List of commissioners and governors of Sind (British India)

The Commissioner for Province of Sind, later the Governor of Sind, was the most important government official in the province during British rule. There were 104 years of rule, out of which 89 years were under their authority. Sind was a part of the Bombay Presidency, earlier under Sir Charles Napier. However, in 1936 it became a separate province.[1]

Sir Charles Napier

Governor of Sindh

Commissioners for Sind
Sir Bartle Frere, Commissioner of Sind during British India
Sir Lancelot Graham as Governor of Sind

Commissioners who served British India are as follows:

Governors of Sind

Governors who served British India are as follows:

References
  1. General Charles Napier and the Conquest of Sind
  2. 'Scinde' was the official name for the province at that time.
  3. was appointed the first Chief Commissioner of Sind in 1847
  4. "Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward (FRR874HB)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. "Obituary". The Times. London. 6 May 1882. p. 12.
  6. Behram Sohrab H.J. Rustomji, Karachi 1839-1947 A Short History of the Foundation and Growth of Karachi, in Karachi During the British Era Two Histories of a Modern City, Oxford University Press, Karachi, 2007. Pg 104
  7. "Governors". Sindh Governor House. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  8. Miall, Leonard (1999-08-18). "Obituary: David Graham". The Independent. London.
  9. "No. 38161". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1947. p. 7.
  10. "Governors". Sindh Governor House. Archived from the original on 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
  11. "Governors of Sind". Sindh Governor Official site. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
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