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Governor-General of Pakistan

Representative of the Pakistani monarch (1947–1956)

Field	Value
post	Governor-General
body	Pakistan
native_name	{{Nastaliq	گورنر جنرل پاکستان}}
insignia	Pakistan Emblem (1947-1954).svg
insigniacaption	Emblem of the Dominion of Pakistan
(1947–1954)
image	Jinnah1945c.jpg
imagecaption	**First Governor-General of Pakistan
Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah**
14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948
style	His Excellency
status	Abolished
residence	Governor-General's House
appointer	Monarch of Pakistan
formation	14 August 1947
first	Muhammad Ali Jinnah
last	Iskander Mirza
abolished	23 March 1956

(1947–1954) Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah** 14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948

The governor-general of Pakistan () was the representative of the Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, established by the Indian Independence Act 1947. The office of governor-general was abolished when Pakistan became an Islamic republic in 1956.

Constitutional role

In the first years after its independence, Pakistan was one of the realms of the Commonwealth of Nations that shared the same person as sovereign and head of state. The Pakistani monarch was represented in the dominion by the governor-general of Pakistan, whom the monarch appointed on the advice of the Pakistani government.

The Pakistani monarch and the Federal Legislature of Pakistan constituted the Parliament of Pakistan. All executive powers of Pakistan rested with the sovereign. All laws in Pakistan were enacted only with royal assent, granted by the governor-general on behalf of the sovereign. The governor-general was also responsible for summoning, proroguing, and dissolving the Federal Legislature. The governor-general chose and appointed the Council of Ministers and dismissed them at his discretion. All Pakistani ministers of the Crown held office at the pleasure of the governor-general. The governor-general of Pakistan was also exempted from any proceedings against him in any Pakistani court.

Akhilesh Pillalamarri of The Diplomat wrote that during the reign of Elizabeth II, Queen of Pakistan, "her governors-general were presidents of Pakistan in all but name."

Oath of office

The governor-general of Pakistan was required to take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution of Pakistan and the Pakistani monarch before being permitted to assume his seat. The oath of allegiance taken by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first governor-general, was as follows:

List of governors-general of Pakistan

The following is a list of people who served as governor-general of Pakistan.

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Monarch
(Reign)	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	[[File:Jinnah1945c.jpg	70px]]	Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(1876–1948)	14 August
1947	11 September
1948		[[File:King George VI LOC matpc.14736 (cleaned).jpg	54x54px]]
George VI
(1947–1952)
Office vacant ( – )
2	[[File:Khawaja Nazimuddin.jpg	70px]]	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin
(1894–1964)	14 September
1948	17 October
1951
3	[[File:Malik_Muhammad.jpg	70px]]	Sir Ghulam Muhammad
(1895–1956)	17 October
1951	7 August
1955
[[File:Queen Elizabeth II official portrait for 1959 tour (retouched) (cropped) (3-to-4 aspect ratio).jpg	53x53px]]
Elizabeth II
(1952–1956)
4	[[File:Iskander_Mirza.jpg	70px]]	Iskander Mirza
(1899–1969)	7 August
1955	23 March
1956

Flag of the governor-general

Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan (1947-1953).svg|Flag used from 1947 to 1953 Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan (1953-1956).svg|Flag used from 1953 to 1956

References

"List Showing the Governors-General and Presidents of Pakistan Since Independence.".
(1973). "Chief Justice Muhammad Munir: His Life, Writings, and Judgements". Research Society of Pakistan.
(2013). "THE 'TROPICAL DOMINIONS': THE APPEAL OF DOMINION STATUS IN THE DECOLONISATION OF INDIA, PAKISTAN AND CEYLON, vol. 23". Transactions of the Royal Historical Society.
Karl Von Vorys. (1965). "Political development in Pakistan". Princeton University Press.
(1955). "The Governor-General of Pakistan". Pakistan Institute of International Affairs.
Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "When Elizabeth II Was Queen of Pakistan".
(4 February 2013). "Transfer of power and Jinnah". DAWN.

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