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    Judith McNaught

    Chief Minister of Sindh
    Seal of Chief Minister of Sindh
    Provincial Flag of Sindh
    since 27 February 2024
    Government of Sindh
    StyleHis Excellency
    Member of
    Reports to
    ResidenceChief Minister House, Karachi
    SeatKarachi
    AppointerProvincial Assembly of Sindh
    Term lengthFive years
    Constituting instrumentConstitution of Pakistan
    Inaugural holderMuhammad Ayub Khuhro
    Formation23 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-23)
    Websitecm.sindh.gov.pk

    The chief minister of Sindh (Sindhi: وزيراعلي, Urdu: وزیر اعلىٰ—Wazīr-e Aʿlá), is the elected head of government of Sindh and serves alongside the Chief Secretary. Murad Ali Shah is the current Chief Minister of Sindh, serving since 26 February 2024.

    The chief minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief Secretary. The Chief Minister of Sindh is elected by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh and is the leader of the provincial Legislature. The office of Chief Minister is located in Karachi, the capital of the Sindh province and is known as the CM Secretariat.[1]

    Eligibility

    The Constitution of Pakistan sets the principle of qualifications which one must meet to be eligible to the office of the Chief Minister. A Chief Minister must be:

    • a citizen of Pakistan
    • should be a member of the provincial legislature.[2]

    The Chief Minister is elected by a majority in the provincial legislative assembly. This is procedurally established by the vote of confidence in the legislative assembly, as suggested by the majority party who is the appointing authority.[2]

    List of premiers (pre-partition)

    No. Name of Premier (pre-partition) Entered office Left office Political party/Notes
    1 Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah 28 April 1937 23 March 1938 Muslim People's Party
    2 Allah Bux Soomro 23 March 1938 18 April 1940 Sind Ittehad Party
    3 Mir Bandeh Ali Khan Talpur 18 April 1940 7 March 1941 All-India Muslim League
    (2) Allah Bux Soomro 7 March 1941 14 October 1942 Sind Ittehad Party
    (1) Ghulam Hussain Hidayat Ullah 14 October 1942 14 August 1947 Muslim People's Party

    List of chief ministers of Sindh

    List of all those who served as chief ministers of Sindh as follows[3][4]

