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The complete '''list of Presidents of Pakistan''' includes the persons sworn into the office as ] following the proclamation of the ] in 1956.

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==Line of succession and removal==

{{Main|Line of succession to the President of Pakistan}}

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==Key==

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" border="1"
|+Key for presidents list
! scope="col" style="width:20px" |
! scope="col" style="width:250px" | Party name
|-
| align=center style="background-color: #6495ED" |
| ]
|-
| align=center style="background-color:{{party color|Muslim League}}" |
| ]
|-
| align=center style="background-color:{{party color|Military rule}}"|
| ]
|-
| align=center style="background-color:gray" |
| ]
|-
| align=center style="background-color:{{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" |
| ]
|-
| 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 Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |
| ]
|}

==President of Pakistan==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2"| Name<br /><small>(birth–death)</small>
! colspan="3"| Term of office
! colspan="2" rowspan="2"| Political party
! rowspan="2"| Elected
! rowspan="2"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Refernces}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
! 1
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1899–1969)}}
| 23 March 1956
| 27 October 1958
| {{ayd|1956|03|23|1958|10|27}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Republican Party (Pakistan)}}" |
| ]
| –
| rowspan="3" | <ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-08-11 |title=Presidents |url=https://na.gov.pk/en/presidents.php |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811185051/https://na.gov.pk/en/presidents.php |archive-date=2023-08-11 |access-date=2023-10-22 |website=]}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2"| 2
| rowspan="2"| ]
| rowspan="2"| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1907–1974)}}
| ]
| 8 June 1962
| {{ayd|1958|10|27|1962|06|08}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Military rule}}" |
| ]
| –
|-
| 8 June 1962
| 25 March 1969
| {{ayd|1962|06|08|1969|03|25}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Convention Muslim League}}" |
| ]
| ]
|-
! 3
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1917–1980)}}
| 25 March 1969
| 20 December 1971
| {{ayd|1969|03|25|1971|12|20}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Military rule}}" |
| ]
| –
| <ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Burki |first1=Shahid Javed |last2=Baxter |first2=Craig |title=Pakistan Under The Military: Eleven Years Of Zia Ul-haq |date=1991 |publisher=Westview Press |isbn=978-0813379852}}</ref>{{page needed|date=February 2023}}
|-
! 4
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1928– 1979)}}
| 20 December 1971
| 14 August 1973
| {{ayd|1971|12|20|1973|08|14}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
| ]
| –
| rowspan="8" | <ref name=":0" />
|-
! 5
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1904–1982)}}
| 14 August 1973
| 16 September 1978
| {{ayd|1973|08|14|1978|04|16}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
| ]
| 1973
|-
! 6
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1924–1988)}}
| ]
| ] †
| {{ayd|1978|04|16|1988|08|17}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Military rule}}" |
| ]
| —
|-
! 7
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1915–2006)}}
| 17 August 1988
| 18 July 1993
| {{ayd|1988|08|17|1993|07|08}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician}}" |
| ]
| 1988
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! —
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1941–)<br />''acting''}}
| 18 July 1993
| 14 November 1993
| {{ayd|1993|07|18|1993|11|14}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
| ]
| –
|-
! 8
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1940–2010)}}
| 14 November 1993
| 2 December 1997
| {{ayd|1993|11|14|1997|12|02}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
| ]
| 1993
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! —
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1941–)<br />''acting''}}
| 2 December 1997
| 1 January 1998
| {{ayd|1997|12|05|1998|01|01}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
| ]
| –
|-
! 9
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1929–2022)}}
| 1 January 1998
| 20 June 2001
| {{ayd|1998|01|01|2001|06|20}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
| ]
| –
|-
! rowspan="2"| 10
| rowspan="2"| ]
| rowspan="2"| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1943–2023)}}
| 20 June 2001
| 15 October 2007
| {{ayd|2001|06|20|2007|10|15}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Military rule}}" |
| ]
| ]
| <ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/02/international/asia/02STAN.html?ex=1388379600&en=a5ffeee2a4e1367a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND|title=Pakistan gives Musharraf confidence vote as president|work=The New York Times|first=Amy |last=Waldman|date=2 January 2004|access-date=20 January 2013}}</ref>
|-
| 19 November 2007
| 18 August 2008
| {{ayd|2007|11|29|2008|08|18}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (Q)}}" |
| ]
| ]
| rowspan="5" |<ref name=":0" />
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! —
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1950–)<br />''acting''}}
| 18 August 2008
| 9 September 2008
| {{ayd|2008|08|18|2008|09|09}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
| ]
| –
|-
! 11
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1955–)}}
| 9 September 2008
| 9 September 2013
| {{ayd|2008|09|09|2013|09|09}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Peoples Party}}" |
| ]
| ]
|-
! 12
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1941– 2021)}}
| 9 September 2013
| 9 September 2018
| {{ayd|2013|09|09|2018|09|09}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Muslim League (N)}}" |
| ]
| ]
|-
! 13
| ]
| ''']'''<br />{{small|(1949–)}}
| 9 September 2018
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2018|09|09}}
| style="background-color: {{party color|Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf}}" |
| ]
| ]
|}

