# List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the head of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a maximum of five years.

## List of chief ministers

| N | Portrait | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Party | Appointed by (Governor) |
| 1 | | Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum | 1 April 1937 | 7 September 1937 | 5 Months and 6 Days | | United Muslims Nationalist Party | Lord Linlithgow (Governor-General) |
| 2 | | Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (1st time) | 7 September 1937 | 10 November 1939 | 2 Years, 2 Months and 3 Days | | Indian National Congress | George Cunningham |
| | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943 | |
| 3 | | Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan | 25 May 1943 | 16 March 1945 | 1 Year, 10 Months and 21 Days | | All-India Muslim League | George Cunningham |
| 4 | | Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (2nd time) | 16 March 1945 | 22 August 1947 | 2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days | | Indian National Congress | George Cunningham |
| 4 | | Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan (2nd time) | 16 March 1945 | 22 August 1947 | 2 Years, 5 Months and 6 Days | | Indian National Congress | Olaf Caroe |
| 5 | | Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years and 8 months | | Pakistan Muslim League | George Cunningham |
| 5 | | Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years and 8 months | | Pakistan Muslim League | Ambrose Flux Dundas |
| 5 | | Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years and 8 months | | Pakistan Muslim League | Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid |
| 5 | | Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years and 8 months | | Pakistan Muslim League | Justice K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting) |
| 5 | | Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years and 8 months | | Pakistan Muslim League | Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar |
| 5 | | Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri | August 23, 1947 | April 23, 1953 | 5 years and 8 months | | Pakistan Muslim League | Khwaja Shahabuddin |
| 6 | | Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan | April 23, 1953 | July 18, 1955 | 2 years, 2 months and 25 days | | Pakistan Muslim League | Khwaja Shahabuddin |
| 6 | | Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan | April 23, 1953 | July 18, 1955 | 2 years, 2 months and 25 days | | Pakistan Muslim League | Qurban Ali Khan |
| 7 | | Sardar Bahadur Khan | July 19, 1955 | October 14, 1955 | 2 months and 25 days | | Pakistan Muslim League | Qurban Ali Khan |
| Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970 |||||||||
| Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972 |||||||||
| 8 | | Mufti Mahmud | March 1, 1972 | February 15, 1973 | 11 months & 15 days | | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam | Arbab Sikandar Khan |
| 9 | | Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur | April 29, 1973 | February 16, 1975 | 1 years, 10 months and 17 days | | PPP | Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak |
| 9 | | Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur | April 29, 1973 | February 16, 1975 | 1 years, 10 months and 17 days | | PPP | Syed Ghawas |
| Governor's Rule February 16, 1975 – May 3, 1975 |||||||||
| 10 | | Nasrullah Khan Khattak | May 3, 1975 | April 9, 1977 | 1 year, 11 months and 24 days | | PPP | Syed Ghawas |
| 10 | | Nasrullah Khan Khattak | May 3, 1975 | April 9, 1977 | 1 year, 11 months and 24 days | | PPP | Naseerullah Babar |
| 11 | | Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon | April 9, 1977 | July 5, 1977 | 1 month and 26 days | | PPP | Naseerullah Babar |
| Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985 |||||||||
| 12 | | Arbab Jehangir Khan | April 7, 1985 | May 31, 1988 | 3 years, 1 month and 24 days | | IND | Fazle Haq |
| 12 | | Arbab Jehangir Khan | April 7, 1985 | May 31, 1988 | 3 years, 1 month and 24 days | | IND | Abdul Ghafoor Khan |
| 12 | | Arbab Jehangir Khan | April 7, 1985 | May 31, 1988 | 3 years, 1 month and 24 days | | IND | Syed Usman Ali Shah |
