List of presidents of Pakistan
The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
- The head of state of Pakistan from independence until Pakistan became a republic in 1956 was the Pakistani monarch. For the Governor-Generals who represented them from 1947 to 1956, see Governor-General of Pakistan.
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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.[1]
Line of succession and removal
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
| 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 |  |
Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) |
23 March 1956 | 27 October 1958 | 2 years, 218 days | Republican Party | – | [2] | |
| 2 |  |
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 |  |
Yahya Khan (1917–1980) |
25 March 1969 | 20 December 1971 | 2 years, 270 days | Military | – | [2][3] | |
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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928– 1979) |
20 December 1971 | 14 August 1973 | 1 year, 237 days | Pakistan Peoples Party | – | [2] | |
| 5 |  |
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982) |
14 August 1973 | 16 September 1978 | 4 years, 245 days | Pakistan Peoples Party | 1973 | ||
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Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) |
16 September 1978 | 17 August 1988 † | 10 years, 123 days | Military | — | ||
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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) | – | |||
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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) | – | |||
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Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–2022) |
1 January 1998 | 20 June 2001 | 3 years, 170 days | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | – | ||
| 10 |  |
Pervez Musharraf (1943–2023) |
20 June 2001 | 15 October 2007 | 6 years, 117 days | Military | 2004 | [2][4] | |
| 19 November 2007 | 18 August 2008 | 263 days | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | 2007 | [2] | ||||
| — |  |
Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950–) acting |
18 August 2008 | 9 September 2008 | 22 days | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | – | ||
| 11 |  |
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 | 5 years, 46 days | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | 2018 | ||
Timeline
See also
- Governor-General of Pakistan
- Vice President of Pakistan
- List international trips made by the President of Pakistan
- List of prime ministers of Pakistan
- History of Pakistan
- Politics of Pakistan
- Political history of Pakistan
- Constitution of Pakistan of 1956
- Constitution of Pakistan of 1962
- List of heads of state of Pakistan
Notes
References
- "Ministry of Maritime Affairs". Moma.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- "Presidents". National Assembly of Pakistan. 2023-08-11. Archived from the original on 2023-08-11. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - 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.
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