# Chief Minister of Sindh

The chief minister of Sindh (Sindhi: وزيراعلي, Urdu: وزیر اعلىٰ—Wazīr-e Aʿlá), is the elected head of government of Sindh and serves alongside the Chief Secretary. Murad Ali Shah is the current Chief Minister of Sindh, serving since 26 February 2024.
The chief minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief Secretary. The Chief Minister of Sindh is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and is the leader of the provincial Legislature. The office of Chief Minister is located in Karachi, the capital of the Sindh province and is known as the CM Secretariat.

## Eligibility

The Constitution of Pakistan sets the principle of qualifications which one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Chief Minister. A Chief Minister must be:
* a citizen of Pakistan
* should be a member of the provincial legislature.
The Chief Minister is elected by a majority in the provincial legislative assembly. This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested by the majority party who is the appointing authority.

## List of premiers (pre-partition)

| Name of Premier (pre-partition) | Entered office | Left office | Political party/Notes |
| Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (1st time) | 28 April 1937 | 23 March 1938 | Muslim People's Party |
| Allah Bux Soomro (1st time) | 23 March 1938 | 18 April 1940 | Sind Ittehad Party |
| Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur | 18 April 1940 | 7 March 1941 | All-India Muslim League |
| Allah Bux Soomro (2nd time) | 7 March 1941 | 14 October 1942 | Sind Ittehad Party |
| Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah (2nd time) | 14 October 1942 | 14 August 1947 | Muslim People's Party |

## List of chief ministers of Sindh

List of all those who served as chief ministers of Sindh as follows
| No. | Name of Chief Minister | Entered office | Left office | Political party/Notes |
| 1 | Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (1st time) | 16 August 1947 | 28 April 1948 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 2 | Pir Ilahi Bux | 3 May 1948 | 4 February 1949 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 3 | Yusuf Haroon | 18 February 1949 | 7 May 1950 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 4 | Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah | 8 May 1950 | 24 March 1951 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| (1) | Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (2nd time) | 25 March 1951 | 29 December 1951 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| | Governor's rule | 29 December 1951 | 22 May 1953 | |
| 5 | Pirzada Abdul Sattar | 22 May 1953 | 8 November 1954 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| (1) | Muhammad Ayub Khuhro (3rd time) | 9 November 1954 | 13 October 1955 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| | Post abolished | 13 October 1955 | 30 June 1970 | Part of West Pakistan province |
| | Martial law | 1 July 1970 | 1 May 1972 | |
| 6 | Mumtaz Ali Bhutto (1st time) | 1 May 1972 | 20 December 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 7 | Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi | 25 December 1973 | 5 July 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| | Martial law | 5 July 1977 | 6 April 1985 | |
| 8 | Ghous Ali Shah | 6 April 1985 | 6 April 1988 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| 9 | Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (1st time) | 11 April 1988 | 24 June 1988 | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| | Governor's rule | 24 June 1988 | 31 August 1988 | |
| 10 | Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi (2nd time) | 31 August 1988 | 2 December 1988 | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| 11 | Qaim Ali Shah (1st time) | 2 December 1988 | 25 February 1990 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 12 | Aftab Shaban Mirani | 25 February 1990 | 6 August 1990 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 13 | Jam Sadiq Ali | 6 August 1990 | 5 March 1992 | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| 14 | Muzaffar Hussain Shah | 6 March 1992 | 19 July 1993 | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
| 15 | Syed Ali Madad Shah | 19 July 1993 | 21 October 1993 | Caretaker |
| 16 | Syed Abdullah Ali Shah | 21 October 1993 | 6 November 1996 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| (6) | Mumtaz Bhutto (2nd time) | 7 November 1996 | 22 February 1997 | Sindh National Front |
| 17 | Liaquat Ali Jatoi | 22 February 1997 | 30 October 1998 | Pakistan Muslim League |
| | Moinuddin Haider (Governor's rule) | 30 October 1998 | 17 June 1999 | Independent |
| 18 | Ali Mohammad Mahar | 17 December 2002 | 9 June 2004 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| 19 | Arbab Ghulam Rahim | 9 June 2004 | 19 November 2007 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| 20 | Abdul Qadir Halepota | 19 November 2007 | 6 April 2008 | Caretaker |
| (11) | Qaim Ali Shah (2nd time) | 6 April 2008 | March 21, 2013 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 21 | Zahid Qurban Alvi | 21 March 2013 | 30 May 2013 | Caretaker |
| (11) | Qaim Ali Shah (3rd time) | 30 May 2013 | 25 July 2016 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 22 | Murad Ali Shah (1st time) | 29 July 2016 | 28 May 2018 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 23 | Fazal-ur-Rehman | 2 June 2018 | 17 August 2018 | Caretaker |
| (22) | Murad Ali Shah (2nd time) | 18 August 2018 | 17 August 2023 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 24 | Maqbool Baqar | 15 August 2023 | 27 February 2024 | Caretaker |
| (22) | Murad Ali Shah (3rd time) | 27 February 2024 | Incumbent | Pakistan Peoples Party |