<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Tehreek - e-Insaf </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Independent </Td> </Tr> <Table> List of Prime Ministers of Pakistan hide <Tr> <Th> Term Number </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Th> Elections </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Political party (Alliance) </Th> <Th> Note (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Liaquat Ali Khan </Th> <Td> 14 August 1947 </Td> <Td> 16 October 1951 (assassinated) </Td> <Td> 4 Years, 2 Months, 2 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Following advice given by the founding father of the nation, Governor - General Muhammad Ali Jinnah appointed and invited the Finance Minister Liaquat Ali Khan to set up and run his administration in 1947 . He was assassinated in 1951, and Khawaja Nazimuddin took the office . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin </Th> <Td> 17 October 1951 </Td> <Td> 17 April 1953 </Td> <Td> 1 Year, 6 Months, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nazimuddin became Prime Minister of Pakistan after the assassination of Liaquat Ali Khan in 1951 . He left the office when Governor - General Malik Ghulam Muhammad dissolved his government in 1953 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Mohammad Ali Bogra </Th> <Td> 17 April 1953 </Td> <Td> 12 August 1955 </Td> <Td> 2 Years, 3 Months, 26 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A diplomat and relatively unknown personality to Pakistani politics, Bogra established the Ministry of Talents but his administration was dismissed in 1955 by the Governor - General after the legislative elections in 1954 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Chaudhry Mohammad Ali </Th> <Td> 12 August 1955 </Td> <Td> 12 September 1956 </Td> <Td> 1 Year, 1 Month, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A first appointment from the coalition of Muslim League, Awami League and the Republican Party, he was removed by his own party following the successful vote of no - confidence movement . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy </Th> <Td> 12 September 1956 </Td> <Td> 17 October 1957 </Td> <Td> 1 Year, 1 Month, 5 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Awami League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Popular for his wit in law, Suhrwardy resigned due to the loss of control over his party and support from the coalition partners in his administration . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar </Th> <Td> 17 October 1957 </Td> <Td> 16 December 1957 </Td> <Td> 1 Month, 29 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shortest tenured Prime Minister, Chundrigar established his administration but removed in mere 55 days into his term amid a vote of no - confidence movement led by majority votes of the Republican Party and Awami League . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Sir Feroze Khan Noon </Th> <Td> 16 December 1957 </Td> <Td> 7 October 1958 </Td> <Td> 9 Months, 21 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Republican Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> A lawyer, Sir Feroze Khan's administration collapsed after his party's own President Iskander Mirza enforced martial law in 1958 in a view of extending his term of office </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 7 October 1958--7 December 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Nurul Amin </Th> <Td> 7 December 1971 </Td> <Td> 20 December 1971 </Td> <Td> 13 Days, </Td> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> After the general elections in 1971, Amin was invited to be appointed as Prime Minister under Yahya administration; yet he was also the first and the only Vice President of Pakistan from 1970 to 1972, leading Pakistan in the Indo - Pakistani War of 1971 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 20 December 1971--14 August 1973 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Zulfikar Ali Bhutto </Th> <Td> 14 August 1973 </Td> <Td> 5 July 1977 </Td> <Td> 3 Years, 10 Months, 21 Days, </Td> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Peoples Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhutto resigned as president to become the empowered Prime Minister after the Constitution was repromulgated, which established a parliamentary system of government . He was deposed in the martial law in 1977 by his appointed army chief, General Zia, in July 1977 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 5 July 1977--24 March 1985 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Muhammad Khan Junejo </Th> <Td> 24 March 1985 </Td> <Td> 29 May 1988 </Td> <Td> 3 Years, 2 Months, 5 Days, </Td> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (Independent) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Junejo was elected as the tenth Prime Minister of Pakistan in non-party based elections in 1985, therefore he was elected on an Independent ticket but he served the Pakistan Muslim League while before entering in office and during office . He was dismissed by the president after Eighth Amendment to the Constitution . