Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)

For the chief minister of Indian Punjab, see Chief Minister of Punjab (India).

The chief minister of Punjab (Urdu: وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب; Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government, and is elected by the provincial assembly for Provincial Assembly. Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the current elected chief minister of Punjab.

Chief Minister of Punjab
Seal of Punjab
Provincial Flag of Punjab
Incumbent Maryam Nawaz since 26 February 2024
Government of Punjab, Pakistan
Style	Her Excellency
Abbreviation	CM
Member of	Provincial Assembly of Punjab Cabinet of Punjab
Reports to	Governor of Punjab Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Residence	Chief Minister House, Lahore
Seat	Lahore
Appointer	Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holder	Iftikhar Hussain Khan
Formation	5 April 1947; 78 years ago (1947-04-05)
Deputy	Senior Minister of Punjab
Website	cm.punjab.gov.pk

The office of Chief Minister is located in Lahore, the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the CM Secretariat.^[1]

List of chief ministers of Punjab

For the list of ministers prior to 15 August 1947, see Premier of the Punjab.

  Muslim League
  Pakistan Peoples Party
  Pakistan Muslim League (N)/Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
  Pakistan Muslim League (J)
  Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
  Caretaker

N	Name	Portrait	Party		Term of office			Ref
1	Iftikhar Hussain Khan		MLP		15 August 1947	25 January 1949	1 year, 163 days	[2]
Governor's rule 25 January 1949 — 5 April 1951
2	Mumtaz Daultana		MLP		15 April 1951	3 April 1953	1 year, 353 days	[3]
3	Feroz Khan Noon				3 April 1953	21 May 1955	2 years, 48 days	[4][5]
4	Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti				21 May 1955	14 October 1955	146 days	[6]
Post Abolished(14 October 1955 — 30 June 1970)
Martial Law 1 July 1970 — 2 May 1972
5	Malik Meraj Khalid		PPP		2 May 1972	12 November 1973	1 year, 194 days	[7]
6	Ghulam Mustafa Khar				12 November 1973	15 March 1974	123 days	[8]
7	Muhammad Hanif Ramay				15 March 1974	15 July 1975	1 year, 122 days	[9]
8	Sadiq Hussain Qureshi				15 July 1975	5 July 1977	1 year, 355 days	[10]
Martial law 5 July 1977 — 9 April 1985
9	Nawaz Sharif		IJI		9 April 1985	6 August 1990	5 years, 119 days	[11]
10	Ghulam Haider Wyne				6 August 1990	25 April 1993	2 years, 262 days	[12][13]
11	Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo		PML(J)		25 April 1993	18 July 1993	84 days	[14][15]
-	Sheikh Manzoor Elahi		—		18 July 1993	20 October 1993	94 days	[16]
(11)	Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo		PML(J)		20 October 1993	13 September 1995	1 year, 328 days	[17]
12	Muhammad Arif Nakai				13 September 1995	3 November 1996	1 year, 51 days	[18]
-	Muhammad Afzal Hayat		—		16 November 1996	20 February 1997	96 days	[19]
13	Shehbaz Sharif		PMLN		20 February 1997	12 October 1999	2 years, 234 days	[20]
Governor's rule 12 October 1999 — 23 November 2002
14	Parvez Elahi		PML(Q)		29 November 2002	18 November 2007	4 years, 354 days	[21][22]
-	Sheikh Ijaz Nisar		—		18 November 2007	11 April 2008	145 days	[23][24]
-	Dost Muhammad Khosa		PMLN		11 April 2008	8 June 2008	58 days	[25][26]
15	Shehbaz Sharif		PMLN		8 June 2008	25 February 2009	262 days	[27]
Governor's rule 25 February 2009 — 30 March 2009
(15)	Shehbaz Sharif		PMLN		30 March 2009	26 March 2013	3 years, 361 days	[28]
-	Najam Sethi		—		26 March 2013	7 June 2013	73 days	[29][30]
(15)	Shehbaz Sharif		PMLN		7 June 2013	7 June 2018	5 years, 0 days	[31][32]
-	Hasan Askari Rizvi		—		8 June 2018	19 August 2018	72 days	[33][34]
16	Usman Buzdar		PTI		20 August 2018	30 April 2022	3 years, 253 days	[35]
-	Hamza Shahbaz		PMLN		30 April 2022[a]	26 July 2022	87 days	[37]
17	Parvez Elahi		PML(Q)		27 July 2022	22 January 2023	179 days	[38]
-	Mohsin Naqvi		—		22 January 2023	26 February 2024	1 year, 35 days	[39]
18	Maryam Nawaz		PMLN		26 February 2024	Incumbent	1 year, 169 days

See also

• Government of Pakistan
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Government of Punjab
• Governor of Punjab
• Chief Secretary Punjab
• Senior Minister of Punjab
• Leader of the Opposition Punjab
• Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
• List of current Pakistani chief ministers
• List of current Pakistani governors
• Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
• Chief Minister of Sindh
• Chief Minister of Balochistan
• Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan
• Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

Notes

1. Trustee from 22 July 2022^[36]