Pakistan prime minister tenures cut short
None of Pakistan’s 29 prime ministers have completed a full five-year tenure since the first one was assassinated in 1951. Since then, the prime minister’s term has prematurely ended on 18 occasions under pretexts including corruption charges, direct military coups and forced resignations due to infighting in ruling groups.
1 year
2
3
4
Liaquat Ali Khan
Longest tenure: four years, two months
At least 10 have been dismissed
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Chaudhri Mohammad Ali
Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Resigned ahead of no-confidence vote
Malik Feroz Khan Noon
Shortest tenure: 13 days
Ousted in military coup
Noorul Amin
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Benazir Bhutto (1st tenure)
Re-appointed, then resigned
Nawaz Sharif (1st tenure)
Benazir Bhutto (2nd tenure)
Ousted in military coup
Nawaz Sharif (2nd tenure)
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
Nawaz Sharif (3rd tenure)
Imran Khan is the country's first prime minister to be ousted via a no-confidence vote, which took place a week after he dissolved parliament in an attempt to hold on to his position – a move the Supreme Court ruled was unconstitutional.
Imran Khan
Three years and seven months
Note: Data as of April 10. Chart does not show the 11 "caretaker" prime ministers who served to oversee fresh elections or to see out a dismissed premier's tenure.
Source: National Assembly of Pakistan
Aditi Bhandari | Reuters, April 10, 2022
Pakistan prime minister tenures cut short
None of Pakistan’s 29 prime ministers have completed a full five-year tenure since the first one was assassinated in 1951. Since then, the prime minister’s term has prematurely ended on 18 occasions under pretexts including corruption charges, direct military coups and forced resignations due to infighting in ruling groups.
1 year
2
3
4
Longest tenure: four years, two months
Liaquat Ali Khan
At least 10 have been dismissed
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Chaudhri Mohammad Ali
Hussain Shaheed
Suhrawardy
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Resigned ahead of no-confidence vote
Malik Feroz Khan Noon
Noorul Amin
Shortest tenure: 13 days
Ousted in military coup
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Benazir Bhutto (1st tenure)
Re-appointed, then resigned
Nawaz Sharif (1st tenure)
Benazir Bhutto (2nd tenure)
Ousted in
military coup
Nawaz Sharif (2nd tenure)
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
Nawaz Sharif (3rd tenure)
Imran Khan is the country's first prime minister to be ousted via a no-confidence vote, which took place a week after he dissolved parliament in an attempt to hold on to his position – a move the Supreme Court ruled was unconstitutional.
Imran Khan
Three years and seven months
Note: Data as of April 10. Chart does not show the 11 "caretaker" prime ministers who served to oversee fresh elections or to see out a dismissed premier's tenure.
Source: National Assembly of Pakistan
Aditi Bhandari | Reuters, April 10, 2022
Pakistan prime minister tenures cut short
None of Pakistan’s 29 prime ministers have completed a full five-year tenure since the first one was assassinated in 1951. Since then, the prime minister’s term has prematurely ended on 18 occasions under pretexts including corruption charges, direct military coups and forced resignations due to infighting in ruling groups.
1 year
2
3
4
Longest tenure: Four years, two months
Liaquat Ali Khan
At least 10 have been dismissed
Khawaja Nazimuddin
Muhammad Ali Bogra
Chaudhri Mohammad Ali
Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy
Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar
Resigned ahead of no-confidence vote
Malik Feroz Khan Noon
Noorul Amin
Shortest tenure: 13 days
Ousted in military coup
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Muhammad Khan Junejo
Benazir Bhutto (1st tenure)
Nawaz Sharif (1st tenure)
Re-appointed, then resigned
Benazir Bhutto (2nd tenure)
Nawaz Sharif (2nd tenure)
Ousted in military coup
Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali
Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani
Nawaz Sharif (3rd tenure)
Imran Khan is the country's first prime minister to be ousted via a no-confidence vote, which took place a week after he dissolved parliament in an attempt to hold on to his position – a move the Supreme Court ruled was unconstitutional.
Imran Khan
Three years and seven months
Note: Data as of April 10. Chart does not show the 11 "caretaker" or interim prime ministers who served to oversee fresh elections or to see out a dismissed premier's tenure.
Source: National Assembly of Pakistan
Aditi Bhandari | Reuters, April 10, 2022