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{{Short description|Appointed head of the province of Sindh, Pakistan}}
{{Infobox Political post
| post = Governor
| body = Sindh
| insignia = Governor of Sindh Logo.png
| insigniasize = 100
| insigniacaption = Governor of Sindh's Seal
| flag = Flag of Sindh.svg
| flagsize = 110px
| flagcaption = Provincial Flag of Sindh
| incumbent = [[Kamran Tessori]]
| incumbentsince = 9 October 2022
| department = 
| style = [[The Honourable#United States|The Honorable]]<br />(formal)
| residence = [[Governor's House (Karachi)|Governor House]]
| seat = [[Karachi]], [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]
| nominator = [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]]
| appointer = [[President of Pakistan]]
| termlength = 5 years
| termlength_qualified = 
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Pakistan]]
| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1947|8|15}}
| first = [[Charles James Napier|Sir Charles Napier]]
| salary = 10000$
| website = {{url|www.governorsindh.gov.pk}}
}}

The '''governor of Sindh''' is the appointed head of the province of [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]. The office of the governor as the head of the province is largely a ceremonial position; the executive powers lie with the [[Chief Secretary of Sindh|Chief Secretary]] and the [[Chief Minister of Sindh|Chief Minister]] of Sindh.

However, there were instances throughout the history of Pakistan, the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased, when the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors, as in the cases of martial laws of 1958–1972 and 1977–1985, and governor rules of 1999–2002. In the case of Sindh, there were three direct instances of governor's rule under [[Mian Aminuddin]], [[Rahimuddin Khan]] and [[Moinuddin Haider]] respectively, in 1951–1953, 1988, and 1998 when the provincial chief ministers of those times were removed and assemblies dissolved.

The governor is appointed by the [[President of Pakistan|president]] on the advice of the [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|prime minister]]. The [[Governor's House (Karachi)|Governor House]] in Karachi is the official residence of the governor of Sindh. Kamran Tessori is the current governor of Sindh.

== Caliphate ==
{{Main articles|Arab Sind#List of Governors of Sindh}}
The Muslim province of [[Sindh|Sind]] was under the reign of [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] and [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] caliphates. The '''governor of Sind''' was an official of [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad]] and [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] caliphates.<ref>Al-Ya'qubi, pp. 388, 557, 448, 599; al-Tabari, v. 32: p. 106</ref>

== Mughal Empire ==
Following its annexation of Sindh's independent sultanates, the [[Mughal Empire]] administered southern Sindh as the [[Thatta Subah]] or [[Thatta Sarkar|Sarkar]] from 28 Mar. 1593 until the early 18th century. Northern Sindh was ruled separately by the [[Kalhora dynasty]] until around 1739, when [[Nader Shah's invasion of India|Persian assistance]] allowed them to annex Thatta Subah as well. Following the 1783 [[Battle of Halani]], Kalhora control was replaced by the [[Talpur dynasty]].{{fact|date=June 2025}}

== British Raj ==
{{For|the British appointments before 1947|List of commissioners and governors of Sind in British India}}[[Charles James Napier|Sir Charles Napier]] (1843-1847) became the first ever Chief Commissioner and Governor of Sind.<ref>{{Cite web|title=General Charles Napier and the Conquest of Sind|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/history/empire/napier.html|access-date=2020-10-27|website=www.victorianweb.org}}</ref>

