Governor-General of Pakistan
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The Governor-General of Pakistan was the British Crown’s representative and the country’s ceremonial head of state from independence in 1947 until the establishment of the republic in 1956.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of state
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Pakistan ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British Crown
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| appointedOnAdviceOf |
Pakistani ministers (later practice)
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (initially) ⓘ |
| capitalDuringOffice | Karachi ⓘ |
| category |
Governor-General of Pakistan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Governors-General of Pakistan
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| constitutingInstrument |
Government of India Act 1935
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India Act 1935 (as adapted for Pakistan)
Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ |
| constitutionalStatus | representative of the Crown ⓘ |
| country |
Dominion of India
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
|
| de factoPower | exercised executive authority on advice of Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1956-03-23 ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ |
| flag | Standard of the Governor-General of Pakistan ⓘ |
| flagCaption | Flag of the Governor-General of Pakistan ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentCounterpart | Prime Minister of Pakistan ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-colonial transition in South Asia ⓘ |
| inception | 1947-08-14 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
|
| lastHolder | Iskander Mirza ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | 1947–1956 ⓘ |
| memberOf | executive branch of the Dominion of Pakistan ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTenure |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
George VI ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Governor-General of Pakistan
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surface form:
گورنر جنرل پاکستان
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| officeHolder |
Ghulam Muhammad
ⓘ
Iskander Mirza ⓘ Khawaja Nazimuddin ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ |
| officeType | ceremonial head of state ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfOffice |
English
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| partOf |
Commonwealth realms
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth realm
|
| predecessorOffice |
Governor-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India (for British India as a whole)
|
| reasonForAbolition | adoption of the Constitution of Pakistan 1956 ⓘ |
| replacedBy | President of Pakistan ⓘ |
| represented |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
British monarch in Pakistan
|
| residence |
Governor-General’s House, Dhaka
ⓘ
Governor-General’s House, Karachi ⓘ Governor-General’s House, Lahore ⓘ |
| seat | Karachi ⓘ |
| style | His Excellency ⓘ |
| successorOfficeCountryType | Islamic republic ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Governor-General of Pakistan (for territories forming Pakistan)
Governor-General of Pakistan
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Governor-General of Pakistan
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this entity surface form:
گورنر جنرل پاکستان
this entity surface form:
Governors-General of Pakistan
this entity surface form:
گورنر جنرل پاکستان
this entity surface form:
Governor-Generalship of Liaquat Ali Khan