Governor-General of Pakistan

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The Governor-General of Pakistan was the British Crown’s representative and the country’s ceremonial head of state from independence in 1947 until the establishment of the republic in 1956.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Pakistan
appointedBy British Crown
Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
appointedOnAdviceOf Pakistani ministers (later practice)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (initially)
capitalDuringOffice Karachi
category Governors-General of Pakistan
constitutingInstrument Government of India Act 1935 (as adapted for Pakistan)
Indian Independence Act 1947
constitutionalStatus representative of the Crown
country Dominion of Pakistan
linked to: Dominion of India
de factoPower exercised executive authority on advice of Prime Minister of Pakistan
dissolved 1956-03-23
firstHolder Muhammad Ali Jinnah
flag Standard of the Governor-General of Pakistan
flagCaption Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan
headOfGovernmentCounterpart Prime Minister of Pakistan
historicalPeriod post-colonial transition in South Asia
inception 1947-08-14
jurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan
linked to: Pakistan
lastHolder Iskander Mirza
locatedInTime 1947–1956
memberOf executive branch of the Dominion of Pakistan
monarchDuringTenure Elizabeth II
George VI
nativeLabel گورنر جنرل پاکستان
officeHolder Ghulam Muhammad
Iskander Mirza
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
officeType ceremonial head of state
officialLanguageOfOffice English
Urdu
linked to: Urdu language
partOf Commonwealth realm
linked to: Commonwealth realms
predecessorOffice Governor-General of India (for British India as a whole)
linked to: Governor-General
reasonForAbolition adoption of the Constitution of Pakistan 1956
replacedBy President of Pakistan
represented British monarch in Pakistan
linked to: British monarch
residence Governor-General’s House, Dhaka
Governor-General’s House, Karachi
Governor-General’s House, Lahore
seat Karachi
style His Excellency
successorOfficeCountryType Islamic republic

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Muhammad Ali Jinnah positionHeld Governor-General of Pakistan
Viceroy of India replacedBy Governor-General of Pakistan (for territories forming Pakistan)
linked to: Governor-General of Pakistan
President of Pakistan precededByOffice Governor-General of Pakistan
Governor-General of Pakistan nativeLabel گورنر جنرل پاکستان
linked to: Governor-General of Pakistan
Governor-General of Pakistan category Governors-General of Pakistan
linked to: Governor-General of Pakistan
صدرِ پاکستان predecessorOffice گورنر جنرل پاکستان
linked to: Governor-General of Pakistan
Instrument of Accession counterparty Governor-General of Pakistan
Khawaja Nazimuddin positionHeld Governor-General of Pakistan
Khawaja Nazimuddin primeMinisterDuring Governor-Generalship of Liaquat Ali Khan
linked to: Governor-General of Pakistan
Governor-General’s House, Dhaka usedByOffice Governor-General of Pakistan
Governor-General’s House, Lahore usedBy Governor-General of Pakistan
Ghulam Muhammad positionHeld Governor-General of Pakistan
Iskander Ali Mirza positionHeld Governor-General of Pakistan
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army subordinateTo Governor-General of Pakistan
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army appointedBy Governor-General of Pakistan