Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province

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The Chief Minister of NWFP (CM) is elected by the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province to serve as the head of the provincial government in NWFP, Pakistan. The current Chief Minister is Ameer Haider Khan Hoti who belongs to nationalist Awami National Party. It is noteworthy that ANP despite of being one of the main political parties of Pakistan, has got the slot of Chief Minister for the first time in Pakistan's history.

Contents  [hide] 1 List of Chief Ministers of NWFP 1.1 Colonial era 1.2 Post-Independence 2 See also 3 References

[edit]List of Chief Ministers of NWFP

[edit]Colonial era

Name of Chief Minister	Entered Office	Left Office	Notes/political party
Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum Khan	April 1, 1937	September 7, 1937
Doctor Khan Sahib	September 7, 1937	November 10, 1939
Sardar Aurang Zeb Khan	April 25, 1943	March 16, 1945
Doctor Khan Sahib	March 16, 1945	August 22, 1947

[edit]Post-Independence

Name of Chief Minister	Entered Office	Left Office	Notes/political party
Abdul Qayyum Khan	August 23, 1947	April 23, 1953	Muslim League
Sardar Abdur Rashid Khan	April 23, 1953	July 18, 1955	Muslim League
Sardar Bahadur Khan	July 19, 1955	October 14, 1955	Muslim League
Post abolished	October 14, 1955	June 30, 1970	Part of West Pakistan province
Martial law	July 1, 1970	May 1, 1972
Maulana Mufti Mehmood	May 1, 1972	February 12, 1973	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam
Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur	April 29, 1973	February 16, 1975	Pakistan Peoples Party
Governor's rule	February 16, 1975	May 3, 1975
Nasrullah Khan Khattak	May 3, 1975	April 9, 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party
Muhammad Iqbal Khan Jadoon	April 9, 1977	July 5, 1977	Pakistan Peoples Party
Martial law	July 5, 1977	April 7, 1985
Arbab Jehangir Khan	April 7, 1985	May 31, 1988	Pakistan Peoples Party
Lt Gen (r) Fazle Haq (caretaker)	May 31, 1988	December 2, 1988
Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (1st time)	December 2, 1988	August 7, 1990	Pakistan Peoples Party
Mir Afzal Khan (acting till 8 Nov 1990)	August 7, 1990	July 20, 1993	Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Mufti Muhammad Abbas (caretaker)	July 20, 1993	October 20, 1993
Pir Sabir Shah	October 20, 1993	February 25, 1994	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Governor's rule	February 25, 1994	April 24, 1994
Aftab Ahmad Sherpao (2nd time)	April 24, 1994	November 12, 1996	Pakistan Peoples Party (Sherpao)
Raja Sikander Zaman Khan (caretaker)	November 12, 1996	February 21, 1997
Mehtab Ahmed Khan	February 21, 1997	October 12, 1999	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Governor's rule	October 12, 1999	November 30, 2002
Akram Khan Durrani	November 30, 2002	October 11, 2007	Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Shamsul Mulk (caretaker)	October 11, 2007	March 30, 2008
Ameer Haider Khan Hoti	March 31, 2008	Incumbent	Awami National Party