Monarchy of Pakistan

Monarchy of Pakistan
Coat of arms of Pakistan
Last to reign Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – 23 March 1956
Details
Style	His Majesty 1947–1952 Her Majesty 1952–1956
First monarch	George VI
Last monarch	Elizabeth II
Formation	14 August 1947
Abolition	23 March 1956

From 1947 to 1956, the Dominion of Pakistan was a self-governing country within the Commonwealth of Nations that shared a monarch with the United Kingdom and the other Dominions of the Commonwealth. The monarch's constitutional roles in Pakistan were mostly delegated to a vice-regal representative, the governor-general of Pakistan.

The dominion was created by the Indian Independence Act 1947, which divided British India into two independent sovereign states of India and Pakistan. The monarchy was abolished on 23 March 1956, when Pakistan became a republic within the Commonwealth with a president as its head of state.