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		⚫	{{Short description\|none}}
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			{{Use Pakistani English\|date=March 2024}}
⚫	{{Short description\|~~None~~}}
			{{Use dmy dates\|date=March 2024}}
	:''The head of state of Pakistan from independence until Pakistan became a ] in 1956 was the ]. For the Governor-Generals who represented them from 1947 to 1956, see ].''		:''The head of state of Pakistan from independence until Pakistan became a ] in 1956 was the ]. For the Governor-Generals who represented them from 1947 to 1956, see ].''
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	{{Politics of Pakistan}}		{{Politics of Pakistan}}
	~~The~~ ] is the ] of the ].		]

	The ~~complete list of presidents~~ of Pakistan ~~includes~~ the ~~persons sworn into the office as~~ ] ~~following the proclamation~~ of the ] ~~in 1956.~~		The ] is the ] of the ].

			The complete list of presidents of Pakistan includes the persons sworn into the office of president following the proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.
⚫	There have been a total of 13 presidents. The first president was ] who assumed office on 23 March 1956. The current office holder is ], who took ~~charge~~ on 9 ~~September~~ ~~2018~~, following his victory in the ].<ref>{{~~cite~~ web~~\|url=http://moma.gov.pk/ProjectDetail/ODY5OTZmNGQtMGFjNi00YWQxLTgxNTQtZWRiYzEzMjQ1OTgw~~ \|title=~~Ministry~~ of ~~Maritime~~ ~~Affairs~~ \|~~publisher~~=~~Moma~~.~~gov~~.pk \|access-date=~~2020~~-06-09}}</ref>

		⚫	There have been a total of 13 presidents. The first president was ] who assumed office on 23 March 1956. The current office holder is ], who took office on 10 March 2024, following his victory in the ].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari wins another term \|url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2024/03/10/pakistans-former-president-asif-ali-zardari-wins-another-term \|access-date=2024-03-10 \|website=The Star \|language=en}}</ref>

	==Line of succession and removal==		==Line of succession and removal==
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	==Key==		==Key==

