Pakistan's Firsts: Important "First" Facts for Tests
Updated 17 Oct 2026
First Governor General, Prime Minister, President, constitution, Nobel laureate and more, in one table.
"Who was the first…" questions are very common. Learn this table well.
| First | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Governor General | Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah |
| First Prime Minister | Liaquat Ali Khan |
| First President | Iskander Mirza (1956) |
| First Chief Justice | Sir Abdul Rashid |
| First constitution enforced | 23 March 1956 |
| First martial law | 7 October 1958 |
| First general elections (one person, one vote) | 1970 |
| First woman Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto (1988), also the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country |
| First Nobel Prize | Dr Abdus Salam, Physics (1979) |
| First Nobel Peace Prize | Malala Yousafzai (2014), the youngest Nobel laureate |
| Nuclear tests | 28 May 1998, Chagai (Balochistan) |
Related facts
- The national anthem was written by Hafeez Jalandhari; the music was composed by Ahmed Ghulam Ali Chagla.
- The national poet is Allama Muhammad Iqbal.
- The national language is Urdu.
Practise: Pakistan Studies MCQs.
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