|MQM]], [[Balochistan Awami Party|BAP]] and others. On 18 August 2018, Imran Khan was elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan. |} -==See also== -{{Portal|Government of Pakistan}} -*[[Acting President of Pakistan]] -* [[Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan]] -* [[Air transports of heads of state and government#Pakistan|Air transports of heads of state and government]] -* [[Federal Secretary]] -* [[Grade 22]] -* [[Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan]] -* [[Prime Minister House, Pakistan]] -* [[Governor-General of Pakistan]] -* [[List international trips made by the President of Pakistan]] -* [[List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan]] -* [[Military coups in Pakistan]] -*[[History of Pakistan]] -*[[Politics of Pakistan]] -*[[Political history of Pakistan]] -*[[Constitution of Pakistan of 1956]] -*[[Constitution of Pakistan of 1962]] -*[[Constitutional economics]] -*[[Constitutionalism]] -*[[List of heads of state of Pakistan]] +===Caretakers=== +{{See|Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan}} ==Notes== @@ -531,5 +390,6 @@ ==External links== - +*{{cite web |url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/primeministers.php | title=Prime Ministers |publisher=[[National Assembly of Pakistan]]| access-date=1 July 2012 }} +*{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/438805/Pakistan | title=Pakistan |publisher=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]| access-date=1 July 2012 }} {{Lists of Prime Ministers}} @@ -538,6 +398,6 @@ {{featured list}} -[[Category: Lists of prime ministers by country|Pakistan]] -[[Category: Prime Ministers of Pakistan|Prime Ministers of Pakistan]] -[[Category: Pakistan-related lists|Prime Ministers]] +[[Category:Lists of prime ministers by country|Pakistan]] [[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Pakistan|Prime Ministers]] +[[Category:Prime Ministers of Pakistan|!]] +[[Category:Pakistan-related lists|Prime Ministers]] '