Governor General of Pakistan

Governor General of Pakistan

When Pakistan became an independent, self-governing nation in 1947, it initally adopted the constitutional monarchy form of government as a Commonwealth realm dominion. British monarch George VI was proclaimed "King of Pakistan," and upon his death his daughter Elizabeth II was proclaimed "Queen of Pakistan" in her coronation ceremony.

The monarch appointed a Governor General, upon the advice of the Prime Minister of Pakistan to serve as defacto Head of State. The Governor General had little pratical power, and served in a mostly figurehead capacity.

The following are Governors-General of Pakistan:

1947 - 1948 Mohammed Ali Jinnah (1876 - 1948)
1948 - 1951 Khwaja Nazimuddin (1894 - 1964)
1951 - 1955 Ghulam Mohammad (1895 - 1956)
1955 - 1956 Iskander Mirza (1899 - 1969)

The position of Governor General ended in 1956 when Pakistan became a republic. Governor General Iskander Mirza became Pakistan's first president.