Pakistan prime ministers whose tenures ended prematurely since 1947

Updated: Apr 10, 2022, 11:53 AM(IST)

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been ousted after a no-confidence motion against him was passed in the country's parliament. No prime minister has completed a full five-year tenure in Pakistan's 75-year history. While the longest is four years and two months, the shortest tenure for a prime minister is two weeks.

Following is a list of prime ministers whose tenures ended prematurely since 1947:

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Liaquat Ali Khan

Liaquat Ali Khan, was Pakistan's first prime minister who took office in August 1947. He was assassinated at a political rally on Oct. 16, 1951. His tenure lasted for four years and two months.

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Khawaja Nazimuddin

Khawaja Nazimuddin took office on Oct. 17, 1951 and was dismissed on April 17, 1953 on charges of mismanaging religious riots. The country's governor general, a powerful position inherited from British colonial rule had ousted him. His tenure lasted for one year and six months.

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Muhammad Ali Bogra

Muhammad Ali Bogra took office April 17, 1953 and resigned on Aug. 11, 1955. His tenure lasted for two years and three months.

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Chaudhri Mohammad Ali

Chaudhri Mohammad Ali took office in August 1955. Internal differences in the ruling party led to his ouster on Sept. 12, 1956. The duration of his tenure was one year and one month.

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Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy

Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy took office on Sept. 12, 1956. He was forced from office after differences with other power centres on Oct. 18, 1957. The duration of his tenure was one year and one month.

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Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar

Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar took office in October 1957 and resigned on Dec. 16, 1957. He had faced with a no-confidence vote in parliament. The duration of his tenure was less than two months.

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Malik Feroz Khan Noon

Malik Feroz Khan Noon took office Dec. 16, 1957. He was dismissed due to the imposition of martial law in Pakistan on Oct. 7, 1958. The duration of his tenure was less than 10 months.

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Noorul Amin

Noorul Amin took office Dec. 7, 1971 and left office on Dec. 20, 1971, shortly after the secession of Bangladesh from Pakistan. The duration of his tenure was less than two weeks.

 

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took office on Aug. 14, 1973. He was overthrown by a military coup on July 5, 1977, and eventually jailed and executed.The duration of his tenure was three years and 11 months.

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Muhammad Khan Junejo

Muhammad Khan Junejo took office in March 1985. He was dismissed on May 29, 1988, by the military chief who was also the president.The duration of his tenure was three years and two months.

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Benazir Bhutto

Benazir Bhutto, daughter of slain premier Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the first woman leader of a Muslim nation. She took office on Dec. 2, 1988. Her government was dismissed on Aug. 6, 1990, by the president, a close aid of the deceased military ruler, on charges of corruption. The duration of his tenure was just over three years.

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Nawaz Sharif

Sharif was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on charges of concealing assets on July 28, 2017.

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Zafarullah Khan Jamali

Zafarullah Khan Jamali was elected prime minister during military rule in November 2002. He resigned after differences with the military on June 26, 2004. The duration of his tenure was one year and seven months.

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Yousaf Raza Gilani

Yousaf Raza Gilani was elected prime minister on March 25, 2008. He was disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2012 on charges of "contempt of court". The duration of his tenure was four years and one month.

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Imran Khan

Imran Khan was elected as prime minister on Aug. 18, 2018. Voted out of power via a no-confidence motion by the opposition on April 10, 2022. The duration of his tenure was three years and seven months.

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