Question: who had the shortest tenure as governor general of pakistan
Answer: List of Governors - General of Pakistan No Portrait Name ( Birth -- Death ) Took office Left office Political party Muhammad Ali Jinnah ( 1876 -- 1948 ) 15 August 1947 11 September 1948 ( died in office ) Pakistan Muslim League Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin ( 1894 -- 1964 ) 14 September 1948 17 October 1951 ( became prime minister ) Pakistan Muslim League Sir Ghulam Muhammad ( 1895 -- 1956 ) 17 October 1951 7 August 1955 ( dismissed ) Independent Iskander Mirza ( 1899 -- 1969 ) 7 August 1955 23 March 1956 ( became president ) Republican Party