15 Aug 1947 independence (Dominion of Pakistan)
(previously part of British India)23 Mar 1956 Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Governors-general
15 Aug 1947 - 11 Sep 1948 Mohammad Ali Jinnah (b. 1876 - d. 1948)
14 Sep 1948 - 17 Oct 1951 Khwaja Nazimuddin (b. 1894 - d. 1964)
17 Oct 1951 - 6 Oct 1955 Ghulam Mohammad (b. 1895 - d. 1956)
6 Oct 1955 - 23 Mar 1956 Iskandar Ali Mirza (b. 1899 - d. 1969)
Presidents
23 Mar 1956 - 27 Oct 1958 Iskandar Ali Mirza (s.a.)
27 Oct 1958 - 25 Mar 1969 Mohammad Ayub Khan (b. 1907 - d. 1974)
25 Mar 1969 - 20 Dec 1971 Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan (b. 1917 - d. 1980)
(chief martial law administrator to 31 Mar 1969)
20 Dec 1971 - 13 Aug 1973 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (b. 1928 - d. 1979)
14 Aug 1973 - 16 Sep 1978 Fazal Elahi Chaudhri (b. 1904 - d. 1982)
16 Sep 1978 - 17 Aug 1988 Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq (b. 1924 - d. 1988)
17 Aug 1988 - 18 Jul 1993 Ghulam Ishaq Khan (b. 1915)
(acting to 12 Dec 1988)
18 Jul 1993 - 14 Nov 1993 Wasim Sajjad (1st time) (interim) (b. 1941)
14 Nov 1993 - 2 Dec 1997 Farooq Ahmed Leghari (b. 1940)
2 Dec 1997 - 1 Jan 1998 Wasim Sajjad (2nd time) (interim) (s.a.)
1 Jan 1998 - 20 Jun 2001 Mohammad Rafiq Tarar (b. 1929)
20 Jun 2001 - Pervez Musharraf (b. 1943)
Prime ministers
19 Jul 1947 - 16 Oct 1951 Liaquat Ali Khan (b. 1895 - d. 1951)
17 Oct 1951 - 17 Apr 1953 Khwaja Nazimuddin (s.a.)
17 Apr 1953 - 11 Aug 1955 Mohammad Ali Bogra (b. 1909 - d. 1963)
11 Aug 1955 - 12 Sep 1956 Chaudhri Mohammad Ali (b. 1905 - d. 1980)
12 Sep 1956 - 17 Oct 1957 Husayn Sahid Suhrawardi (b. 1893 - d. 1963)
17 Oct 1957 - 16 Dec 1957 Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar (b. 1897 - d. 1960)
16 Dec 1957 - 7 Oct 1958 Malik Firoz Khan Nun (b. 1893 - d. 1970)
7 Oct 1958 - 28 Oct 1958 Mohammad Ayub Khan (s.a.)
(chief martial law administrator to 24 Oct 1958)
7 Dec 1971 - 20 Dec 1971 Nurul Amin (b. 1893 - d. 1974)
14 Aug 1973 - 5 Jul 1977 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (s.a.)
5 Jul 1977 - 24 Mar 1985 Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq (s.a.)
(chief martial law administrator)
24 Mar 1985 - 29 May 1988 Mohammad Khan Junejo (b. 1932 - d. 1993)
9 Jun 1988 - 17 Aug 1988 Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq (s.a.)
2 Dec 1988 - 6 Aug 1990 Benazir Bhutto (f) (1st time) (b. 1953)
6 Aug 1990 - 6 Nov 1990 Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (b. 1931)
6 Nov 1990 - 18 Apr 1993 Nawaz Sharif (1st time) (b. 1949)
18 Apr 1993 - 26 May 1993 Balakh Sher Mazari
26 May 1993 - 18 Jul 1993 Nawaz Sharif (2nd time) (s.a.)
18 Jul 1993 - 19 Oct 1993 Moeen Qureshi (b. 1930)
19 Oct 1993 - 5 Nov 1996 Benazir Bhutto (f) (2nd time) (s.a.)
5 Nov 1996 - 17 Feb 1997 Miraj Khalid (interim) (b. 1916)
17 Feb 1997 - 12 Oct 1999 Nawaz Sharif (3rd time) (s.a.)
14 Oct 1999 - Pervez Musharraf (s.a.)
(chief executive)