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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 assumed 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 5 years, 33 days Pakistan Peoples 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 Peoples Party 1993
Wasim Sajjad
(born 1941)
acting
2 December 1997 1 January 1998 30 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) 1997
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 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 A portrait of Asif Ali Zardari Asif Ali Zardari
(born 1955)
9 September 2008 9 September 2013 5 years Pakistan Peoples Party 2008
12 Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021)
9 September 2013 9 September 2018 5 years Pakistan Muslim League (N) 2013
13 Arif Alvi
(born 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
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