hidayatullah served as the chief minister of sindh for two separate terms. the first term was 28 april 1937 to 23 march 1938. the second term was 7 march 1941 to 14 october 1947, and served the longest tenure that any chief minister has so far held. after the independence, he became the first governor of sindh from 14 august 1947 to 4 october 1948. he died in office.