    No. Portrait Name of Chief Minister Term of office Party
    1 Muhammad Ayub Khuhro 16 August 1947 28 April 1948 256 days Pakistan Muslim League
    2 Pir Ilahi Bux 3 May 1948 4 February 1949 277 days Pakistan Muslim League
    3 Yusuf Haroon 18 February 1949 7 May 1950 1 year, 78 days Pakistan Muslim League
    4 Qazi Fazlullah Ubaidullah 8 May 1950 24 March 1951 2 years, 320 days Pakistan Muslim League
    (1) Muhammad Ayub Khuhro 25 March 1951 29 December 1951 279 days Pakistan Muslim League
    Governor's rule
    29 December 1951 — 22 May 1953 (1 year, 144 days)
    5 Pirzada Abdul Sattar 22 May 1953 8 November 1954 1 year, 170 days Pakistan Muslim League
    (1) Muhammad Ayub Khuhro 9 November 1954 13 October 1955 338 days Pakistan Muslim League
    Post abolished
    13 October 1955 — 30 June 1970 (14 years, 260 days)
    Martial law
    1 July 1970 — 1 May 1972 (1 year, 305 days)
    6 Mumtaz Ali Bhutto 1 May 1972 20 December 1973 1 year, 233 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    7 Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi 25 December 1973 5 July 1977 3 years, 192 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    Martial law
    5 July 1977 — 6 April 1985 (7 years, 275 days)
    8 Ghous Ali Shah 6 April 1985 6 April 1988 3 years, 0 days Pakistan Muslim League
    9 Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi 11 April 1988 24 June 1988 74 days Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
    Governor's rule
    24 June 1988 — 31 August 1988 (68 days)
    10 Akhtar Ali Ghulam Qazi 31 August 1988 2 December 1988 74 days Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
    11 Qaim Ali Shah[5] 2 December 1988 25 February 1990 1 year, 85 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    12 Aftab Shaban Mirani 25 February 1990 6 August 1990 162 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    13 Jam Sadiq Ali 6 August 1990 5 March 1992 1 year, 273 days Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
    14 Muzaffar Hussain Shah 6 March 1992 19 July 1993 1 year, 135 days Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
    15 Syed Ali Madad Shah 19 July 1993 21 October 1993 94 days Caretaker
    16 Syed Abdullah Ali Shah 21 October 1993 6 November 1996 3 years, 16 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    (6) Mumtaz Bhutto 7 November 1996 22 February 1997 107 days Sindh National Front
    17 Liaquat Ali Jatoi 22 February 1997 30 October 1998 1 year, 250 days Pakistan Muslim League
    Governor's Rule
    Moinuddin Haider
    30 October 1998 — 17 June 1999 (230 days)
    18 Ali Mohammad Mahar 17 December 2002 9 June 2004 1 year, 175 days Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
    19 Arbab Ghulam Rahim 9 June 2004 19 November 2007 3 years, 163 days Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
    20 Abdul Qadir Halepota 19 November 2007 6 April 2008 139 days Caretaker
    (11) Qaim Ali Shah[5][6] 6 April 2008 March 21, 2013 4 years, 349 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    21 Zahid Qurban Alvi[7][8] 21 March 2013 30 May 2013 70 days Caretaker
    (11) Qaim Ali Shah[9][10] 30 May 2013 25 July 2016 3 years, 56 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    22 Murad Ali Shah[11][12] 29 July 2016 28 May 2018 1 year, 303 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    23 Fazal-ur-Rehman[13][14][15] 2 June 2018 17 August 2018 137 days Caretaker
    (22) Murad Ali Shah[16] 18 August 2018 17 August 2023 4 years, 364 days Pakistan Peoples Party
    24 Maqbool Baqar[17] 15 August 2023 27 February 2024 135 days Caretaker
    (22) Murad Ali Shah[18] 27 February 2024 Incumbent 1 year, 67 days Pakistan Peoples Party

    See also

    References

    1. ^ Official website of CM Sindh
    2. ^ a b "Chapter 3: "The Provincial Governments" of Part IV: "Provinces"". Pakistani.org. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
    3. ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Sind". worldstatesmen.org.
    4. ^ "List of Chief Ministers of Sind". Government of Sindh.
    5. ^ a b "Qaim Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh chief minister". DAWN.COM. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    6. ^ "PPP workers celebrate nomination of Qaim as Sindh CM". The News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    7. ^ "Justice (retd) Zahid Alvi sworn in caretaker Chief Minister Sindh". Geo News TV. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    8. ^ Dawn.com (30 March 2013). "Sindh caretaker cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    9. ^ "Third term's the charm: Qaim Ali Shah takes oath as Sindh CM | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    10. ^ "Qaim Ali Shah sworn in as Chief Minister Sindh : AsiaNet-Pakistan". asianetpakistan.com. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    11. ^ Mansoor, Hasan (30 July 2016). "Murad Ali Shah sworn in as chief minister of Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    12. ^ "Syed Murad Ali Shah elected new Chief Minister of Sindh". The News. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    13. ^ "Fazalur Rehman sworn in as caretaker Sindh CM". Geo News TV. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    14. ^ APP (2 June 2018). "Fazal-ur-Rahman sworn in as caretaker Sindh CM". GulfNews. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    15. ^ "Fazalur Rehman sworn in as caretaker Sindh CM". The Nation. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
    16. ^ "Murad Ali Shah re-elected Sindh chief minister". GEO>TV. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    17. ^ "Justice Baqar named as interim Sindh CM". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
    18. ^ "Murad Ali Shah re-elected Sindh chief minister". GEO>TV. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Minister_of_Sindh

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