office of Governor-General of Pakistan

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The office of Governor-General of Pakistan was the position of the British monarch’s representative and de facto head of state in Pakistan from its independence in 1947 until the country became a republic in 1956.

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office of Governor-General of Pakistan canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state office
vice-regal office
abolishedBy Constitution of Pakistan 1956 NERFINISHED
abolishedFollowing Pakistan becoming a republic
appliesToJurisdiction Pakistan NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch
capitalDuringExistence Karachi NERFINISHED
category Commonwealth realm governors-general NERFINISHED
Defunct political office in Pakistan
Monarchy in Pakistan
ceremonialChief Pakistan Armed Forces NERFINISHED
constitutingInstrument Government of India Act 1935 as adapted for Pakistan NERFINISHED
Indian Independence Act 1947 NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus head of the executive
representative of the Crown
country Dominion of Pakistan NERFINISHED
createdFollowing independence of Pakistan
dissolvedIn 1956
endTime 1956-03-23
firstHolder Muhammad Ali Jinnah NERFINISHED
flag Standard of the Governor-General of Pakistan NERFINISHED
followed office of Governor-General of India NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentAppointer Prime Minister of Pakistan NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod post-colonial transition in South Asia
inauguralHolder Muhammad Ali Jinnah NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Dominion of Pakistan NERFINISHED
lastHolder Iskander Mirza NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Karachi NERFINISHED
nativeNameLanguage en
ur
officeHolder Ghulam Muhammad NERFINISHED
Iskander Mirza NERFINISHED
Khawaja Nazimuddin NERFINISHED
Muhammad Ali Jinnah NERFINISHED
partOf Commonwealth realm system
replacedBy office of President of Pakistan
residence Governor-General’s House, Karachi NERFINISHED
Governor-General’s House, Lahore NERFINISHED
roleOf de facto head of state of Pakistan
representative of the British monarch in Pakistan
saidToBeTheSameAs Governor-General of Pakistan NERFINISHED
seat Karachi NERFINISHED
startTime 1947-08-14
style His Excellency the Governor-General
subordinateTo British monarch

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Iskander Ali Mirza precededBy office of Governor-General of Pakistan