List of Mayors of Karachi

List of DCOs and Mayors (Nazims)

Karachi City Municipal Act was promulgated in 1933. Initially the Municipal Corporation was administrated by Mayor, included 57 councilors. In 1976, Karachi Municipal Corporation was upgraded to Metropolitan Corporation. Later, in January 2000, it was given the status of City District Government, headed by City Nazim and DCO.
Following is the list of city DCOs and Nazims of Karachi.

Karachi is the largest city of Pakistan and among the most populous megacities in the world. Mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater") is a modern title used in many countries for the highest-ranking officer in a municipal government.

List of Mayors in Karachi

No.	Name of Nazim	Office Duration
1	Mr. Jamshed Nusserwanji Mehta	November 1933 to August 1934
2	Mr. Teakum Dass Vadhumull	August 30, 1934 to May 3, 1935
3	Mr. Qazi Khuda Buksh	May 3, 1935 to May 9, 1936
4	Khan Bahadur Ardeshir H. Mama	May 9, 1936 to May 4, 1937
5	Mr. Durgha Das B. Adwani	May 4, 1937 to May 6, 1938
6	Mr. Hatim A. Alvi	May 6, 1938 to May 5, 1939
7	Mr. R.K. Sidhwa	May 5, 1939 to May 7, 1940
8	Mr. Lalji Malhootra	May 7, 1940 to May 6, 1941
9	Mr. Muhammad Hashim Gazdar	May 6, 1941 to May 8, 1942
10	Mr. Soharab K.H. Katrak	May 8, 1942 to May 11, 1943
11	Mr. Shambo Nath Molraaj	May 11, 1943 to May 10, 1944
12	Mr. Yousaf Abdullah Haroon	May 10, 1944 to May 8, 1945
13	Mr. Manuel Misquita	May 8, 1945 to May 1, 1946
14	Mr. Wishram Das Dewan Das	May 9, 1946 to May 9, 1947
15	Mr. Hakeem Muhammad Ahsan	May 9, 1947 to May 25, 1948
16	Mr. Allah Bakhsh Gabol	Apr 1951 to January 10, 1953 [1]
17	Mr. H.M. Habibullah Paracha	1953
18	Mr. Mahmood A. Haroon	January 19, 1954 to May 26, 1955
19	Mr. Al-Haj Malik Bagh Ali	May 26, 1955 to May 29, 1956
20	Mr. Siddique Wahab	May 30, 1956 to December 14, 1956
21	Mr. S.M.Taufiq	1958
22	Mr. Allah Bakhsh Gabol	May 1961 to October 1962 [2]
23	Mr. Abdul Sattar Afghani	November 9, 1979 to February 12, 1987
24	Dr. Farooq Sattar [1]	January 9, 1988 to July 27, 1992

List of Nazims in Karachi

No.	Name of Mayor/Nazim	Office Duration
1	Mr. Naimatullah Khan	August 14, 2001 to May 2005
2	Mr. Syed Mustafa Kamal	October 17, 2005 to February 2010

List of DCOs/Administrators in Karachi

No.	Name of DCO
1	Mr. Shafiq-Ur-Rehman Paracha
2	Mr. Lala Fazal-ur-Rehman
3	Mr. Jawed Hanif
4	Mr. Syed Hussein
5	Mr. Roshan Shaikh