Head of the provincial government of Punjab
The chief minister of Punjab (Urdu : وزیر اعلیٰ پنجاب ; Wazīr-e Aʿlá Panjāb ) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Punjab . The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government , and is elected by the provincial assembly for Provincial Assembly . Given that they have the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the current elected chief minister of Punjab who won her seat in the 2024 general elections.
The office of Chief Minister is located in Lahore , the capital of the Punjab province and is known as the CM Secretariat .[ 1]
List of chief ministers of Punjab
Muslim League
Pakistan Peoples Party
Pakistan Muslim League (N) /Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Pakistan Muslim League (J)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Caretaker
N
Name
Portrait
Party
Term of office
Ref
1
Iftikhar Hussain Khan
MLP
15 August 1947
25 January 1949
1 year, 163 days
[ 2]
Governor's rule 25 January 1949 — 5 April 1951
2
Mian Mumtaz Daultana
MLP
15 April 1951
3 April 1953
1 year, 353 days
[ 3]
3
Feroz Khan Noon
3 April 1953
21 May 1955
2 years, 48 days
[ 4] [ 5]
4
Abdul Hamid Dasti
21 May 1955
14 October 1955
146 days
[ 6]
Post Abolished(14 October 1955 — 30 June 1970)
Martial Law 1 July 1970 — 2 May 1972
5
Malik Meraj Khalid
PPP
2 May 1972
12 November 1973
1 year, 194 days
[ 7]
6
Ghulam Mustafa Khar
12 November 1973
15 March 1974
123 days
[ 8]
7
Muhammad Hanif Ramay
15 March 1974
15 July 1975
1 year, 122 days
[ 9]
8
Sadiq Hussain Qureshi
15 July 1975
5 July 1977
1 year, 355 days
[ 10]
Martial law 5 July 1977 — 9 April 1985
9
Nawaz Sharif
IJI
9 April 1985
6 August 1990
5 years, 119 days
[ 11]
10
Ghulam Haider Wyne
6 August 1990
25 April 1993
2 years, 262 days
[ 12] [ 13]
11
Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo
PML(J)
25 April 1993
18 July 1993
84 days
[ 14] [ 15]
C
Sheikh Manzoor Elahi
—
—
18 July 1993
20 October 1993
94 days
[ 16]
(11)
Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo
PML(J)
20 October 1993
13 September 1995
1 year, 328 days
[ 17]
12
Muhammad Arif Nakai
13 September 1995
3 November 1996
1 year, 51 days
[ 18]
C
Muhammad Afzal Hayat
—
16 November 1996
20 February 1997
96 days
[ 19]
13
Shahbaz Sharif
PMLN
20 February 1997
12 October 1999
2 years, 234 days
[ 20]
Governor's rule 12 October 1999 — 23 November 2002
14
Parvez Elahi
PML(Q)
29 November 2002
18 November 2007
4 years, 354 days
[ 21] [ 22]
C
Sheikh Ijaz Nisar
—
18 November 2007
11 April 2008
145 days
[ 23] [ 24]
C
Dost Muhammad Khosa
PMLN
11 April 2008
8 June 2008
58 days
[ 25] [ 26]
15
Shahbaz Sharif
PMLN
8 June 2008
25 February 2009
262 days
[ 27]
Governor's rule 25 February 2009 — 30 March 2009
(15)
Shahbaz Sharif
PMLN
30 March 2009
26 March 2013
3 years, 361 days
[ 28]
C
Najam Sethi
26 March 2013
7 June 2013
73 days
[ 29] [ 30]
(15)
Shahbaz Sharif
PMLN
7 June 2013
7 June 2018
5 years, 0 days
[ 31] [ 32]
C
Hasan Askari Rizvi
8 June 2018
19 August 2018
72 days
[ 33] [ 34]
16
Usman Buzdar
PTI
20 August 2018
30 April 2022
3 years, 253 days
[ 35]
C
Hamza Shahbaz
PMLN
30 April 2022[ a]
26 July 2022
87 days
[ 37]
17
Parvez Elahi
PML(Q)
27 July 2022
22 January 2023
179 days
[ 38]
C
Mohsin Naqvi
22 January 2023
26 February 2024
1 year, 35 days
[ 39]
18
Maryam Nawaz
PMLN
26 February 2024
Incumbent
260 days
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