List of presidents of Pakistan explained

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.

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.[1]

Line of succession and removal

See 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

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Party name
align=center style="background-color: #6495ED" Republican Party
align=center style="background-color:" Muslim League (C)
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align=center style="background-color:gray" Independent
align=center style="background-color:" Muslim League (Q)
align=center style="background-color:" People's Party
align=center style="background-color:" Muslim League (N)
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Presidents

PortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Iskandar Ali Mirza
23 March 195627 October 1958Republican Party–[2]
2Ayub Khan
27 October 19588 June 1962Military–
8 June 196225 March 1969Pakistan Muslim League PML (C)1965
3Yahya Khan
25 March 1969 20 December 1971Military–[3]
4Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
20 December 197114 August 1973Pakistan Peoples Party–
5Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
14 August 197316 September 1978Pakistan Peoples Party1973
6Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
16 September 197817 August 1988 †Military—
7Ghulam Ishaq Khan
17 August 198818 July 1993Independent1988
—Wasim Sajjad
18 July 199314 November 1993Pakistan Muslim League (N)–
8Farooq Leghari
14 November 19932 December 1997Pakistan Peoples Party1993
—Wasim Sajjad
2 December 19971 January 1998Pakistan Muslim League (N)
9Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
1 January 199820 June 2001Pakistan Muslim League (N)1997
10Pervez Musharraf
20 June 200115 October 2007Military2004[4]
19 November 200718 August 2008Pakistan Muslim League (Q)2007
—Muhammad Mian Soomro
18 August 20089 September 2008Pakistan Muslim League (N)–
11Asif Ali Zardari
9 September 20089 September 2013Pakistan People's Party2008
12Mamnoon Hussain
9 September 20139 September 2018Pakistan Muslim League (N)2013
13Arif Alvi
9 September 2018 10 March 2024Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf2018
14Asif Ali Zardari
10 March 2024 IncumbentPakistan People's Party2024

See also

External links

Web site: Presidents . WorldStatesman.org.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari wins another term . 2024-03-10 . The Star . en.
  2. Web site: 2023-08-11 . Presidents . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20230811185051/https://na.gov.pk/en/presidents.php . 2023-08-11 . 2023-10-22 . National Assembly of Pakistan.
  3. Book: Burki . Shahid Javed . Baxter . Craig . Pakistan Under The Military: Eleven Years Of Zia Ul-haq . 1991 . Westview Press . 978-0813379852.
  4. Web site: Pakistan gives Musharraf confidence vote as president. The New York Times. Amy . Waldman. 2 January 2004. 20 January 2013.

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