Governor | MCQs

Explanation

Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin KCIE was a Pakistani politician and one of the leading founding fathers of Pakistan.

He is noted as being the first Bengali to have governed Pakistan, first as a Governor-General, and later as a Prime Minister

List of Governors-General of Pakistan

1 Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948) ---->11 September 1948

2 Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964) ---->17 October 1951

3 Sir Ghulam Muhammad (1895–1956) ---------> 7 August 1955

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Explanation

The office of governor of West Punjab and CM of West Punjab lasted from 15 August 1947, until 14 October 1955.

The first Governor was Sir Francis Mudie 

west Punjab

West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan that existed from 1947 to 1955.

The capital was the city of Lahore

 the province had four divisions (Lahore, Sargodha, Multan, and Rawalpindi). 

Explanation

First Governors of Provinces of Pakistan:

• KPK: Sir George Cunningham (British).
• Sindh: Ghulam Hussain Hidayatullah - 14 August 1947 to 4 October 1948 (Pakistani)
• Punjab: Sir Francis Mudie (British).
• Balochistan: Sir Geoffrey Prior (British).

Explanation

 Francis Moody served as the first Governor of West Punjab

From 15 August 1947 – 2 August 1949

Succeeded by: Sardar Abdur Rab Nishtar

Additional information:

West Punjab was a former province of Pakistan that existed from 1947 to 1955.

The capital was the city of Lahore

The province had four divisions:

• Lahore

• Sargodha

• Multan

• Rawalpindi

Explanation

Syed Mehdi Shah Shah became Governor Gilgit-Baltistan on 15 August 2022.

Previously, Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon was governor Gilgit-Baltistan.

Explanation

ü  The first official Governor-General of British India was Lord William Bentinck,

ü  The first Governor-General of the Dominion of India was Lord Mountbatten.

Explanation

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Date of Birth and Death	Political party
1	Muhammad Ali Jinnah	Muhammad Ali Jinnah	15 August 1947	11 September 1948	25 December 1876 – 11 September 1948	Muslim League
2	Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin		14 September 1948	17 October 1951	19 July 1894 - 22 October 1964	Muslim League
3	Ghulam Mohammad		17 October 1951	6 October 1955	20 April 1895 - 12 September 1956
4	Iskander Mirza		6 October 1955	23 March 1956	13 November 1899 - 12 November 1969	Republican Party

Explanation

Quaid e Azam worked as governor-general of Pakistan for 13 months

from 14 August 1947 – 11 September 1948

He was the 1st Governor-General of Pakistan.

Succeeded by: Khawaja Nazimuddin

Additional information:

Muhammad Ali Jinnah joined the league in 1913.

He was 37 years old when he joined Muslim League.

Explanation

Explanation

Sir Evan Jenkins was a British colonial official and the British Empire’s last governor of the Punjab.

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Sir Edward Douglas Maclagan was the first governor of undivided Punjab.

In Pakistan, the first governor of West Punjab was Sir Francis Mudie.

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