List of Governors of the North-West Frontier Province

Below is a list of Governors of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) from the creation of the office of Commissioner of the North-West Frontier Province in 1901.

Chief Commissioners of the North-West Frontier Province

1901-1908: Sir Harold Arthur Deane
1908-1909: Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel
1909-1910: William Rudolph Henry Merck (acting)
1910-1913: Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel
1913-1915: Sir John Stuart Donald (acting)
1915-1919: Sir George Olof Roos-Keppel
1919-1921: Sir Alfred Hamilton Grant
1921-1923: Sir John Loader Maffey
1923-1925: Horatio Norman Bolton
1925-1926: William John Keen (acting)
1926-1930: Horatio Norman Bolton
1930-1931: Sir Stuart Edmond Pearks
1931-1932: Sir Ralph Edwin Hotchkin Griffith (created governor in 1932)

Governors of the North-West Frontier Province

1932-1937: Sir Ralph Edwin Hotchkin Griffith
1937-1939: Sir George Cunningham
1939: Sir Arthur Edward Broadbent Parsons
1939-1946: Sir George Cunningham
1946-1947: Sir Olaf Kirkpatrick Caroe
1947: Sir Rob Lockhart (acting)
1947-1948: Sir George Cunningham

Post-independence

Main article: Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Following Pakistan's independence in 1947, the North-West Frontier became a province of Pakistan. In 2010, the NWFP was renamed to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Administrators of provinces in British India

Governors	Agra (1834–1836) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1945–1947)¹ Assam (1921–1947)¹ Bengal (1700–1774, 1912–1947) Bihar (1936–1947)¹ Bihar and Orissa (1920–1936) Bombay (1694–1947) Burma (1923–1937) Central Provinces and Berar (1920–1947) Madras (1698–1947) North-West Frontier (1932–1948) Orissa (1936–1947)¹ Punjab (1921–1947)¹ Sind (1936–1947) United Provinces of British India (1921–1937) United Provinces (1937–1947)

Lt. Governors	Bengal, Bihar and Orissa (1854–1912) Assam (1905–1912) Bihar and Orissa (1912–1920) Burma (1897–1923) North-Western Provinces (1836–1877) North-Western Provinces (1877–1902) Punjab (1859–1921) United Provinces of Agra and Oudh (1902–1921)

Chief Commissioners	Ajmer-Merwara (1871–1947) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1872–1945) Assam (1874–1905, 1912–1921) Balochistan (1877–1947) Burma (1886–1897) Central Provinces (1861–1920) Coorg (1869–1947) Delhi (1912–1947) Lower Burma (1867–1886) North-West Frontier (1901–1932) Oudh (1856–1877) Oudh (1877–1902) Panth-Piploda (1942–1947) Punjab (1853–1859)

Commissioners	Assam (1828–1874) Sind (1843–1936)

Superintendents	Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1858–1872)

¹ Office retained following Indian independence

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