Pakistan

 

         1947-

 

Part of India

Part of Greeko-Bactrian Kingdom

1011-1215                 Ghurid Sultanate

27 May 1526 - 02 Aug 1858 Part of Mogul Empire

02 Aug 1858 - 14 Aug 1947 Part of British India

14 Aug 1947 - 23 Mar 1956 Independence, Dominion of Pakistan

14 Oct 1955 - 30 Jun 1970 Provinces abolished, divided into East and West Pakistan

23 Mar 1956 - 08 Jun 1962 Islamic Republic of Pakistan

08 Jun 1962 - 14 Aug 1973 Republic of Pakistan

26 Mar 1971               East Pakistan proclaims independence as Bangladesh;

                           effective 16 Dec 1971. Recognised by Pakistan in 1974

14 Aug 1973 -             Islamic Republic of Pakistan

 

 

Government: Islamic Republic

Capital: Islamabad

Language: Urdu, Punjabi, Balochi, Sindhi, Pushdu, English

Religion: Sunni Islam, Shia Islam, Hindu, Christian, Buddhist,

National Anthem: "Pak sarzamin shad bad" (Blessed be the sacred land)

National Motto: Tanzim Yaqeen-e-Muhkam (Unity, Discipline and Faith)

National Day: Republic Day, 23rd March (1956)

Curuncy: Parkistani Rupee

 

Ghurid Sultans

....-1011 Mohammad I 

1011-1035 Abu Ali

1035-1059 Abbas

1059-1079 Mohammad II

1079-1100 Qutb ad-Din Hasan

1100-1146 Izz ad-Din Abu I-Muluk Husain I

1146-1149 Saif ad-Din Suri

1149      Baha ad-Din Sam I

1149-1161 Ala ad-Din Jahan-Suz Husain II

1161-1163 Saif ad-Din Mohammad II

1163-1203 Ghiyath ad-Din Abu I-Fath Mohammad III

1203-1206 Muizz ad-Din Mohammad IV

1206-1212 Ghiyath ad-Din Mahmud

1212-1213 Baha ad-Din Sam II

1213-1214 Ala ad-Din Atsiz

1214-1215 Ala ad-Din Mohammad V

 

Governors-General

15 Aug 1947 - 11 Sep 1948 Mohammad Ali Jinnah ....................... 1876-1948

11 Sep 1948 - 17 Oct 1951 Khwaja Nazimuddin ......................... 1894-1964

17 Oct 1951 - 06 Oct 1955 Ghulam Mohammad ........................... 1895-1956

06 Nov 1955 - 23 Mar 1956 Sayyid Iskandar Ali Mirza ................. 1899-1969

Presidents

23 Mar 1956 - 27 Oct 1958 Sayyid Iskanda Ali Mirza

27 Oct 1958 - 25 Mar 1969 Mohammad Ayub Khan ........................ 1907-1974

25 Mar 1969 - 20 Dec 1971 Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan .................. 1917-1980

                          (chief martial law administrator to 31 Mar 1969)

20 Dec 1971 - 13 Aug 1973 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ....................... 1928-1979

14 Aug 1973 - 16 Sep 1978 Fazal Ilahi Chaundri ...................... 1904-1982

16 Sep 1978 - 29 May 1988 Gen. Mohammed Zai-ul-Haq .................. 1924-1988

                          (de facto military ruler from 05 Jul 1977)

17 Aug 1988 - 18 Jun 1993 Ghulam Ishaq Khan ......................... 1915-2006

18 Jun      - 14 Nov 1993 Wasim Sajjad .............................. 1941-

                          (1st Time)

14 Nov 1993 - 02 Dec 1997 Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari .......... 1940-2010

02 Dec      - 31 Dec 1997 Wasim Sajjad (2nd Time)

01 Jan 1998 - 20 Jun 2001 Mohammed Rafiq Tarar ...................... 1929-

20 Jun 2001 - 18 Aug 2008 Gen. Perves Musharraf ..................... 1943-

                          (Military chief executive from 12 Oct 1999)

18 Aug      - 09 Sep 2008 Mohammadmian Soomro ....................... 1950-

                          (acting)

09 Sep 2008 -             Asif Ali Zardari .......................... 1955-

 

Prime Ministers

15 Aug 1947 - 16 Oct 1951 Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan ................ 1896-1951

17 Oct 1951 - 17 Apr 1953 Khwaja Nazimuddin ......................... 1894-1964

17 Apr 1953 - 11 Aug 1955 Mohammad Ali Borga ........................ 1909-1963

11 Aug 1955 - 12 Sep 1956 Chaudhry Mohammad Ali ..................... 1905-1980

12 Sep 1956 - 17 Oct 1957 Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ................. 1892-1963

17 Oct      - 16 Dec 1957 Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar ................. 1898-1968

16 Dec 1957 - 07 Oct 1958 Malik Sir Firoz Khan Noon ................. 1893-1970

07 Oct 1958 - 07 Dec 1971 Post Abbolished

07 Dec      - 20 Dec 1971 Nurul Amin ................................ 1893-1974

14 Aug 1973 - 05 Jul 1977 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto ....................... 1928-1979

24 Mar 1985 - 29 May 1988 Mohammad Khan Junejo

09 Jun 1988 - 06 Aug 1990 Benazir Bhutto ............................ 1953-2007

                          (1st Time)

06 Aug      - 06 Dec 1990 Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi ...................... 1931-2009

06 Dec 1990 - 18 Apr 1993 Main Mohammad Nawaz Sharif (1st Time)

18 Apr      - 26 May 1993 Mir Balakh Sher Mazari

26 May      - 18 Jul 1993 Main Mohammad Nawaz Sharif (2nd Time)

18 Jul 1993 - 05 Nov 1996 Benazir Bhutto (2nd Time)

05 Nov 1996 - 17 Feb 1997 Malik Miraj Khalid ........................ 1916-2003

17 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Main Mohammad Nawaz Sharif (3rd Time)

23 Nov 2002 - 30 Jun 2004 Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamil an-Naqshbandi

01 Jul      - 28 Aug 2004 Chaudhry Shunjaat Huseyn

28 Aug 2004 - 16 Nov 2007 Shaukat Aziz

16 Nov 2007 - 25 Mar 2008 Mohammadmian Main Soomro

25 Mar 2008 -             Makhdoom Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani ......... 1952-

 

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