	{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"		{\| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
	\|+Key for presidents list		\|+Key for presidents list
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	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" \|		\| align=center style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\| align=center style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|		\| align=center style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|
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			==Presidents==
⚫	==President of Pakistan==
	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"		{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
	! rowspan="2"\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}}		! rowspan="2"\| {{Abbr\|No.\|Number}}
	! rowspan="2"\| Portrait		! rowspan="2"\| Portrait
	! rowspan="2"\| Name<br /><small>(~~birth–death~~)~~</small>~~		! rowspan="2"\| Name<br />{{small\|(Birth–Death)}}
	! colspan="3"\| Term of office		! colspan="3"\| Term of office
	! colspan="2" rowspan="2"\| Political party		! colspan="2" rowspan="2"\| Political party
	! rowspan="2"\| Elected		! rowspan="2"\| Elected
	! rowspan="2"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|~~Refernces~~}}		! rowspan="2"\| {{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
	\|-		\|-
	! Took office		! Took office
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	\|-		\|-
	! 1		! 1
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1899–1969)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1899–1969)}}
	\| 23 March 1956		\| 23 March 1956
	\| 27 October 1958		\| 27 October 1958
	\| {{ayd\|1956\|03\|23\|1958\|10\|27}}		\| {{ayd\|1956\|03\|23\|1958\|10\|27}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Republican Party (Pakistan)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Republican Party (Pakistan)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| –		\| –
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	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan="2"\| 2		! rowspan="2"\| 2
	\| rowspan="2"\| ]		\| rowspan="2"\| ]
	\| rowspan="2"\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1907–1974)}}		\| rowspan="2"\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1907–1974)}}
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 8 June 1962		\| 8 June 1962
	\| {{ayd\|1958\|10\|27\|1962\|06\|08}}		\| {{ayd\|1958\|10\|27\|1962\|06\|08}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Military rule}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Military rule}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| –		\| –
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	\| 25 March 1969		\| 25 March 1969
	\| {{ayd\|1962\|06\|08\|1969\|03\|25}}		\| {{ayd\|1962\|06\|08\|1969\|03\|25}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Convention Muslim League}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Convention Muslim League}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	! 3		! 3
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1917–1980)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1917–1980)}}
	\| 25 March 1969		\| 25 March 1969
	\| 20 December 1971		\| 20 December 1971
	\| {{ayd\|1969\|03\|25\|1971\|12\|20}}		\| {{ayd\|1969\|03\|25\|1971\|12\|20}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Military rule}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Military rule}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| –		\| –
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	\| 14 August 1973		\| 14 August 1973
	\| {{ayd\|1971\|12\|20\|1973\|08\|14}}		\| {{ayd\|1971\|12\|20\|1973\|08\|14}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan ~~Peoples~~ Party}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan People's Party}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| –		\| –
	\| rowspan="8" \| <ref name=":0" />		\| rowspan="8" \| <ref name=":0" />
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	\| 16 September 1978		\| 16 September 1978
	\| {{ayd\|1973\|08\|14\|1978\|09\|16}}		\| {{ayd\|1973\|08\|14\|1978\|09\|16}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan ~~Peoples~~ Party}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan People's Party}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 1973		\| 1973
	\|-		\|-
			! ]
	! 6
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1924–1988)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1924–1988)}}
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ] †		\| ] †
	\| {{ayd\|1978\|09\|16\|1988\|08\|17}}		\| {{ayd\|1978\|09\|16\|1988\|08\|17}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Military rule}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Military rule}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| —		\| —
	\|-		\|-
	! 7		! 7
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1915–2006)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1915–2006)}}
	\| 17 August 1988		\| 17 August 1988
	\| 18 July 1993		\| 18 July 1993
	\| {{ayd\|1988\|08\|17\|1993\|07\|18}}		\| {{ayd\|1988\|08\|17\|1993\|07\|18}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Independent politician}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Independent politician}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 1988		\| 1988
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	\| 14 November 1993		\| 14 November 1993
	\| {{ayd\|1993\|07\|18\|1993\|11\|14}}		\| {{ayd\|1993\|07\|18\|1993\|11\|14}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| –		\| –
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	\| 2 December 1997		\| 2 December 1997
	\| {{ayd\|1993\|11\|14\|1997\|12\|02}}		\| {{ayd\|1993\|11\|14\|1997\|12\|02}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan ~~Peoples~~ Party}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan People's Party}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 1993		\| 1993
	\|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"		\|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
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	\| 1 January 1998		\| 1 January 1998
	\| {{ayd\|1997\|12\|02\|1998\|01\|01}}		\| {{ayd\|1997\|12\|02\|1998\|01\|01}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\|-		\|-
	! 9		! 9
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1929–2022)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1929–2022)}}
	\| 1 January 1998		\| 1 January 1998
	\| 20 June 2001		\| 20 June 2001
	\| {{ayd\|1998\|01\|01\|2001\|06\|20}}		\| {{ayd\|1998\|01\|01\|2001\|06\|20}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| 1997		\| 1997
	\|-		\|-
	! rowspan="2"\| 10		! rowspan="2"\| 10
	\| rowspan="2"\| ]		\| rowspan="2"\| ]
	\| rowspan="2"\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1943–2023)}}		\| rowspan="2"\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1943–2023)}}
	\| 20 June 2001		\| 20 June 2001
	\| 15 October 2007		\| 15 October 2007
	\| {{ayd\|2001\|06\|20\|2007\|10\|15}}		\| {{ayd\|2001\|06\|20\|2007\|10\|15}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Military rule}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Military rule}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
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	\|-		\|-
	\| 19 November 2007		\| 19 November 2007
	\| 18 August 2008		\| ]
	\| {{ayd\|2007\|11\|19\|2008\|08\|18}}		\| {{ayd\|2007\|11\|19\|2008\|08\|18}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
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	\| 9 September 2008		\| 9 September 2008
	\| {{ayd\|2008\|08\|18\|2008\|09\|09}}		\| {{ayd\|2008\|08\|18\|2008\|09\|09}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| –		\| –
	\|-		\|-
	! 11		! 11
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(born 1955)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(born 1955)}}
	\| 9 September 2008		\| 9 September 2008
	\| 9 September 2013		\| 9 September 2013
	\| {{age in years and months\|2008\|09\|09\|2013\|09\|09}}		\| {{age in years and months\|2008\|09\|09\|2013\|09\|09}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan ~~Peoples~~ Party}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan People's Party}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	! 12		! 12
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(~~1941–2021~~)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(1940–2021)}}
	\| 9 September 2013		\| 9 September 2013
	\| 9 September 2018		\| 9 September 2018
	\| {{age in years and months\|2013\|09\|09\|2018\|09\|09}}		\| {{age in years and months\|2013\|09\|09\|2018\|09\|09}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
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	\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(born 1949)}}		\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(born 1949)}}
	\| 9 September 2018		\| 9 September 2018
			\| 10 March 2024
⚫	\| ''Incumbent''
	\| {{ayd\|2018\|09\|09}}		\| {{ayd\|2018\|09\|09\|2024\|03\|10}}
	\| style="background-color: {{party color\|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" \|		\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| ]		\| ]
			\|-
			! (11)
			\| ]
			\| ''']'''<br />{{small\|(born 1955)}}
			\| 10 March 2024
		⚫	\| Incumbent
			\| {{ayd\|2024\|03\|10}}
			\| style="background-color:{{party color\|Pakistan People's Party}}" \|
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|
	\|}		\|}

