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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| office of Governor-General of Pakistan canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| 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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