| S.NO | Name | Took office | Left office | Party |
| 01 | Sir George CunninghamSir George Cunningham | 15 Aug 1947 | 9 Apr 1948 | Indian Civil Service |
| 02 | Sir Ambrose Dundas Flux Dundas | 19 Apr 1948 | 16 Jul 1949 | Indian Civil Service |
| 03 | Sahibzada Mohammad Khurshid | 16 Jul 1949 | 14 Jan 1950 | Independent |
| 04 | Mohammad Ibrahim Khan Jhagra (acting) | 14 Jan 1950 | 17 Feb 1950 | Judiciary |
| 05 | Ismail Ibrahim Chundrigar | 17 Feb 1950 | 23 Nov 1951 | Muslim League |
| 06 | Khwaja Shahabuddin | 24 Nov 1951 | 17 Nov 1954 | Muslim League |
| 07 | Qurban Ali Shah | 17 Nov 1954 | 14 Oct 1955 | Independent |
| 08 | Lt Gen K.M. Azhar Khan | 1 Jul 1970 | 25 Dec 1971 | Military Administration |
| 09 | Hayat Sherpao | 25 Dec 1971 | 30 Apr 1972 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 10 | Arbab Sikandar Khan | 29 Apr 1972 | 15 Feb 1973 | National Awami Party |
| 11 | Aslam Khattak | 15 Feb 1973 | 24 May 1974 | National Awami Party |
| 12 | Maj Gen Syed Ghawas | 24 May 1974 | 1 Mar 1976 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 13 | Maj Gen Naseerullah Babar | 1 Mar 1976 | 6 Jul 1977 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 14 | Abdul Hakeem Khan | 6 Jul 1977 | 17 Sept 1978 | Civil Administration |
| 15 | Lt Gen Fazl-Haq | 11 Oct 1978 | 12 Dec 1985 | Military Administration |
| 16 | Nawabzada Abdul Ghafoor Khan Hoti | 30 Dec 1985 | 18 Apr 1986 | Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam |
| 17 | Syed Usman Ali Shah | 18 Apr 1986 | 27 Aug 1986 | Civil Administration |
| 18 | Fida Mohammad Khan | 27 Aug 1986 | 16 Jun 1988 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 19 | Bri Gen Amir Gulistan Janjua | 16 Jun 1988 | 19 Jul 1993 | Independent |
| 20 | Maj Gen Khurshid Ali Khan | 19 Jul 1993 | 5 Nov 1996 | Independent |
| 21 | Justice Said Ibne Ali | 5 Nov 1996 | 11 Nov 1996 | Independent |
| 22 | Lt Gen Arif Bangash | 11Nov 1996 | 17 Aug 1999 | Independent |
| 23 | Miangul Aurangzeb | 18 Aug 1999 | 21 Oct 1999 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 24 | Lt Gen Mohammad Shafiq | 21 Oct 1999 | 14 Aug 2000 | Military Administration |
| 25 | Lt Gen Iftikhar Hussain Shah | 14 Aug 2000 | 15 Mar 2005 | Military Administration |
| 26 | Commander Khalilur Rehman | 15 Mar 2005 | 23 May 2006 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) |
| 27 | Lt Gen Ali Jan Aurakzai | 24 May 2006 | 7 Jan 2008 | Military Administration |
| 28 | Owais Ahmed Ghani | 7 Jan 2008 | 9 Feb 2011 | Independent |
| 29 | Syed Masood Kausar | 10 Feb 2011 | 10 Feb 2013 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 30 | Shaukatullah Khan | 10 Feb 2013 | 25 March 2013 | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| 31 | Mehtab Ahmed Khan Abbasi | 15 April 2014 | March 2016 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| 32 | Iqbal Zafar Jhagra | March 3, 2016 | | |
| 33 | Shah Farman | 2018 | To date | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
