List of mayors of Pakistan explained

List of current mayors of Pakistan according to the 2015 local government elections

List of major cities of Pakistan

MayorDeputy MayorTook officeCityPopulationAffiliationNotes
1Wasim AkhtarArshad VohraAug 30, 2016Karachi, Sindh24,300,625MQMpage
2Colonel (r) Mubashir JavedDec 31, 2016Lahore, Punjab10,355,000PML-NPage
3Razzak MalikDec 31, 2016Faisalabad, Punjab4,075,000PML-Npage
4Tayyab HussainSohail MashadiAug 30, 2016Hyderabad, Sindh3,437,798MQMpage
5Arbab Asim KhanSyed Qasim Ali ShahAug 30, 2015Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa3,233,252PTIpage
6Sardar NaseemChaudhry Tariq MahmoodDec 31, 2016Rawalpindi, Punjab3,198,911PML-Npage
7Ali PashaSulman Khalid ButtDec 31, 2016Gujranwala, Punjab2,723,009PML-N
8Shahid Hameed ChandiaSheikh Israr AhmadDec 31, 2016D.G Khan, Punjab2,713,520PML-N
9Sheikh Ansar AzizMar 04, 2016Islamabad, Capital Territory2,082,262PML(N)page
10Chaudhry Naveed Arainkhalid khan Dec 31, 2016Multan, Punjab2,050,000PML-Npage
11Kaleem Ullah KakarYounus BalochJan 29, 2015Quetta, Balochistan1,642,410PKMAP, PML(N)page
12Aqeel Najam HashmiMunir IqbalDec 31, 2016Bahawalpur, Punjab1,052,000PML-N
13Ch Tauheed AkhtarCh Bashir AhmedDec 31, 2016sialkot, Punjab920,000PML-N
14Arsalan ShaikhTariq ChauhanAug 30, 2016Sukkur, Sindh900,148PPPpage
16Muhammad Aslam ShaikhAnwar Ali LuharAug 30, 2016Larkana, Sindh522,315PPPpage
17Asad BalochMajid Naeem BazmiDec 31, 2016sahiwal, Punjab207,388PML-N
* Multiple Mayors

List of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa District nazims

This is the list of 23 District Nazims and Naib Nazims of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1]

NazimNaib NazimTook officeDistrictAffiliationNotes
1Sardar Sher BahaderShoukat TanoliAug 30, 2015AbbottabadIND
2Said GhulamGhulam MurtazaMansehraPML(N)
3Adil IslamAgha Shabir Ahmad AwanHaripurPTI
4Atta-ur-RehmanFaheem Akbar KhanBattagramPTI
5Bannu
6Fahad Khan UtmanzaiMusawir Khan DurraniCharsaddaPTI/JI
7Azizullah AlizaiMuhammad IsmailD.I. KhanPTI
8Obaid UllahSaid UmarHanguJUI(F)/IND
9Umar DarazMaj (R) Muhammad SajadKarakPTI
10Niaz Muhammad KhanAbdu-ur-Rashid KhanKohatJUI(F)/PML(N)
11Ishfaq Ahmad KhanArab KhanLakki MarwatPPP/PTI
12Himayat Ullah MayarAsad AliMardanANP/PPP
13Liqat KhattakIshfaq AhmadNowsheraPTI
14Muhammad Asim KhanSyed Qasim Ali ShahPeshawarPTI
15Mustafa KundiAftab AhmadTankPTI
16Amer RehmanAser KhanSwabiANP/JUI(F)
17Muhammad Ali ShahAbdu-ul-Jabbar KhanSwatPML(N)/ANP
18Niaz AhmadKamran lqbalShanglaPML(N)/PPP
19Ubaid UllahYousaf AliBunerJI/ANP
20Faseeh UllahHanif ullahU.DirJI
21Muhammad RasoolAbdul RashidL.DirJI
22Syed Ahmad Ali ShahCol (R) Ibrar HussianMalakandPPP/ANP
23Maghfirat ShahAbdul ShakoorChitralJUI(F)

List of Balochistan mayors

Chapter 3 "COMPOSITION OF LOCAL COUNCILS", clause 14 declares

14. Election of Chairmen of Local Councils.- For every Local Council there shall be a Chairman who shall be elected in the prescribed manner: Provided that the Chairman of Metropolitan Corporation may be designated as Mayor.
According to Balochistan local Govt Act 2010, it has only one mayor for Quetta Metropolitan Corporation.[2] [3]

List of Punjab mayors

there are total of 12 mayors in Punjab for 11 municipal corporations and one metropolitan corporation.[4] [5]

The Punjab Local Govt defines mayor and deputy mayor as:

(k) “Deputy Mayor” means a Deputy Mayor of the Metropolitan Corporation or a Municipal Corporation;
(x) “Mayor” means the Mayor of the Metropolitan Corporation or a Municipal Corporation;
PLGA 2013 also defines Metropolitan and municipal corporations as;
(z) “Metropolitan Corporation” means Metropolitan Corporation Lahore;
CHAPTER III CONSTITUTION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
(d) an integrated urban area having a population of more than five hundred thousand to be a Municipal Corporation.

