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Governor-General of Pakistan

Governor-General of Pakistan

The governor-generalof Pakistan was the representative of the Pakistani monarch in the Dominion of Pakistan, existing from 1947 to 1956. The office was established upon Pakistan's independence and abolished when Pakistan became a republic upon promulgation of the constitution in 1956. The governor-general represented the monarch in the Constituent Assembly as its head, and had many constitutional roles as a nominal figurehead.