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 29 May 1988--2 December 1988 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Benazir Bhutto </Th> <Td> 2 December 1988 </Td> <Td> 6 August 1990 </Td> <Td> 1 Year, 8 Months, 4 Days, </Td> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Peoples Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhutto became the first woman in Pakistan to head a major political party, in 1982 . Six years later, she became the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Nawaz Sharif </Th> <Td> 6 November 1990 </Td> <Td> 18 July 1993 </Td> <Td> 2 Years, 7 Months, 4 Days, </Td> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (N) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sharif was elected as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan on 1 November 1990 . President Ghulam Ishaq Khan dissolved his government in April 1993, which was later on reinstated by the Supreme Court of Pakistan . Sharif survived a serious constitutional crisis when President Khan attempted to dismiss him under article 58 - 2b, in April 1993, but he successfully challenged the decision in the Supreme Court . Sharif resigned from the post negotiating a settlement that resulted in the removal of President as well, in July 1993 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Benazir Bhutto </Th> <Td> 19 October 1993 </Td> <Td> 5 November 1996 </Td> <Td> 3 Years, 17 Days, </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Peoples Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhutto was re-elected for a second term, in 1993 . She survived an attempted coup d'état in 1995 . Bhutto's government was dismissed by president Farooq Leghari in November 1996 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Nawaz Sharif </Th> <Td> 17 February 1997 </Td> <Td> 12 October 1999 </Td> <Td> 2 Years, 7 Months, 25 Days . </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (N) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sharif was re-elected as Prime Minister with an exclusive mandate from all over Pakistan for a non-consecutive second term, in February 1997 . His government was deposed by General Pervez Musharraf in October 1999, and Martial law was imposed in the entire country . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 12 October 1999--23 November 2002 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali </Th> <Td> 23 November 2002 </Td> <Td> 26 June 2004 </Td> <Td> 1 Year, 7 Months, 3 Days, </Td> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (Q) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jamali was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan in November 2002 . He continued the foreign and economic policies of Pervez Musharraf but could not complete his term and resigned from the post in June 2004 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 26 June 2004--30 June 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain </Th> <Td> 30 June 2004 </Td> <Td> 26 August 2004 </Td> <Td> 1 Month, 27 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (Q) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Parliament elected Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain as the Prime Minister and to serve a 50 - day period before the Shaukat Aziz, permanently replaces him . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 26 August 2004--28 August 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Shaukat Aziz </Th> <Td> 28 August 2004 </Td> <Td> 15 November 2007 </Td> <Td> 3 Years, 2 Months, 18 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (Q) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Aziz took the office of Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2004 . He left the office at the end of the parliamentary term, in November 2007, and became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan who left the seat after completion of parliamentary term . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Yousaf Raza Gillani </Th> <Td> 25 March 2008 </Td> <Td> 19 June 2012 </Td> <Td> 4 Years, 2 Months, 25 Days . </Td> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Peoples Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Gillani was elected as prime minister in March 2008 . He was disqualified from his seat in the parliament in April 2012 by the Supreme Court for contempt of court . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Raja Pervaiz Ashraf </Th> <Td> 22 June 2012 </Td> <Td> 24 March 2013 </Td> <Td> 9 Months, 2 Days, </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Pakistan Peoples Party </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Ashraf assumed the post of Prime Minister in June 2012, after Yousaf Raza Gillani was disqualified over contempt of court charges . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Nawaz Sharif </Th> <Td> 5 June 2013 </Td> <Td> 28 July 2017 </Td> <Td> 4 Years, 1 Month, 23 Days, </Td> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (N) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> On 5 June 2013, Sharif took office for a third non-consecutive term . He was disqualified on 28 July 2017 by the Supreme Court of Pakistan as a result of the Panama Papers case . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="10;"> 29 July 2017--1 August 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Shahid Khaqan Abbasi </Th> <Td> 1 August 2017 </Td> <Td> 31 May 2018 </Td> <Td> 10 months </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td> Pakistan Muslim League (N) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Parliament elected Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as the Prime Minister after the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif . His term expired on May 31, 2018 alongside the dissolution of the National Assembly to facilitate a caretaker government in place until the 25 July general election . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Th> Imran Khan </Th> <Td> 18 August 2018 </Td> <Td> Incumbent </Td> <Td> 73 days </Td> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> General elections were held on the 25th July 2018, which resulted in the Pakistan Tehreek - e-Insaf becoming the largest party . On August 18, 2018, Imran Khan was sworn in as Prime Minister after being elected by the National Assembly with 176 votes . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Term Number </Th> <Th> Portrait </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Took office </Th> <Th> Left office </Th> <Th> Tenure </Th> <Th> Elections </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Political party (Alliance) </Th> <Th> Note (s) </Th> </Tr>

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