Government
The state was governed by the hereditary rulers of the Maghlot dynasty who were styled as Mir and were assisted by a council of Wazirs or Ministers. Details for early rulers are uncertain with the first definite dates available from 1839 CE onwards. Brigadier Mir Shaukat Ali Khan was the last ruler of the State when it was abolished by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1972.
| Reign | Mirs of Nagar |
|---|---|
| Unknown dates | Fadl Khan |
| Unknown dates | Daud Khan |
| Unknown dates | Ali Dad Khan (1st time) |
| Unknown dates | Hari Tham Khan |
| Unknown dates | Ali Dad Khan (2nd time) |
| Unknown dates | Kamal Khan |
| Unknown dates | Rahim Khan I |
| Unknown date - 1839 | Rahim Khan II |
| 1839–1891 | Jafar Zahid Khan (1st time) |
| 1891–1892 | Raja Azur Khan (acting) |
| 1892–1904 | Jafar Zahid Khan (2nd time) |
| 1905 - 17 March 1940 | Raja Mir Iskandar Khan |
| 17 March 1940 - 25 September 1974 | Shaukat Ali Khan (1930–1976) |
| 25 September 1974 | State of Nagar dissolved |
| After the dissolution of Nagar State in 1974 | Elected Representatives of Nagar in the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Council |
| 1975 | Syed Yahya Shah |
| 1980 | Mir Shaukat Ali Khan |
| 1985- | Qurban Ali |
| 1997- | Mir Shaukat Ali Khan-Nagar-1 Shiekh Ghulam Haider-Nagar-2, |
| 2000 | -Qurban Ali-Nagar-1, Shiekh Ghulam Haider-Nagar-2 |
| 2005 | Mirza Hussain-Nagar-1,Muhammad Ali Akhtar-Nagar-2 |
| 2009 | Mirza Hussain-Nagar-1 Muhammad Ali Akhtar-Nagar-2 |
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