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Part IV · Provinces · The Governors

Appointment of Governor

Article 101

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Amended by 1st Amendment (1974) · 5th Amendment (1976) · 8th Amendment (1985) · 18th Amendment (2010)

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English · authoritative

1[(1)

There shall be a Governor for each Province, who shall be appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister.].

(2)

A person shall not be appointed a Governor unless he is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly and is not less than thirty-five years of age 2[and is a registered voter and resident of the Province concerned] 3[:]

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(3)

The Governor shall hold office during the pleasure of the President 5[and shall be entitled to such salary, allowances and privileges as the President may determine].

(4)

The Governor may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.

6[(5)

The President may make such provision as he thinks fit for the discharge of the functions of a Governor 7[in any contingency not provided for in this Part].]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (7)›
  1. 1Substituted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 33, for “clause (1)”.
  2. 2Added ibid.
  3. 3Substituted by the Constitution (Fifth Amdt.) Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), section 2 for full-stop (with effect from the 13th September, 1976).
  4. 4Proviso and clause (2A) omitted by the Constitution (Eighth Amdt.) Act, 1985 (18 of 1985), section 11, which was previously amended by Act 62 of 1976, section 2.
  5. 5Added by the Constitution (First Amdt.) Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), section 6, (with effect from the 4th May, 1974).
  6. 6Added by P. O. No. 14 of 1985, Article 2 and Schedule
  7. 7Added by the Act 18 of 1985, section 11.

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Article 101 of the Constitution
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Article 101, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 79