	==Timeline==		==Timeline==
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	id:independent value:gray(0.8) legend:None_(Independent)		id:independent value:gray(0.8) legend:None_(Independent)
	id:military value:rgb(0.76,0.69,0.57) legend:Military		id:military value:rgb(0.76,0.69,0.57) legend:Military
	id:RP value:rgb(0.45,0.50,0.99) legend: Republican_Party		id:RP value:rgb(0.45,0.50,0.99) legend:Republican_Party
	id:MLC value:rgb(0.11,0.79,0.79) legend: Pakistan_Muslim_League_(C)		id:MLC value:rgb(0.11,0.79,0.79) legend:Pakistan_Muslim_League_(C)
	id:PPP value:black legend: Pakistan_People's_Party		id:PPP value:black legend:Pakistan_People's_Party
	id:MLN value:rgb(0.32,0.60,0.29) legend: Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)		id:MLN value:rgb(0.32,0.60,0.29) legend:Pakistan_Muslim_League_(N)
	id:MLQ value:rgb(0.32,0.99,0.59) legend: Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Q)		id:MLQ value:rgb(0.32,0.99,0.59) legend:Pakistan_Muslim_League_(Q)
	id:PTE value:red legend: Pakistan_Tehreek-e-Insaf		id:PTE value:red legend:Pakistan_Tehreek-e-Insaf