==Timeline==
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== Notes ==
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==References==
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==External links==
{{cite web | url=http://worldstatesmen.org/Pakistan.htm | title=Presidents | publisher=WorldStatesman.org}}

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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 as President of Pakistan 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 entered office on 23 March 1956. The current office holder is Arif Alvi, who took charge on 9 September 2018, following his victory in the 2018 elections.

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:

Key

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

President of Pakistan

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 A black and white portrait of Iskander Mirza Iskander Mirza
(1899–1969)
23 March 1956 27 October 1958 2 years, 218 days Republican Party
2 A black and white portrait of Ayub Khan Ayub Khan
(1907–1974)
27 October 1958 8 June 1962 3 years, 224 days Military
8 June 1962 25 March 1969 6 years, 290 days Pakistan Muslim League PML (C) 1965
3 File:General Yahya Khan in 1966.jpg 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 Peoples Party
5 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
(1904–1982)
14 August 1973 16 September 1978 4 years, 245 days Pakistan Peoples Party 1973
6 Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
(1924–1988)
16 September 1978 17 August 1988 10 years, 123 days Military
7 Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(1915–2006)
17 August 1988 18 July 1993 4 years, 325 days Independent 1988
Wasim Sajjad
(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 Peoples Party 1993
Wasim Sajjad
(1941–)
acting
2 December 1997 1 January 1998 27 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
9 A portrait of Muhammad Rafiq Tarar Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
(1929–2022)
1 January 1998 20 June 2001 3 years, 170 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
10 A portrait of Pervez Musharraf Pervez Musharraf
(1943–2023)
20 June 2001 15 October 2007 6 years, 117 days Military 2004
19 November 2007 18 August 2008 263 days Pakistan Muslim League (Q) 2007
Muhammad Mian Soomro
(1950–)
acting
18 August 2008 9 September 2008 22 days Pakistan Muslim League (N)
11 A portrait of Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari
(1955–)
9 September 2008 9 September 2013 5 years, 0 days Pakistan Peoples Party 2008
12 Mamnoon Hussain
(1941– 2021)
9 September 2013 9 September 2018 5 years, 0 days Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2013
13 Arif Alvi
(1949–)
9 September 2018 Incumbent 6 years, 123 days Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 2018

Timeline

Arif AlviMamnoon HussainAsif Ali ZardariMuhammad Mian SoomroPervez MusharrafMuhammad Rafiq TararWasim SajjadFarooq LeghariGhulam Ishaq KhanMuhammad Zia-ul-HaqFazal Ilahi ChaudhrySheikh Anwarul HaqZulfikar Ali BhuttoYahya KhanAyub Khan (general)Fazlul Qadir ChaudhryMohammad Afzal CheemaIskander Mirza

See also

Notes

References

  1. "Ministry of Maritime Affairs". Moma.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  2. ^ "Presidents". National Assembly of Pakistan. 2023-08-11. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  3. Burki, Shahid Javed; Baxter, Craig (1991). Pakistan Under The Military: Eleven Years Of Zia Ul-haq. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0813379852.
  4. 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.

Presidents of Pakistan
Italics indicate acting Presidents

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