| 12 | | Arbab Jehangir Khan | April 7, 1985 | May 31, 1988 | 3 years, 1 month and 24 days | | IND | Fida Mohammad Khan |
| 13 | | Fazle Haq | May 31, 1988 | December 2, 1988 | 6 months and 2 days | | Caretaker | Fida Mohammad Khan |
| 13 | | Fazle Haq | May 31, 1988 | December 2, 1988 | 6 months and 2 days | | Caretaker | Amir Gulistan Janjua |
| 14 | | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (1st time) | December 2, 1988 | August 7, 1990 | 1 year, 7 months & 25 days | | PPP | Amir Gulistan Janjua |
| 15 | | Mir Afzal Khan (acting till 8 Nov 1990) | August 7, 1990 | July 19, 1993 | 2 years, 11 months and 17 days | | IJI | Amir Gulistan Janjua |
| 15 | | Mir Afzal Khan (acting till 8 Nov 1990) | August 7, 1990 | July 19, 1993 | 2 years, 11 months and 17 days | | IJI | Khurshid Ali Khan |
| 16 | | Mufti Muhammad Abbas | July 20, 1993 | October 20, 1993 | 3 months | | Caretaker | Khurshid Ali Khan |
| 17 | | Pir Sabir Shah | October 20, 1993 | February 25, 1994 | 4 months and 5 days | | PMLN | Khurshid Ali Khan |
| Governor's Rule February 25, 1994 – April 24, 1994 |||||||||
| 18 | | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time) | April 24, 1994 | November 12, 1996 | 2 years, 6 months and 18 days | | PPP | Khurshid Ali Khan |
| 18 | | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time) | April 24, 1994 | November 12, 1996 | 2 years, 6 months and 18 days | | PPP | Justice Said Ibne Ali (acting) |
| 18 | | Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time) | April 24, 1994 | November 12, 1996 | 2 years, 6 months and 18 days | | PPP | Arif Bangash |
| 19 | | Raja Sikander Zaman | November 12, 1996 | February 21, 1997 | 3 months and 9 days | | Caretaker | Arif Bangash |
| 20 | | Mehtab Ahmed Khan | February 21, 1997 | October 12, 1999 | 2 years, 7 months, 21 days | | PMLN | Arif Bangash |
| 20 | | Mehtab Ahmed Khan | February 21, 1997 | October 12, 1999 | 2 years, 7 months, 21 days | | PMLN | Miangul Aurangzeb |
| Governor's Rule October 12, 1999 – November 30, 2002 |||||||||
| 21 | | Akram Khan Durrani | November 30, 2002 | October 11, 2007 | 4 years, 315 days (Full Term) | | JUI (F) | Iftikhar Hussain Shah |
| 21 | | Akram Khan Durrani | November 30, 2002 | October 11, 2007 | 4 years, 315 days (Full Term) | | JUI (F) | Khalilur Rehman |
| 21 | | Akram Khan Durrani | November 30, 2002 | October 11, 2007 | 4 years, 315 days (Full Term) | | JUI (F) | Ali Jan Aurakzai |
| 22 | | Shamsul Mulk | October 11, 2007 | March 31, 2008 | 5 months & 20 days | | Caretaker | Ali Jan Aurakzai |
| 22 | | Shamsul Mulk | October 11, 2007 | March 31, 2008 | 5 months & 20 days | | Caretaker | Owais Ahmed Ghani |
| 23 | | Haider Khan Hoti | March 31, 2008 | March 20, 2013 | 4 years, 354 days (Full Term) | | ANP | Owais Ahmed Ghani |
| 23 | | Haider Khan Hoti | March 31, 2008 | March 20, 2013 | 4 years, 354 days (Full Term) | | ANP | Syed Masood Kausar |
| 23 | | Haider Khan Hoti | March 31, 2008 | March 20, 2013 | 4 years, 354 days (Full Term) | | ANP | Shaukatullah Khan |
| 24 | | Tariq Pervez Khan | March 20, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | 2 Months and 11 days | | Caretaker | Shaukatullah Khan |
| 25 | | Pervez Khattak | May 31, 2013 | June 6, 2018 | 5 years, 6 days (Full Term) | | PTI | Shaukatullah Khan |
| 25 | | Pervez Khattak | May 31, 2013 | June 6, 2018 | 5 years, 6 days (Full Term) | | PTI | Mehtab Ahmed Khan |
| 25 | | Pervez Khattak | May 31, 2013 | June 6, 2018 | 5 years, 6 days (Full Term) | | PTI | Iqbal Zafar Jhagra |
| 26 | | Dost Muhammad Khan (Justice) | June 6, 2018 | August 16, 2018 | 2 Months and 11 days | | Caretaker | Iqbal Zafar Jhagra |
| 27 | | Mahmood Khan | August 17, 2018 | January 21, 2023 | 4 years 158 days | | PTI | Iqbal Zafar Jhagra |
| 27 | | Mahmood Khan | August 17, 2018 | January 21, 2023 | 4 years 158 days | | PTI | Shah Farman |
| 27 | | Mahmood Khan | August 17, 2018 | January 21, 2023 | 4 years 158 days | | PTI | Haji Ghulam Ali |
| 28 | | Muhammad Azam Khan (civil servant) | January 21, 2023 | November 11, 2023 | 294 days | | Caretaker | Haji Ghulam Ali |
| 28 | | Arshad Hussain Shah | November 12, 2023 | March 1, 2024 | 110 days | | Caretaker | Haji Ghulam Ali |
| 29 | | Ali Amin Gandapur | March 2, 2024 | | 1 year, 7 days | | PTI | Faisal Karim Kundi |