Permanent historical factsheet

Governor-General of Pakistan

Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1947–1955Date range
4Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1947

Muhammad Ali Jinnah14 August 1947

Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan

Muhammad Ali Jinnah becomes Pakistan's first Governor-General.

1948

Khwaja Nazimuddin14 September 1948

Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan

Khwaja Nazimuddin succeeds Jinnah as Governor-General.

1951

Malik Ghulam Muhammad17 October 1951

Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan

Malik Ghulam Muhammad becomes Governor-General after Nazimuddin changes office.

1955

Iskander Mirza6 October 1955

Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan

Iskander Mirza succeeds Ghulam Muhammad as Governor-General.

Names involved

Iskander MirzaKhwaja NazimuddinMalik Ghulam MuhammadMuhammad Ali Jinnah

Provenance

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