Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is the largely ceremonial representative of Pakistan’s federal government in the province, formally appointed by the President and serving as the constitutional head of the provincial government.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ceremonial head of province
political office
appliesToJurisdiction Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
appointedBy President of Pakistan
appointedForTerm at the pleasure of the President of Pakistan
associatedWith Peshawar High Court
surface form: Judiciary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
surface form: Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
canBeRemovedBy President of Pakistan
ceremonialRole symbolic head of the province
changedNameFrom Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa self-linksurface differs
surface form: Governor of North-West Frontier Province
changeOfNameDate 2010
constitutes part of the executive branch in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
country Pakistan
createdBy Constitution of Pakistan (1973)
surface form: Constitution of Pakistan
flag Flag of the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
hasJurisdictionOver Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
hasOathAdministeredBy Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
hasPower to appoint the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
to dissolve the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on advice of the Chief Minister
to give assent to provincial legislation
to promulgate ordinances in the province when the assembly is not in session
to prorogue the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
to reserve provincial bills for consideration of the President
to summon the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
inception after creation of the North-West Frontier Province under British rule
insignia Emblem of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: Seal of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
isCeremonial true
languageUsed English
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
legalBasis Articles of the Constitution of Pakistan relating to provincial governors
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
memberOf Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: Provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
nativeLabel Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa self-linksurface differs
surface form: گورنر خیبر پختونخوا
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Pakistan
officeHierarchyLevel provincial
officeHolderRole constitutional head of the provincial government
representative of federal government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
officeScope province-level
officeType subnational executive office
oversees implementation of federal policies in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
partOf Government of Pakistan
Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
surface form: Provincial Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
precededBy Governor of North-West Frontier Province
reportsTo President of Pakistan
residence Governor House Peshawar
seat Peshawar
style His Excellency
worksWith Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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KPK hasCeremonialHead Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
subject surface form: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa changedNameFrom Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Governor of North-West Frontier Province
Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa nativeLabel Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: گورنر خیبر پختونخوا