Municipal Corporation
1Faisalabad
2Rawalpindi
3Multan
4Gujranwala
5Murree
6sargodha
7sahiwal
8sialkot
9gujrat
10bhawalpur
11D.G Khan
MayorDeputy MayorTook officeCityPopulationAffiliationNotes
1Colonel (r) Mubashir JavedMuhammad Mushtaq Mughal, Waseem Qadir, Nazir Ahmed Sawati, Ijaz Ahmed Hafeez, Mehar Mahmood Ahmed, Mian Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Bilal Chaudhry, Haji Allah Rakha and Rao Shahab-ud-DinDec 31, 2016Lahore, Punjab10,355,000PML-NPage
2Razzak MalikSheikh Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Ameen Butt and Chaudhry Abdul GhafoorDec 31, 2016Faisalabad, Punjab4,075,000PML-Npage
3Sardar NaseemChaudhry Tariq MahmoodDec 31, 2016Rawalpindi, Punjab3,198,911PML-Npage
4Chaudhry Naveed ArainMunawar Ehsan Qureshi and Saeed AhmadDec 31, 2016Multan, Punjab2,050,000PML-Npage
5Aqeel Najam HashmiMunir IqbalDec 31, 2016bhawalpur, Punjab1,052,000PML-N[6]
6Ali PashaSalman Khalid Pomi ButtDec 31, 2016Gujranwala, Punjab2,723,009PML-N
7Ch Tauheed AkhtarCh Bashir AhmedDec 31, 2016sialkot, Punjab920,000PML-N[7]
8Dec 31, 2016sargodha, Punjab1,500,000PML-N
9Asad BalochMajid Naeem BazmiDec 31, 2016sahiwal, Punjab207,388PML-N[8]
10Dec 31, 2016gujrat, Punjab2,048,008PML-N
11Shahid Hameed ChandiaSheikh Israr AhmadDec 31, 2016D.G Khan, Punjab2,713,520PML-N[9]
12stayedstayedDec 31, 2016Murree, Punjab25,247PML-N[10]

List of Sindh mayors

There are 4 mayors of Sindh, one mayor for metropolitan corporation, 3 mayors for municipal corporations.[11] [12]

The Sindh Local Govt defines mayor and deputy mayor as:

x. ‘Chairman’ means the chairman and include chairperson of Council constituted under the Act but in the case of a Municipal Corporation or a Metropolitan Corporation, the Chairman may be called the Mayor.
xlviii. “Mayor” means the Mayor of a Corporation;
xxi. “Deputy Mayor” means the Deputy Mayor of the Corporation;
CHAPTER- III CONSTITUTION AND COMPOSITION OF COUNCILS,
(4) Metropolitan Corporation. There shall be a Metropolitan Corporation for Karachi Division

Municipal Corporation
1Hyderabad
2Sukkur
3Larkana
MayorDeputy MayorTook officeCityPopulationAffiliationNotes
1Wasim AkhtarArshad VohraAug 30, 2016Karachi, Sindh24,300,625MQMpage
2Sohail MashadiSohail Mashadijan 10, 2019Hyderabad, Sindh3,437,798MQMpage
3Arsalan ShaikhTariq ChauhanAug 30, 2016Sukkur, Sindh900,148PPPpage
4Muhammad Aslam ShaikhAnwar Ali LuharAug 30, 2016Larkana, Sindh522,315PPPpage

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Complete List of KPK District and Tehsil Nazims Elected in 2015. 2015-09-01. en-US. 2016-09-11.
  2. Web site: Opinion: Local Government Elections in Balochistan. UNDP in Pakistan. 2016-09-12.
  3. Web site: The Balochistan Local Government Act 2010.
  4. Web site: notification local govt Punjab.
  5. Web site: Punjab Local Govt Act 2013.
  6. Web site: PML-N sweeps polls for local govt top slots in Punjab. www.thenews.com.pk. 2016-12-24.
  7. News: N bags top Sialkot MC slots unopposed. The Nation. en-US. 2016-12-24.
  8. News: PML-N Mayor candidates elect unopposed in 3 districts. 2016-12-24.
  9. News: PML-N sweeps Punjab Mayor elections. Webmaster. 2016-12-23. Pakistan Observer. en-US. 2016-12-24.
  10. News: It’s final: Punjab belongs to PML-N - The Express Tribune. 2016-12-23. The Express Tribune. en-US. 2016-12-24.
  11. Web site: Sindh Local Govt Act 2013.
  12. Web site: Sindh local government set-up explainer. Newspaper. the. 2015-10-30. 2016-09-12.