List of presidents of Pakistan
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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.[1]
Line of succession and removal
[edit]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
[edit]| Party name | |
|---|---|
| Republican Party | |
| Muslim League (C) | |
| Armed Forces | |
| Independent | |
| Muslim League (Q) | |
| People's Party | |
| Muslim League (N) | |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
President of Pakistan
[edit]| Party name | |
|---|---|
| Republican Party | |
| Muslim League (C) | |
| Armed Forces | |
| Independent | |
| Muslim League (Q) | |
| Peoples Party | |
| Muslim League (N) | |
| Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Took office | Left office | Political party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) |
1956 | 23 March 1956 | 27 October 1958 | Republican Party | |
| 2 | 
|
Ayub Khan (1907–1974) |
— | 27 October 1958 | 8 June 1962 | — | |
| (2) | 1965 | 8 June 1962 | 12 June 1965 | Pakistan Muslim League PML (C) | |||
| — |
|
Fatima Jinnah (1893 —1967) | 1 January 1965 | 31 January 1965 | Independent | ||
| — |
|
Mohammad Afzal Cheema (1913–2008) Acting |
— | 8 June 1962 | 29 November 1963 | — | |
| — |
|
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (1919–1973) Acting |
— | 29 November 1963 | 12 June 1965 | Pakistan Muslim League (C) | |
| (2) |
|
Ayub Khan (1907 —1974) |
1965 | 12 June 1965 | 1 July 1967 | Pakistan Muslim League (C) | |
| — | 1 July 1967 | 25 March 1969 | |||||
| — |
|
Fatima Jinnah
(1893 —1967) |
— | 1 July 1967 | 25 March 1969 | Independent | |
| 25 March 1969 | 1 July 1969 | ||||||
| 3 | 
|
Yahya Khan (1917–1980) |
— | 25 March 1969 | 1 July 1969 | — | |
| 1 July 1969 | 20 December 1971 | ||||||
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Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (1928 —1979) |
1971 | 20 December 1971 | 14 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| — | File:Nurul Amin.jpg | Nurul Amin (1893 –1974) |
20 January 1972 | 28 January 1972 | Pakistan Muslim League | ||
| 1 April 1972 | 21 April 1972 | ||||||
| (4) |
|
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(1928 —1979) |
21 April 1972 | 6 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| — |
|
Habibullah Khan Marwat(1901 —1978 | 6 August 1973 | 6 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| (4) |
|
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(1928 —1979) |
6 August 1973 | 14 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 5 | 
|
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982) |
1973 | 14 August 1973 | 20 April 1978 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| — |
|
Habibullah Khan Marwat
(1901—1978) |
14 August 1977 | 14 August 1978 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| — |
|
Sheikh Anwarul Haq (1917–1995) Acting |
— | 20 April 1978 | 7 May 1978 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| (5) |
|
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982) |
1973 | 7 May 1978 | 16 September 1978 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| — |
|
Sahibzada Farooq Ali(1931—2020) | 19 August 1973 | 16 September 1978 | Independent | ||
| 6 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924 —1988) |
— | 16 September 1978 | 25 March 1986 | — | ||
| — |
|
Syed Fakhar Imam(1942—) | 25 March 1986 | 25 March 1986 | Independent | ||
| (6) | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
(1924 —1988) |
25 March 1986 | 17 August 1988 | – | |||
| — |
|
Hamid Nasir Chattha(1944—) | 17 August 1988 | 17 August 1988 | Independent | ||
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Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006) |
1988 | 17 August 1988 | 1990 | Independent | |
| — |
|
Gohar Ayub Khan(1937—) | 1990 | 1990 | Independent | ||
| (7) |
|
Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(1915–2006) |
1990 | 18 July 1993 | Independent | ||
| — |
|
Wasim Sajjad (born 1941) Acting |
— | 18 July 1993 | 14 November 1993 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| 8 | .jpg)
|
Farooq Leghari (1940–2010) |
1993 | 14 November 1993 | 2 December 1997 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| — |
|
Wasim Sajjad (born 1941) Acting |
— | 2 December 1997 | 1 January 1998 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
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Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–2022) |
1997 | 1 January 1998 | 1999 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| — |
|
Elahi Bux Soomro(1962—) | 1999 | 1999 | Independent | ||
| (9) |
|
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar(1929 –2022) | 1999 | 20 June 2001 | Pakistan Muslim League | ||
| 10 | 
|
Pervez Musharraf (1943—2023) |
2004[a] | 20 June 2001 | 9 March 2007 | — | |
| — |
|
Chaudhry Amir Hussain(1942 —) | 9 March 2007 | 9 September 2007 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | ||
| (10) |
|
Pervez Musharraf
(1943—2023) |
2007 | 9 September 2007 | 18 August 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) | |
| — | 
|
Muhammad Mian Soomro (born 1950) Acting |
— | 18 August 2008 | 9 September 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| 11 | 
|
Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955) |
2008 | 9 September 2008 | 9 September 2013 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| — |
|
Farooq Naek(born 1947) | 11 March 2009 | 25 March 2009 | Independent | ||
| (11) |
|
Asif Ali Zardari
(born 1955) |
25 March 2009 | 9 September 2009 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| — |
|
Fahmida Mirza (1951 —) | 9 September 2009 | 9 September 2010 | Independent | ||
| (11) |
|
Asif Ali Zardari
(born 1955) |
9 September 2010 | 9 September 2013 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 12 | 
|
Mamnoon Hussain (1941–2021) |
2013 | 9 September 2013 | 19 September 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| — |
|
Nayyar Hussain Bukhari(born 1952) | 19 September 2013 | 20 September 2013 | Independent | ||
| (12) |
|
Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021) |
20 September 2013 | 9 February 2014 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| — |
|
Ayaz Sadiq (born 1954) | 9 February 2014 | 28 February 2014 | Independent | ||
| (12) |
|
Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021) |
28 February 2014 | 12 March 2015 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| — |
|
Raza Rabbani (1953 —) | 12 March 2015 | 26 March 2015 | Independent | ||
| (12) |
|
Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021) |
26 March 2015 | 26 March 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
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Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978) | 26 March 2018 | 1 September 2018 | Independent | ||
| — |
|
Asad Qaiser(1969) | 1
September 2018 |
1
September 2018 |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||
| (12) |
|
Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021) |
1
September 2018 |
9 September 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 13 | 
|
Arif Alvi
(born 1949) |
2018 | 9 September 2018 | 10 April 2022 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| — |
|
Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978) | 9 September 2018 | 9 September 2022 | Independent | ||
| 10 April 2022 | 12 April 2022 | ||||||
| (13) |
|
Arif Alvi
(born 1949) |
12 April 2022 | 9 September 2023 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||
| — | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 1950) | 9 September 2023 | 9 September 2023 | Independent | |||
| — |
|
Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978) | 9 September 2023 | 9 September 2023 | Independent | ||
| (11) |
|
Asif Ali Zardari
(born 1955) |
9 September 2023 | Incumbent | Independent |
Timeline
[edit]
See also
[edit]- List of heads of state of Pakistan
- Governor-General of Pakistan
- President of Pakistan
- Vice President of Pakistan
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan's former President Asif Ali Zardari wins another term". The Star. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Waldman, Amy (2 January 2004). "Pakistan gives Musharraf confidence vote as president". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
External links
[edit]"Presidents". WorldStatesman.org.
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