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The '''[[Governor-General]] of [[Pakistan]]''' was the resident representative of [[George VI of the United Kingdom|King George VI]] in Pakistan from [[1947]] to [[1952]] and then [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Queen Elizabeth II]] ("Queen of Pakistan") from 1952 until [[1956]] when Pakistan was proclaimed a [[republic]].

When Pakistan became an independent, self-governing nation in 1947, it, like post-independent India, provisionally continued to use the [[Government of India Act 1935]], as its written constitution until a post-independence constitution could be drafted; by default this contemplated the continuation of the [[constitutional monarchy]] as a [[Commonwealth realm]] [[Dominion of Pakistan|Dominion]].

The monarch appointed a [[Governor-General]], upon the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] to serve as [[de facto]] [[Head of State]].

[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]], considered ''Quaid-e-Azam'' ("Great Leader"), informed Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma: "when I am Governor-General the Prime Minister will do what I tell him to" -- however Jinnah's rapidly declining health made the issue moot.

After [[Jinnah]]'s death the Governor-General of Pakistan continued to serve a larger role than the India Act prescribed, dismissing multiple Prime Ministers and consolidating power.

The office of Governor-General was replaced by the office of [[President of Pakistan]] when Pakistan became a [[republic]] in 1956. The then Governor-General, [[Major-General Sahibzada Sayyid Iskander Ali Mirza|Iskander Mirza]], became Pakistan's first president.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width=50|Colour
! width=200|Party
|-
|style="background-color: White"|
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]] / [[Republican Party (Pakistan)|Republican Party]]
|-
| style="background-color: Blue" |
| [[Pakistan Muslim League]]
|}

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2|Name
! Portrait
! Entered office
! Left office
! Date of Birth and Death
! Political party
|-
! style="background-color: Blue" | 1
| [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]
|[[File:Jinnah2 Edited.jpg|none|thumb|76x76px|[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]]]]
| [[15 August]] [[1947]]
| [[11 September]] [[1948]]
| [[25 December]] [[1876]] – [[11 September]] [[1948]]
| [[Muslim League]]
|-
! style="background-color: Blue" | 2
| [[Al-Hajj Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin|Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin]]
| [[Image:Khawaja_Nazimuddin_of_Pakistan.JPG|60px]]
| [[14 September]] [[1948]]
| [[17 October]] [[1951]]
| [[19 July]] [[1894]] - [[22 October]] [[1964]]
| [[Muslim League]]
|-
! style="background-color: White" | 3
| [[Malik Ghulam Muhammad|Ghulam Mohammad]]
|
| [[17 October]] [[1951]]
| [[6 October]] [[1955]]
| [[20 April]] [[1895]] - [[12 September]] [[1956]]
|
|-
! style="background-color: White" | 4
| [[Major-General Sahibzada Sayyid Iskander Ali Mirza|Iskander Mirza]]
| [[Image:Iskander Mirza.jpg|60px]]
| [[6 October]] [[1955]]
| [[23 March]] [[1956]]
| [[13 November]] [[1899]] - [[12 November]] [[1969]]
| [[Republican Party (Pakistan)|Republican Party]]
|}

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[[Category:Governors General of Pakistan| ]]

Governor-General of Pakistan - Revision history

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