Chief Minister of Sindh

Head of government of the Province of Sindh

Chief Minister of Sindh

Seal of Chief Minister of Sindh

Provincial Flag of Sindh

Incumbent
Murad Ali Shah

since 27 February 2024

Government of Sindh
Style| His Excellency
Member of|

* Provincial Assembly of Sindh
* Cabinet of Sindh

Reports to|

* Governor of Sindh
* Provincial Assembly of Sindh

Residence| Chief Minister House, Karachi
Seat| Karachi
Appointer| Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Term length| Five years
Constituting instrument| Constitution of Pakistan
Inaugural holder| Muhammad Ayub Khuhro
Formation| 23 August 1947; 77 years ago (1947-08-23)
Website| cm.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

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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)

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No.  | Name of Premier (pre-partition)  | Entered office  | Left office  | Political party/Notes

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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

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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

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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[16] | 27 February 2024  | Incumbent  | 1 year, 155 days  | Pakistan Peoples Party |

## See also

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* Chief Secretary Sindh
* Provincial Assembly of Sindh
* Chief Minister (Pakistan)
* Government of Sindh
* Governor of Sindh
* Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
* Chief Minister of Punjab
* Chief Minister of Balochistan

## References

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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. ^ a b "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.

## External links

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* Chief Minister's Website Archived 2020-09-19 at the Wayback Machine

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