== Pakistan ==

Following is the list of Sindh governors after the [[Partition of India|independence]] of Pakistan in 1947. 
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="clear:right; text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan = "2" scope="col"|{{Abbr|No.|Number}}{{efn|A number in parentheses indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan = "2" scope="col"|Portrait
! rowspan = "2" style="width:23%;"scope="col"|Name of governor
! colspan = "3" style="width:10%;" |Term of office
! rowspan = "2" colspan="2" scope="col"| Political affiliation
|-
!From
!To
!Days in office
|-
|1.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah|Shaikh G.H. Hidayatullah]]'''
|{{small|15 August}} 1947
|{{small|4 October}} 1948
|{{age in years and days|1947|08|17|1948|10|04}}
|[[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
| style="background-color: #008000;" |
|-
|2.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Shaikh Din Muhammad]]'''
|{{small|7 October}}<br> 1948
|{{small|19 November}}<br> 1949
|{{age in years and days|1948|10|7|1949|11|19}}
| - 
|
|-
|3.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Mian Aminuddin]]'''
|{{small|19 November}}<br> 1949
|{{small|1 May}}<br>1953
|{{age in years and days|1949|11|19|1953|05|01}}
| - 
|
|-
|4.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[George Baxandall Constantine]]'''
|{{small|2 May}}<br> 1953
|{{small|12 August}}<br> 1953
|{{age in years and days|1953|05|02|1953|08|12}}
|Civil Administration
|
|-
|5.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Habib Rahimtoola|Habib Ibrahim Rahimtoola]]'''
|{{small|12 August}}<br> 1953
|{{small|23 June}}<br> 1954
|{{age in years and days|1953|08|12|1954|06|23}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Muslim League (Pakistan)|Muslim League]]
| rowspan="2" style="background-color: #008000;" |
|-
|6.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Iftikhar Hussain Khan Mamdot]]'''
|{{small|24 June}}<br> 1954
|{{small|14 October}}<br> 1955
|{{age in years and days|1954|06|24|1955|10|14}}
|-
|- bgcolor=Gold
| colspan="9" |'''Sindh province was abolished and became part of [[West Pakistan]] unit<br /> <small>14 October 1955 — 1 July 1970</small>'''
|-
|7.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant-General]] '''Rakhman Gul'''
|{{small|1 July}}<br> 1970
|{{small|20 December}}<br> 1971
|{{age in years and days|1970|07|01|1971|12|20}}
|Military Administration <br> [[Pakistan Army]]
|
|-
|8.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Mumtaz Bhutto]]'''
|{{small|24 December}}<br> 1971
|{{small|20 April}}<br> 1972
|{{age in years and days|1971|12|24|1972|04|20}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
|-
|9.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Mir Rasool Bux Talpur]]'''
|{{small|29 April}}<br> 1972
|{{small|14 February}}<br> 1973
|{{age in years and days|1972|04|29|1973|02|14}}
|-
|10.
|[[File:Begum Liaquat Ali Khan.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan|Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali Khan]]'''
|{{small|15 February}}<br> 1973
|{{small|28 February}}<br> 1976
|{{age in years and days|1973|02|15|1976|02|28}}
|[[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
|-
|11.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Muhammad Dilawar Khanji]]'''
|{{small|1 March}}<br> 1976
|{{small|5 July}}<br> 1977
|{{age in years and days|1976|03|01|1977|07|05}}
|[[Pakistan Peoples Party]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
|-
|12.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Abdul Kadir Shaikh]]'''
|{{small|6 July}}<br> 1977
|{{small|17 September}}<br> 1978
|{{age in years and days|1977|07|06|1978|09|17}}
|Civil Administration
|
|-
|13.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant-General]] <br> '''[[Sadiq-ur-Rashid Ibrahim Abbasi|S.M. Abbasi]]'''
|{{small|18 September}}<br> 1978
|{{small|6 April}}<br> 1984
|{{age in years and days|1978|09|18|1984|04|06}}
| rowspan="2" |Military Administration <br> [[Pakistan Army]]
|-
|14.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant-General (retd.)]] '''[[Jahan Dad Khan]]'''
|{{small|7 April}}<br> 1984
|{{small|4 January}}<br> 1987
|{{age in years and days|1984|04|07|1987|01|04}}
|-
|15.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Ashraf W. Tabani]]'''
|{{small|5 January}}<br> 1987
|{{small|23 June}}<br> 1988
|{{age in years and days|1987|01|05|1988|06|23}}
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|16.
|[[File: General Rahimuddin Khan.jpg|100px]]
|[[General (Pakistan)|General (retd.)]] '''[[Rahimuddin Khan]]'''
|{{small|24 June}}<br> 1988
|{{small|12 September}}<br> 1988
|{{age in years and days|1988|06|24|1988|09|12}}
|Military Administration <br> [[Pakistan Army]]
|
|-
|17.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|Justice<br> '''[[Qadeeruddin Ahmed]]'''
|{{small|12 September}}<br> 1988
|{{small|18 April}}<br> 1989
|{{age in years and days|1988|09|12|1989|04|18}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Supreme Court of Pakistan]]
|-
|18.
|[[File: Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim.jpg|100px]]
|Justice<br> '''[[Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim]]'''
|{{small|19 April}}<br> 1989
|{{small|6 August}}<br> 1990
|{{age in years and days|1989|04|19|1990|08|06}}
