Governor of Punjab, Pakistan

The Governor of Punjab is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Punjab, Pakistan. Although the Governor is the head of the province on paper, it is largely a ceremonial position; and the main powers lie with the Chief Minister of Punjab and Chief Secretary of Punjab.

However, throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Punjab, there was direct governor rule in 1949–1951, when the provincial chief minister of that time was removed and assemblies dissolved.

List of governors

Governors of West Pakistan

Punjab Province

See also

• Chief Minister of Punjab
• Senior Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
• Leader of the Opposition Punjab
• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
• Government of Punjab
• Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
• List of current Pakistani governors
• List of current Pakistani chief ministers

References

1. Government of Punjab, Pakistan
2. List of governors of Punjab (British India)
3. Chaudhry Sarwar
4. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
5. Salman Taseer
6. Lists of Pakistani provincial governors
7. Punjab, Pakistan
8. Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)
9. List of governors of Punjab
10. Governor of Punjab
11. Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
12. Governor's House, Lahore
13. Ghulam Mustafa Khar
14. Baligh Ur Rehman
15. West Punjab
16. Sadiq Hussain Qureshi
17. Tikka Khan
18. Chaudhry Altaf Hussain
19. Latif Khosa
20. List of districts in Punjab, Pakistan