The governor of Sindh is the appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the Chief Secretary and the Chief Minister of Sindh.
However, there were instances throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Sindh, there were three direct instances of governor's rule under Mian Aminuddin, Rahimuddin Khan and Moinuddin Haider respectively, in 1951–1953, 1988, and 1998 when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved.
The governor is appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. The Governor House in Karachi is the official residence of the governor of Sindh. Nehal Hashmi is the current governor of Sindh.
Caliphate
The Muslim province of Sind was under the reign of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates. The governor of Sind was an official of Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates.Al-Ya'qubi, pp. 388, 557, 448, 599; al-Tabari, v. 32: p. 106
Mughal Empire Following its annexation of Sindh's independent sultanates, the Mughal Empire administered southern Sindh as the Thatta Subah or Sarkar from 28 Mar. 1593 until the early 18th century. Northern Sindh was ruled separately by the Kalhora dynasty until around 1739, when Persian assistance allowed them to annex Thatta Subah as well. Following the 1783 Battle of Halani, Kalhora control was replaced by the Talpur dynasty.
British Raj Sir Charles Napier (1843-1847) became the first ever Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sind.
List of governors of Sindh Following is a list of the governors of Sindh since Sind was established as a separate province on 1 April 1936.
GovernorPolitical affiliationTerm of officePortraitNameTook officeLeft officeTime in office1Sir Lancelot GrahamBritish colonial administration2Sir Hugh DowBritish colonial administration3Sir Robert Francis MudieBritish colonial administration4Shaikh Ghulam Hussain HidayatullahMuslim League5Shaikh Din MuhammadIndependent6Mian AminuddinIndependent7George Baxandall ConstantineCivil administration8Habib Ibrahim RahimtoolaMuslim League9Iftikhar Hussain Khan MamdotMuslim League–Office abolished10 Rakhman GulMilitary administration11Mumtaz BhuttoPPP12Mir Rasool Bux TalpurPPP13Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali KhanIndependent14Muhammad Dilawar KhanjiPPP15Abdul Kadir ShaikhCivil administration16 S. M. AbbasiMilitary administration17 Jahan Dad KhanMilitary administration18Ashraf W. TabaniIndependent19 Rahimuddin KhanMilitary administration20 Qadeeruddin AhmedJudiciary21 Fakhruddin G. EbrahimJudiciary22Mahmoud HaroonIndependent23Hakim Muhammad SaeedIndependent24Mahmoud HaroonIndependent25Kamaluddin AzfarPPP26 Moinuddin HaiderMilitary administration27Mamnoon HussainPML(N)28 Azim DaudpotaMilitary administration29Muhammad Mian SoomroPML(Q)30Ishrat-ul-Ibad KhanMQM31 Saeeduzzaman SiddiquiIndependent32Mohammad ZubairPML(N)33Imran IsmailPTI–Agha Siraj DurraniPPP34Kamran TessoriMQM-P35Nehal HashmiPML(N)Incumbent
See also Chief Minister of Sindh Government of Sindh Provincial Assembly of Sindh List of governors of Pakistan List of chief ministers in Pakistan List of presidents of Pakistan List of commissioners and governors of Sind in British India Commissioner Karachi Mayor of Karachi Administrator Karachi Government of Karachi
References
List of Governors of Sindh
External links Official website: Governor of Sindh News: Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Appointed As New Governor Sindh Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad removed from office