Governor of Sindh

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The Governor of Sindh is the federally appointed constitutional head of the Sindh province in Pakistan, serving largely ceremonial and representative functions within the provincial government structure.

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Label Occurrences
Governor of Sindh canonical 4
President of Pakistan in Sindh 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional office
provincial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Sindh
appointedBy President of Pakistan
canBeRemovedBy President of Pakistan
ceremonialFunction administers oath to provincial ministers
administers oath to the Chief Minister of Sindh
administers oath to the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly
hosts official provincial ceremonies
receives foreign and domestic dignitaries in the province
coatOfArms Emblem of Sindh
country Pakistan
domain provincial constitutional matters in Sindh
firstHolder Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah
flag Flag of the Governor of Sindh
hasRole ceremonial head of province
constitutional head of the province
representative of the federal government in the province
inception 14 August 1947
isDifferentFrom Chief Minister of Sindh
jurisdiction Province of Sindh
linked to: Sindh
legalBasis Constitution of Pakistan
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Sindh
memberOf Provincial Assembly of Sindh (in a constitutional role, not as elected member)
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Pakistan
officeHolderRole Governor
officeScope provincial
officeType largely ceremonial
representative
partOf Government of Pakistan
Provincial Government of Sindh
linked to: Government of Sindh
positionHeldInOrganization Provincial Government of Sindh
linked to: Government of Sindh
power can address the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
can appoint the Chief Minister of Sindh
can appoint the provincial cabinet on advice of the Chief Minister
can give assent to provincial legislation
can grant pardons, reprieves, and respites for certain provincial offences
can promulgate provincial ordinances under certain conditions
can prorogue the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
can remove the Chief Minister if the Chief Minister loses majority support
can return a bill to the Provincial Assembly for reconsideration
can summon the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
represents Federation of Pakistan in Sindh
President of Pakistan in Sindh
linked to: Governor of Sindh
residence Governor House Karachi
residesIn Karachi
seat Karachi
style His Excellency
subordinateTo Federal Government of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
termLength 5 years (as provided in the Constitution of Pakistan)
worksWith Chief Minister of Sindh

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sindh ceremonialHeadTitle Governor of Sindh
Governor of Sindh represents President of Pakistan in Sindh
linked to: Governor of Sindh
Flag of the Governor of Sindh usedBy Governor of Sindh