	id:gray1 value:gray(0.85)		id:gray1 value:gray(0.85)
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	bar:ZBhutto		bar:ZBhutto
	bar:FChaudhry		bar:FChaudhry
	bar:Anwarul
	bar:Zia-ul-Haq		bar:Zia-ul-Haq
	bar:Ghulam		bar:Ghulam
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	width:5 align:left fontsize:9 shift:(5,-4) anchor:till		width:5 align:left fontsize:9 shift:(5,-4) anchor:till
	bar: Mirza		bar: Mirza
	from: 23/03/1956 till: 27/10/1958 color:RP text:"]"		from: 23/03/1956 till: 27/10/1958 color:RP text:"]"
	bar: Ayub		bar: Ayub
	from: 27/10/1958 till: 08/06/1962 color:military		from: 27/10/1958 till: 08/06/1962 color:military
	from: 08/06/1962 till: 29/11/1963 color:MLC		from: 08/06/1962 till: 29/11/1963 color:MLC
	bar: Cheema		bar: Cheema
	from: 11/06/1962 till: 29/11/1963 color:MLC text:"]"		from: 11/06/1962 till: 29/11/1963 color:MLC text:"]"
	bar: QChaudhry		bar: QChaudhry
	from: 29/11/1963 till: 12/06/1965 color:MLC text:"]"		from: 29/11/1963 till: 12/06/1965 color:MLC text:"]"
	bar: Ayub		bar: Ayub
	from: 12/06/1965 till: 25/03/1969 color:MLC text:"]"		from: 12/06/1965 till: 25/03/1969 color:MLC text:"]"
	bar: Yahya		bar: Yahya
	from: 25/03/1969 till: 20/12/1971 color:military text:"]"		from: 25/03/1969 till: 20/12/1971 color:military text:"]"
	bar: ZBhutto		bar: ZBhutto
	from: 20/12/1971 till: 13/08/1973 color:PPP text:"]"		from: 20/12/1971 till: 13/08/1973 color:PPP text:"]"
	bar: FChaudhry		bar: FChaudhry
	from: 14/08/1973 till: 20/04/1978 color:PPP		from: 14/08/1973 till: 16/09/1978 color:PPP text:"]"
⚫	bar: ~~Anwarul~~
⚫	from: 20/04/~~1978~~ till: ~~07/05/1978~~ color:PPP text:"]"
	bar: FChaudhry
	from: 07/05/1978 till: 16/09/1978 color:PPP text:"]"
	bar: Zia-ul-Haq		bar: Zia-ul-Haq
	from: 16/09/1978 till: 17/08/1988 color:military text:"]"		from: 16/09/1978 till: 17/08/1988 color:military text:"]"
	bar: Ghulam		bar: Ghulam
	from: 13/12/1988 till: 18/07/1993 color: independent text:"]"		from: 13/12/1988 till: 18/07/1993 color:independent text:"]"
	bar: Sajjad		bar: Sajjad
	from: 18/07/1993 till: 14/11/1993 color:MLN		from: 18/07/1993 till: 14/11/1993 color:MLN
	bar: Leghari		bar: Leghari
	from: 14/11/1993 till: 02/12/1997 color:PPP text:"]		from: 14/11/1993 till: 02/12/1997 color:PPP text:"]
	bar: Sajjad		bar: Sajjad
	from: 02/12/1997 till: 01/01/1998 color:MLN text:"]"		from: 02/12/1997 till: 01/01/1998 color:MLN text:"] (acting)"
	bar: Rafiq		bar: Rafiq
	from: 01/01/1998 till: 20/06/2001 color:MLN text:"]"		from: 01/01/1998 till: 20/06/2001 color:MLN text:"]"
	bar: Musharraf		bar: Musharraf
	from: 20/06/2001 till: 06/10/2007 color:military		from: 20/06/2001 till: 06/10/2007 color:military
	from: 06/10/2007 till: 18/08/2008 color:MLQ text:"]		from: 06/10/2007 till: 18/08/2008 color:MLQ text:"]
	bar: Soomro		bar: Soomro
	from: 18/08/2008 till: 09/09/2008 color:MLN text:"]"		from: 18/08/2008 till: 09/09/2008 color:MLN text:"] (acting)"
	bar: Zardari		bar: Zardari
	from: 09/09/2008 till: 09/09/2013 color:PPP ~~text:"]"~~		from: 09/09/2008 till: 09/09/2013 color:PPP
	bar: Mamnoon		bar: Mamnoon
	from: 09/09/2013 till: 09/09/2018 color:MLN text:"]"		from: 09/09/2013 till: 09/09/2018 color:MLN text:"]"
	bar: Alvi		bar: Alvi
	from: 09/09/2018 till: ~~$today~~ color:PTE text:"]"		from: 09/09/2018 till: 10/03/2024 color:PTE text:"]"
		⚫	bar: Zardari
		⚫	from: 10/03/2024 till: $today color:PPP text:"]"

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	== Notes ==		== Notes ==

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The president of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

The complete list of presidents of Pakistan includes the persons sworn into the office of president following the proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.

