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Wednesday 13 February 2013

Prime Ministers


Prime Ministers
No.
Portrait
Name
(Birth–death)
Took office
Left office
Political party
(
Alliance)
Note(s)
1
A black-and-white head and shoulder shoot of a man with spetacles, wearing coat and a tie.
Liaquat Ali Khan
(1896–1951)
14 August 1947
16 October 1951
(assassinated)
PML
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and Balochistan conflict: faced a war with India on the Kashmir conflict in 1947–48 and the Balochistan conflict.[17][18] Five-year plan: initiated science and technology, development of educational infrastructure, and economic policies.[19]Objectives Resolution: presented a prelude to future constitutions in the Constituent Assembly.[5]
2
A black-and-white head ean shoulder shoot of a man wearing coat and Jinnah cap.
Khawaja Nazimuddin
(1894–1964)
17 October 1951
17 April 1953
PML 
Nazimuddin becamePrime Minister of Pakistan after theassassination of Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951. The Bengali Language Movement, a political movement, rose in East Bengalduring his term.[22]
3
A black-and-white head ean shoulder shoot of a man wearing white shirt and a black tie.
Muhammad Ali Bogra
(1909–1963)
17 April 1953
12 August 1955
PML 
A relatively unknown personality to Pakistani politics, Bogra replacedKhwaja Nazimuddin as Prime Minister. He introduced a form of constitution, bicameral legislature, known as "Bogra Formula".
4
Chaudhry Muhammad Ali
(1905–1980)
12 August 1955
12 September 1956
PML 
Ali merged the four provinces of West Pakistan into One Unit. His greatest achievement was the formation of a newconstitution for Pakistan.[8]
5
A black and white shoot of two men
(left)
12 September 1956
17 October 1957
AL 
Suhrawardy established thePakistan Atomic Energy Commission.[23]
6
A man in spetacles, wearing coat ant tie.
17 October 1957
16 December 1957
PML 
Chundrigar was appointed by Iskander Mirza after the resignation of Suhrawardy.
7
Feroz Khan Noon
(1893–1970)
16 December 1957
7 October 1958
RP 
Noon was elected as the seventh Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was dismissed during the 1958 Pakistani coup d'état.[6]
8
Nurul Amin
(1893–1974)
7 December 1971
20 December 1971
PML dagger
Amin was appointed byYahya Khan as the eighth Prime Minister of Pakistan; he was also the first and the onlyVice President of Pakistan from 1970 to 1972, leading Pakistan in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
9
A man during a conversation.
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(1928–1979)
14 August 1973
5 July 1977
PPP Section-sign
The founder ofPakistan's atomic bomb programme, and Father of nuclear deterrence programme.[24] During his term, theconstitution of Pakistanwas made;[5] he introduced land and agriculture reforms andsocialist economicspolicies.[25] He was deposed in the 1977 Pakistani coup d'étatby General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in July 1977.[9]
10
Muhammad Khan Junejo
(1932–1993)
24 March 1985
29 May 1988
INDT *
Junejo was elected as the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan innon-party based elections in 1985.
11
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Benazir Bhutto
(1953–2007)
2 December 1988
6 August 1990
PPP Section-sign
Bhutto became the first woman in Pakistan to head a major political party, in 1988. Six years later, she became the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state.[10][27]
A
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
(1931–2009)
6 August 1990
6 November 1990
NPP down-arrow
12
A head and shoulder shoot of a man from the left.
Nawaz Sharif
(1949– )
6 November 1990
18 April 1993
PML (N) Section-sign
Sharif was elected as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan on 1 November 1990.[29]Sharif launchedprivatisation andeconomic liberalisationto elevate the national economy, and strengthened theprivate-sector of the country.[11]
A
Balakh Sher Mazari
(1928–2011)
18 April 1993
26 May 1993
PPP Section-sign
Appointed by the President Khan as a caretaker Prime Minister, Mazari's term ended when the Supreme Court overturned the Presidential order and restored Sharif's government.
(12)
A head and shoulder shoot of a man from the left.
Nawaz Sharif
(1949– )
26 May 1993
18 July 1993
PML (N) double-dagger
Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him underarticle 58-2b, in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the Supreme Court.[11] Sharif resigned from the post negotiating a settlement that resulted in the removal of President as well, in July 1993.[30]
A
18 July 1993
19 October 1993
INDT *
After Sharif's resignation in July 1993, Qureshi was appointed as the caretaker Prime Minister.
(11)
A head and shoulder shoot of a man from the left.
Benazir Bhutto
(1953–2007)
19 October 1993
5 November 1996
PPP Section-sign
Bhutto was re-elected for a second term, in 1993. She survived an attempted coup d'état in 1995, and stubbornness and authoritative actions earned her the nickname "Iron Lady" of the country.[31]
A
Malik Meraj Khalid
(1916–2003)
5 November 1996
17 February 1997
INDT *
Khalid was appointed as a caretaker Prime Minister after the dismissal of Bhutto's government in November 1993.
(12)
A head and shoulder shoot of a man from the left.
Nawaz Sharif
(1949– )
17 February 1997
12 October 1999
PML (N) double-dagger
Sharif was re-elected as Prime Minister with an exclusive mandatefrom all over Pakistan for a non-consecutive second term, in February 1997.[12][33]He notably ordered Pakistan's first nuclear tests in response toIndia's second nuclear tests, in May 1998.[34]Sharif's government was deposed byGeneral Pervez Musharraf in October 1999, and Martial lawwas imposed in the entire country.[13][35]
13
A beard man sitting in an office.
21 November 2002
26 June 2004
PML (Q) $
Jamali was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan in November 2002. He continued theforeign and economic policies of Pervez Musharraf but could not complete his term and resigned from the post in June 2004.
14
A side shoot of a man looking at the camera.
30 June 2004
20 August 2004
PML (Q) $
Shujaat was elected as a Prime Minister after the resignation of Jamali in June 2004.
15
A head and shoulder shoot of a man wearing a coat and tie.
Shaukat Aziz
(1949– )
20 August 2004
16 November 2007
PML (Q) $
Aziz took the office ofPrime Minister of Pakistan in August 2004. He survived an assassination attempt in the small town ofFateh Jang, in the previous month.[36]Aziz left the office at the end of the parliamentary term, in November 2007, and became the first Prime Minister of Pakistanwho left the seat after completion of parliamentary term.[37]
A
A head and shoulder shoot of a beard man wearing spectacles
16 November 2007
25 March 2008
PML (Q) $
Soomro took the office as caretaker Prime Minister in Novrember 2007.
16
A shoot of a man during a meeting.
25 March 2008
19 June 2012
PPP Section-sign
Gillani was elected in March 2008 and during his term, Chief JusticeIftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry's position was restored. He was disqualified from his seat in the parliament in April 2012 by the Supreme Court for contempt of court.[40]
17
Raja parvez ashraf.jpg
22 June 2012
Incumbent
PPP Section-sign
Ashraf is the incumbentPrime Minister of Pakistan. He assumed the post in June 2012, after Yousaf Raza Gillani was disqualified over contempt of court charges.[15]

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