|-
|19.
|[[File: Mahmoud A.Haroon (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Mahmoud Haroon]]'''
|{{small|6 August}}<br> 1990
|{{small|18 July}}<br> 1993
|{{age in years and days|1990|08|06|1993|07|18}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|20.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Hakeem Muhammad Saeed|Hakim Saeed]]'''
|{{small|19 July}}<br> 1993
|{{small|23 January}}<br> 1994
|{{age in years and days|1993|07|19|1994|01|23}}
|-
|(19)
|[[File: Mahmoud A.Haroon (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Mahmoud Haroon]]'''
|{{small|23 January}}<br> 1994
|{{small|21 May}}<br> 1995
|{{age in years and days|1994|01|23|1995|05|21}}
|-
|21.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Kamaluddin Azfar]]'''
|{{small|22 May}}<br> 1995
|{{small|16 March}}<br> 1997
|{{age in years and days|1995|05|22|1997|03|16}}
|[[Pakistan People's Party]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
|-
|22.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|[[Lieutenant general (Pakistan)|Lieutenant General (retd.)]] '''[[Moinuddin Haider]]'''
|{{small|17 March}}<br> 1997
|{{small|17 June}}<br> 1999
|{{age in years and days|1997|03|17|1999|06|17}}
|Military Administration <br> [[Pakistan Army]]
|-
|23.
|[[File: President Mamnoon Hussain.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Mamnoon Hussain]]'''
|{{small|19 June}}<br> 1999
|{{small|12 October}}<br> 1999
|{{age in years and days|1999|06|19|1999|10|12}}
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
|-
|24.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|[[Air marshal (Pakistan)|Air Marshal]] <br>'''[[Azim Daudpota]]''' 
|{{small|25 October}}<br> 1999
|{{small|24 May}}<br> 2000
|{{age in years and days|1999|10|25|2000|05|24}}
|Military Administration <br> [[Pakistan Air Force]]
|-
|25.
|[[File: Muhammad Mian Soomro.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Muhammad Mian Soomro]]'''
|{{small|25 May}}<br> 2000
|{{small|26 December}}<br> 2002
|{{age in years and days|2000|05|25|2002|12|26}}
|[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" |
|-
|26.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Ishratul Ibad|Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan]]'''
|{{small|27 December}}<br> 2002
|{{small|9 November}}<br> 2016
|{{age in years and days|2002|12|27|2016|11|09}}
|[[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London|Muttahida Qaumi Movement]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London}}" |
|-
|27.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|[[Chief Justice of Pakistan|Chief Justice (Ret.)]]<br> '''[[Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui]]'''
|{{small|11 November}}<br> 2016
|{{small|11 January}}<br> 2017 
|{{age in years and days|2016|11|11|2017|01|11}}
| rowspan="2" |[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| rowspan="2"  bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
|-
|28.
|[[File: Governer of Sind (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Muhammad Zubair Umar|Mohammad Zubair]]'''
|{{small|8 February}}<br> 2017
|{{small|29 July}}<br> 2018
|{{age in years and days|2017|02|08|2018|07|29}}
|-
|29.
|[[File: Sindh governor Imran Ismail.jpg|100px]]
|'''[[Imran Ismail]]'''
|{{small|27 August}}<br> 2018
|{{small|10 April}}<br> 2022
|{{age in years and days|2018|08|27|2022|04|10}}
|[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |
|-
| -
|[[File: Governor of Sindh Logo.png|100px]]
|'''[[Agha Siraj Durrani]]''' <br>''(acting)''
|{{small|20 April}}<br> 2022
|{{small|9 October}}<br> 2022
|{{age in years and days|2022|04|20|2022|10|09}}
|[[Pakistan People's Party]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Pakistan People's Party}}" |
|-
|30.
|[[File: No image available.svg|100px]]
|'''[[Kamran Tessori]]'''
|{{small|10 October}}<br> 2022
|''Incumbent''
|{{ayd|2022|10|10}}
|[[Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan]]
|bgcolor="{{party color|Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan}}" |
|}

== See also ==
* [[Chief Minister of Sindh]]
* [[Government of Sindh]]
* [[Provincial Assembly of Sindh]]
* [[List of current Pakistani governors|List of governors of Pakistan]]
* [[List of current Pakistani chief ministers|List of chief ministers in Pakistan]]
* [[List of presidents of Pakistan]]
* [[List of commissioners and governors of Sind in British India]]
* [[Commissioner Karachi]]
* [[Mayor of Karachi]]
* [[Administrator Karachi]]
* [[Government of Karachi]]

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.governorsindh.gov.pk/governors/ List of Governors of Sindh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160704001823/http://www.governorsindh.gov.pk/governors/ |date=4 July 2016 }}

== External links ==
* [http://www.governorsindh.gov.pk/ Official website: Governor of Sindh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524050418/http://www.governorsindh.gov.pk/ |date=24 May 2009 }}
* [https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/163564-Former-CJ-Saeed-uz-Zaman-Siddiqui-is-new-Sindh-Governor News: Saeeduzzaman Siddiqui Appointed As New Governor Sindh]
* [http://www.dawn.com/news/1295235 Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad removed from office]

[[Category:Governors of Pakistani provinces]]
[[Category:Governors of Sindh| ]]