There have been a total of 13 presidents. The first president was Iskander Ali Mirza who assumed office on 23 March 1956. The current office holder is Asif Ali Zardari, who took office on 10 March 2024, following his victory in the 2024 election.

Line of succession and removal

Main article: Line of succession to the President of Pakistan

The Constitution discusses the possibility of an acting president. in Chapter 1: The President, Part III: The Federation of Pakistan in the Constitution of Pakistan. Certain office-holders, however, are permitted to stand as presidential candidates in case of vacancy as the constitution does not include a position of vice president:

The Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. in Chapter 1: The President, Part III: The Federation of Pakistan in the Constitution of Pakistan.

Key

Key for presidents list
	Party name
	Republican Party
	Muslim League (C)
	Armed Forces
	Independent
	Muslim League (Q)
	People's Party
	Muslim League (N)
	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Elected	Ref.
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Elected	Ref.
1		Iskandar Ali Mirza (1899–1969)	23 March 1956	27 October 1958	2 years, 218 days		Republican Party	–
2		Ayub Khan (1907–1974)	27 October 1958	8 June 1962	3 years, 224 days		Military	–
2		Ayub Khan (1907–1974)	8 June 1962	25 March 1969	6 years, 290 days		Pakistan Muslim League PML (C)	1965
3		Yahya Khan (1917–1980)	25 March 1969	20 December 1971	2 years, 270 days		Military	–
4		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979)	20 December 1971	14 August 1973	1 year, 237 days		Pakistan People's Party	–
5		Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982)	14 August 1973	16 September 1978	5 years, 33 days		Pakistan People's Party	1973
6		Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988)	16 September 1978	17 August 1988 †	9 years, 336 days		Military	—
7		Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006)	17 August 1988	18 July 1993	4 years, 335 days		Independent	1988
—		Wasim Sajjad (born 1941) acting	18 July 1993	14 November 1993	119 days		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	–
8		Farooq Leghari (1940–2010)	14 November 1993	2 December 1997	4 years, 18 days		Pakistan People's Party	1993
—		Wasim Sajjad (born 1941) acting	2 December 1997	1 January 1998	30 days		Pakistan Muslim League (N)
9		Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–2022)	1 January 1998	20 June 2001	3 years, 170 days		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	1997
10		Pervez Musharraf (1943–2023)	20 June 2001	15 October 2007	6 years, 117 days		Military	2004
10		Pervez Musharraf (1943–2023)	19 November 2007	18 August 2008	273 days		Pakistan Muslim League (Q)	2007
—		Muhammad Mian Soomro (born 1950) acting	18 August 2008	9 September 2008	22 days		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	–
11		Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955)	9 September 2008	9 September 2013	5 years		Pakistan People's Party	2008
12		Mamnoon Hussain (1940–2021)	9 September 2013	9 September 2018	5 years		Pakistan Muslim League (N)	2013
13		Arif Alvi (born 1949)	9 September 2018	10 March 2024	5 years, 183 days		Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf	2018
(11)		Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955)	10 March 2024	Incumbent	305 days		Pakistan People's Party	2024

Timeline

Notes

References

"Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari wins another term". The Star. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Presidents". National Assembly of Pakistan. 11 August 2023. Archived from the original on 11 August 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
Burki, Shahid Javed; Baxter, Craig (1991). Pakistan Under The Military: Eleven Years Of Zia Ul-haq. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0813379852.
Waldman, Amy (2 January 2004). "Pakistan gives Musharraf confidence vote as president". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

External links

"Presidents". WorldStatesman.org.

v t e Presidents of Pakistan
	Mirza Ayub Khan Yahya Khan Bhutto Ilahi Zia-ul-Haq Ghulam Ishaq Khan Sajjad Leghari Sajjad Tarar Musharraf Soomro Zardari Mamnoon Alvi Zardari
Italics indicate acting Presidents

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