| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Punjab |
| Flag: | Flag of Punjab.svg |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of Punjab.svg |
| Incumbent: | Sardar Saleem Haider Khan |
| Incumbentsince: | 10 May 2024 |
| Style: | The Honorable (formal) |
| Residence: | Governor's House |
| Seat: | Lahore |
| Nominator: | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Appointer: | President of Pakistan |
| Termlength: | 5 years |
| Constituting Instrument: | Constitution of Pakistan |
| Formation: | 15 August 1947 |
| First: | Sir Francis Mudie |
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.
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Party Background | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Punjab | ||||||
| 1 | Sir Francis Mudie | 1947 | 1949 | |||
| 2 | 1949 | 1951 | ||||
| 3 | I. I. Chundrigar | 1951 | 1953 | |||
| 4 | 1953 | 1954 | ||||
| 5 | Habib Rahimtoola | 1954 | 1954 | |||
| 6 | 1954 | 1955 | ||||
| N | Governor of West Pakistan[1] | Portrait | Tenure | Party Background | Form of Government | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (6) | Mushtaq Ahmed Gurmani | 14 October 1955 – 27 August 1957 | Muslim League | Democratic government | ||
| 7 | Akhter Husain | September 1957 – 12 April 1960 | Independent | Military government | ||
| 8 | Amir Mohammad Khan | 12 April 1960 – 18 September 1966 | Muslim League | Military government / Civilian authority | ||
| 9 | General (retired) Muhammad Musa | 18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969 | Independent | Civilian Authority | ||
| 10 | Yusuf Haroon | 20 March 1969 – 25 March 1969 | Civilian Government | Civilian Authority | ||
| N | Martial Law Administrator | Tenure Term | Type of Government | Service in effect | ||
| 11 | Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (first term) | 25 March 1969 – 29 August 1969 | Military Government | Pakistan Army | ||
| 12 | Lieutenant-General Tikka Khan | 29 August 1969 – 1 September 1969 | Military Government | Pakistan Army | ||
| 13 | Air Marshal Nur Khan | 1 September 1969 – 1 February 1970 | Military Government | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| (11) | Lieutenant-General Attiqur Rahman (second term) | 1 February 1970 – 1 July 1970 | Military Government | Pakistan Army |
| No. | Name | Portrait | Term of office | Duration | Party Background | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Attiqur Rahman | 1970 | 1971 | 540 Days(1 year, 5 months, 3 days) | |||
| 15 | Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 1971 | 1973 | 690 days(1 year, 10 months, 20 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 16 | Sadiq Hussain Qureshi | 1973 | 1975 | 487 days(1 year, 4 months, 2 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 17 | Ghulam Mustafa Khar | 1975 | 1975 | 139 days(4 months, 17 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 18 | Mohammad Abbas Abbasi | 1975 | 1977 | 705 days(1 year, 11 months, 5 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 19 | Aslam Riaz Hussain | 1977 | 1978 | 440 days(1 year, 2 months, 13 days) | |||
| 20 | Sawar Khan | 1978 | 1980 | 591 days(1 year, 7 months, 13 days) | |||
| 21 | Ghulam Jilani Khan | 1980 | 1985 | 2069 days(5 years, 7 months, 29 days) | |||
| 22 | Sajjad Hussain Qureshi | 1985 | 1988 | 1075 days(2 years, 11 months, 9 days) | |||
| 23 | Tikka Khan | 1988 | 1990 | 605 days(1 year, 7 months, 28 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 24 | Mian Muhammad Azhar | 1990 | 1993 | 993 days(2 years, 8 months, 19 days) | Pakistan Muslim League | ||
| 25 | Chaudhary Altaf Hussain | 1993 | 1993 | 85 days(2 months, 24 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 26 | Iqbal Khan | 1993 | 1994 | 250 days(8 months, 7 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 27 | Chaudhary Altaf Hussain | 1994 | 1995 | 422 days(1 year, 1 month, 26 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 28 | Raja Saroop Khan | 1995 | 1996 | 506 days1 year, 4 months, 18 days | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 29 | Khawaja Tariq Rahim | 1996 | 1997 | 120 days4 months | |||
| 30 | Shahid Hamid | 1997 | 1999 | 890 days(2 years, 5 months, 7 days) | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 31 | Zulfiqar Ali Khosa | 1999 | 1999 | 73 days | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 32 | Muhammad Safdar | 1999 | 2001 | 796 days(2 years, 2 months, 4 days) | |||
| 33 | Khalid Maqbool | 2001 | 2008 | 2391 days(6 years, 6 months, 17 days) | |||
| 34 | Salmaan Taseer | 2008 | 2011 | 962 days(2 years, 7 months, 18 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 35 | Latif Khosa | 2011 | 2013 | 720 days(1 year, 11 months, 20 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 36 | Syed Ahmed Mahmud | 2013 | 2013 | 131 days(4 months, 11 days) | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 37 | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar | 2013 | 2015 | 545 days(1 year, 5 months, 27 days) | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 38 | Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana | 2015 | 2018 | 1199 days(3 years, 3 months, 11 days) | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 39 | Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar | 2018 | 2022 | 1306 days(3 years, 6 months, 29 days) | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||
| 40 | Omar Sarfraz Cheema | 2022 | 10 May 2022 | 57 days(1 month, 27 days) | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||
| 41 | Baligh Ur Rehman | 2022 | 10 May 2024 | 710 days (1 year, 11 months, 10 days) | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 42 | Sardar Saleem Haider Khan | 10 May 2024 | Incumbent | Pakistan People's Party | |||