# Governor of Sindh

The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister of Sindh.
However, there were instances 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 Sindh, there were three direct instances of governor's rule under Mian Aminuddin, Rahimuddin Khan and Moinuddin Haider respectively, in 1951–1953, 1988, and 1998 when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved.
The governor is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. The Governor House in Karachi is the official residence of the governor of Sindh. Kamran Tessori is the current governor of Sindh.

## Caliphate

The Muslim province of Sind was under the reign of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. The governor of Sind was an official of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates.

## Mughal Empire

Following its annexation of Sindh's independent sultanates, the Mughal Empire administered southern Sindh as the Thatta Subah or Sarkar from 28 Mar. 1593 until the early 18th century. Northern Sindh was ruled separately by the Kalhora dynasty until around 1739, when Persian assistance allowed them to annex Thatta Subah as well. Following the 1783 Battle of Halani, Kalhora control was replaced by the Talpur dynasty.

## British Raj

Sir Charles Napier (1843-1847) became the first ever Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sind.

## Pakistan

Following is the list of Sindh governors after the independence of Pakistan in 1947.
| Number | Name of governor | Entered office | Left office | Political affiliation |
| 1. | Shaikh G.H. Hidayatullah | August 15, 1947 | October 4, 1948 | Muslim League |
| 2. | Shaikh Din Muhammad | October 7, 1948 | November 19, 1949 | Muslim League |
| 3. | Mian Aminuddin | November 19, 1949 | May 1, 1953 | Muslim League |
| 4. | George Baxandall Constantine | May 2, 1953 | August 12, 1953 | Civil Administration |
| 5. | Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola | August 12, 1953 | June 23, 1954 | Muslim League |
| 6. | Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot | June 24, 1954 | October 14, 1955 | Muslim League |
| - | Sindh province abolished and became part of West Pakistan unit | October 14, 1955 | July 1, 1970 | - |
| 7. | Lieutenant-General Rahman Gul, PA | July 1, 1970 | December 20, 1971 | Military Administration |
| 8. | Mumtaz Bhutto | December 24, 1971 | April 20, 1972 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 9. | Mir Rasool Bux Talpur | April 29, 1972 | February 14, 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 10. | Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan | February 15, 1973 | February 28, 1976 | Independent |
| 11. | Muhammad Dilawar Khanji | March 1, 1976 | July 5, 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 12. | Abdul Kadir Shaikh | July 6, 1977 | September 17, 1978 | Civil Administration |
| 13. | Lieutenant-General S.M. Abbasi, PA | September 18, 1978 | April 6, 1984 | Military Administration |
| 14. | Lieutenant-General (retired) Jahan Dad Khan, PA | April 7, 1984 | January 4, 1987 | Military Administration |
| 15. | Ashraf W. Tabani | January 5, 1987 | June 23, 1988 | Independent |
| 16. | General (retired) Rahimuddin Khan, PA | June 24, 1988 | September 12, 1988 | Military Administration |
| 17. | Justice Qadeeruddin Ahmed | September 12, 1988 | April 18, 1989 | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| 18. | Justice Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim | April 19, 1989 | August 6, 1990 | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| 19. | Mahmoud Haroon (1st term) | August 6, 1990 | July 18, 1993 | Independent |
| 20. | Hakim Saeed | July 19, 1993 | January 23, 1994 | Independent |
| (19) | Mahmoud Haroon (2nd term) | January 23, 1994 | May 21, 1995 | Independent |
| 21. | Kamaluddin Azfar | May 22, 1995 | March 16, 1997 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 22. | Lieutenant General (retired) Moinuddin Haider, PA | March 17, 1997 | June 17, 1999 | Military Administration |
| 23. | Mamnoon Hussain | June 19, 1999 | October 12, 1999 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 24. | Air Marshal Azim Daudpota, PAF | October 25, 1999 | May 24, 2000 | Military Administration |
| 25. | Muhammad Mian Soomro | May 25, 2000 | December 26, 2002 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PMLQ) |
| 26. | Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan | December 27, 2002 | November 9, 2016 | Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) |
| 27. | Chief Justice (R) Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui | November 11, 2016 | January 11, 2017 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 28. | Mohammad Zubair | February 8, 2017 | July 29, 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 29. | Imran Ismail | August 27, 2018 | April 10, 2022 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| - | Agha Siraj Durrani (acting) | 20 April, 2022 | October 9, 2022 | Pakistan People's Party |
| 30. | Kamran Tessori | 10 October 2022 | Incumbent | Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan |