Monarchy of Pakistan facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Monarchy of Pakistan |
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| Style | Majesty |
| First monarch | King George VI |
| Last monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Formation | 15 August 1947 |
| Abolition | 23 March 1956 |
| Residence | Buckingham Palace, United Kingdom |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
| Pretender(s) | Title abolished (stopped) |
The Monarchy of Pakistan was the form of government of the Dominion of Pakistan from 1947 to 1956. Under this system, Pakistan was an independent Commonwealth realm with a hereditary, constitutional monarch as the head of state. The monarch was the monarch of the United Kingdom, and was also shared with a number of other countries. The role of the monarch was defined under the Constitution. Most of the monarch's duties were carried out by the Governor-General of Pakistan.
The monarchy of Pakistan was created by the Indian Independence Act of 1947. This act, made by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, divided its British India into two new countries: India and Pakistan, each of which became an independent constitutional monarchy. Succession to the throne of Pakistan was, like that of the United Kingdom, governed by the Act of Settlement 1701.
Pakistan adopted a new constitution on 23 March 1956. This constitution abolished the monarchy, making Pakistan a republic in the Commonwealth of Nations. Pakistan left the Commonwealth in 1972, but rejoined in 1989.
List of Pakistani monarchs
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Monarch From | Monarch Until | Relationship with predecessor |
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King George VI | 14 December 1895 | 6 February 1952 | 15 August 1947 | 6 February 1952 | None (position created by law) |
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Queen Elizabeth II | 21 April 1926 | — | 6 February 1952 | 23 March 1956 | Daughter of George VI |
List of Pakistani consorts
| Portrait | Name | Birth | Death | Consort From | Consort Until | Relationship with monarch |
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Queen Elizabeth | 4 August 1900 | 30 March 2002 | 15 August 1947 | 6 February 1952 | Wife of King George VI |
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Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
10 June 1921 | — | 6 February 1952 | 23 March 1956 | Husband of Queen Elizabeth II |
Images for kids
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George VI, King of Pakistan, on a Pakistani 10-rupee banknote of 1947
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Liaquat Ali Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, with George VI, King of Pakistan, and other Commonwealth Prime Ministers in London for the 1949 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference
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The Queen's coronation gown was embroidered with the three emblems of Pakistan: wheat, in oat-shaped diamante and fronds of golden crystal; cotton, made in silver with leaves of green silk; and jute, embroidered in green silk and golden thread.
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The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Bogra (second from left), with Queen Elizabeth II and other Commonwealth leaders, 1955
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The proclamation of the Queen's title published in The Gazette of Pakistan, 29 May 1953
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Letter of credence for the Pakistani Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq, from Queen Elizabeth II to King Faisal II of Iraq, 24 January 1955
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The Queen with Nazir Ahmed, chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
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Queen Elizabeth II visiting Chittagong, East Pakistan, in 1961
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge during their tour of Pakistan in 2019
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A Pakistani stamp featuring King George VI
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Flying badge of the Royal Pakistan Air Force (RPAF) featuring the Tudor Crown
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The obverse of the 1949 Pakistan Medal bearing the royal cypher of King George VI
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The badge of Baluch Regiment, Pakistan Army, featuring the Tudor Crown
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