North-West Frontier Province

Former Province of British India and Pakistan North-West Frontier Province Native names Urdu:شمال مغربی سرحدی صوبہromanised:śamāl maġribī sarhadī sūbāhPashto:شمال لویدیځ سرحدي ایالتromanised:śamāl lawedez sarhadī iyālatPunjabi:اُترا لہندا سرحدی صوبہromanised:Utrā Léhndā Sarhadī Sūbā 1901–2010 Top: Flag in PakistanBottom: Flag in British India Top: Coat of arms (Pakistan)Bottom: Badge (British India) The North-West Frontier in Pakistan (1970–2010)The North-West Frontier in Pakistan (1947–1955)The North-West Frontier in the British Indian EmpireStatus Chief Commissioner's Province of British India (1901–1932) Governor-led province of British India (1932–1947) Province of Pakistan (1947–1955; 1970–2010) CapitalPeshawarOfficial languagesEnglishUrduNative languagesPashtoPunjabiothersDemonymSarhadīChief Commissioner • 1901–1908 Harold Arthur Deane (first)• 1931–1932 Ralph Griffith (last) Governor • 1932–1937 Ralph Griffith (first)• 2008–2010 Owais Ahmed Ghani (last) Chief Minister • 1937 Sahibzada Abdul Qayyum (first)• 2008–2010 Haider Khan Hoti (last) LegislatureLegislative Cou