List of chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Seal of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Incumbent
Sohail Afridi
since 15 October 2025
Member ofProvincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
AppointerProvincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderSahibzada Abdul Qayyum
FormationApril 1, 1937; 88 years ago (1937-04-01)

The chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the head of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for a maximum of five years.

Parties

List of chief ministers

N Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration Party Appointed by
(Governor)
1 Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum 1 April 1937 7 September 1937 159 days United Muslims Nationalist Party[1] Lord Linlithgow
(Governor-General)
2 Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan[2][3] (1st time) 7 September 1937 10 November 1939 2 years, 64 days Indian National Congress George Cunningham

Governor's Rule 10 November 1939 – 25 May 1943
3 Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan 25 May 1943 16 March 1945 1 year, 295 days All-India Muslim League George Cunningham
4 Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan[2][3] (2nd time) 16 March 1945 22 August 1947 2 years, 159 days Indian National Congress George Cunningham
Olaf Caroe
5 Abdul Qayyum Khan Kashmiri[2] August 23, 1947 April 23, 1953 5 years, 243 days Pakistan Muslim League George Cunningham
Ambrose Flux Dundas
Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid
Justice K.B Mohammad Ibrahim Khan (acting)
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Khwaja Shahabuddin
6 Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan[2] April 23, 1953 July 18, 1955 2 years, 86 days Pakistan Muslim League
Qurban Ali Khan
7 Sardar Bahadur Khan[2] July 19, 1955 October 14, 1955 87 days Pakistan Muslim League

Post Abolished October 14, 1955 – June 30, 1970

Martial Law July 1, 1970 – May 1, 1972

8 Mufti Mahmud[2] March 1, 1972 February 15, 1973 351 days Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Arbab Sikandar Khan
9 Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur[2] April 29, 1973 February 16, 1975 1 year, 293 days PPP Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak
Syed Ghawas

Governor's Rule February 16, 1975 – May 3, 1975

10 Nasrullah Khan Khattak[2][4] May 3, 1975 April 9, 1977 1 year, 341 days PPP Syed Ghawas
Naseerullah Babar
11 Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon[2][5] April 9, 1977 July 5, 1977 87 days PPP

Martial Law July 5, 1977 – April 7, 1985

12 Arbab Jehangir Khan[2][6] April 7, 1985 May 31, 1988 3 years, 54 days IND Fazle Haq
Abdul Ghafoor Khan
Syed Usman Ali Shah
Fida Mohammad Khan
13 Fazle Haq[2] May 31, 1988 December 2, 1988 185 days Caretaker
Amir Gulistan Janjua
14 Aftab Ahmad Sherpao[7][2] (1st time) December 2, 1988 August 7, 1990 1 year, 248 days PPP
15 Mir Afzal Khan[2] (acting till 8 Nov 1990) August 7, 1990 July 19, 1993 2 years, 346 days IJI
Khurshid Ali Khan
16 Mufti Muhammad Abbas[2] July 20, 1993 October 20, 1993 92 days Caretaker
17 Pir Sabir Shah[2] October 20, 1993 February 25, 1994 128 days PMLN

Governor's Rule February 25, 1994 – April 24, 1994

18 Aftab Ahmad Sherpao[7] (2nd time) April 24, 1994 November 12, 1996 2 years, 202 days PPP Khurshid Ali Khan
Justice Said Ibne Ali (acting)
Arif Bangash
19 Raja Sikander Zaman[2] November 12, 1996 February 21, 1997 101 days Caretaker
20 Mehtab Ahmed Khan[8][2] February 21, 1997 October 12, 1999 2 years, 233 days PMLN
Miangul Aurangzeb[9]

Governor's Rule October 12, 1999 – November 30, 2002

21 Akram Khan Durrani[10][11][12] November 30, 2002 October 11, 2007 4 years, 315 days

(Full Term)

JUI (F) Iftikhar Hussain Shah[13][14]
Khalilur Rehman[15]
Ali Jan Aurakzai[16][17]
22 Shamsul Mulk[18][19] October 11, 2007 March 31, 2008 172 days Caretaker
Owais Ahmed Ghani[17]
23 Haider Khan Hoti[20][21][22][23] March 31, 2008 March 20, 2013 4 years, 354 days

(Full Term)

ANP
Syed Masood Kausar[24]
Shaukatullah Khan[25][26]
24 Tariq Pervez Khan[27][28] March 20, 2013 May 31, 2013 72 days Caretaker
25 Pervez Khattak[29][30] May 31, 2013 June 6, 2018 5 years, 6 days

(Full Term)

PTI
Mehtab Ahmed Khan[31][32]
Iqbal Zafar Jhagra[33][34]
26 Dost Muhammad Khan (Justice)[35][36][37][38] June 6, 2018 August 16, 2018 71 days Caretaker
27 Mahmood Khan[39][40][41] August 17, 2018 January 21, 2023 4 years, 157 days PTI
Shah Farman[42]
Haji Ghulam Ali
28 Muhammad Azam Khan (civil servant)[43] January 21, 2023 November 11, 2023 294 days Caretaker
Arshad Hussain Shah[44] November 12, 2023 March 1, 2024 110 days
29 Ali Amin Gandapur March 2, 2024 October 8, 2025 1 year, 220 days PTI Faisal Karim Kundi
30 Sohail Afridi October 15, 2025 Incumbent 149 days PTI

See also

Notes

References

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