President of Pakistan

President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan صدر مملکت اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان‎
Standard of the President of Pakistan
Incumbent Asif Ali Zardari since 10 March 2024
Style	Mr. President (informal) Honourable President or His Excellency
Type	Head of state (Ceremonial)
Residence	Aiwan-e-Sadr
Seat	Islamabad
Appointer	Electoral College
Term length	Five years Renewable once
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Pakistan
Precursor	Governor General of Pakistan
Inaugural holder	Iskandar Mirza
Formation	March 23, 1956; 68 years ago (1956-03-23)
Deputy	abolished, Vice President of Pakistan
Salary	Rs 846,550 per month[1][2]
Website	President of Pakistan

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The president of Pakistan (Urdu: صدر, Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the head of state of Pakistan. Pakistan has a parliamentary form of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a five-year term. The electoral college is made up of the Senate, National Assembly, and the provincial assemblies.^[3]

The position of president in Pakistan has usually been one of a figurehead. That is with real power being given to the Prime Minister. However the power of the president has changed over the years, due to the military changing the role.

In 1947, Pakistan became a dominion and part of the British Commonwealth with the British Monarch as head of state, represented by the Governor-General of Pakistan. In 1956 Pakistan established its first constitution and became a Republic, and the Queen and Governor-General were replaced by the president.

Pakistan's first president was Iskander Mirza, who was also the last Governor General. In 1958, he removed the constitution and declared martial law. A few weeks later, he was overthrown by General Ayub Khan, who then declared himself president. The constitution was changed and the president became the ruler of Pakistan. The constitution also said that the president be elected by the people. Elections were held in 1963, and Khan defeated Fatima Jinnah, sister of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

No		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Elections	Political party
Dominion of Pakistan 1947 to 1956
1		File:Quaidportrait.jpg	Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948)	15 August 1947	11 September 1948 (died in office)	—	Pakistan Muslim League
2			Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964)	14 September 1948	17 October 1951	—	Pakistan Muslim League
3			Sir Ghulam Muhammad (1895–1956 )	17 October 1951	7 August 1955 (dismissed)	—	Independent
4			Iskander Mirza (1899–1969)	7 August 1955	23 March 1956 (became president)	—	Republican Party (Pakistan)
Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1956-)
4			Iskander Mirza (1899–1969)	23 March 1956	7 October 1958	1958 Pakistani coup d'état	Republican Party
5			Abdul Wahab Khan (1898–1972)	7 October 1958	7 October 1958		Independent
6			Feroz Khan Noon (1898–1970)	7 October 1958	8 October 1958		Independent
7			Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1898–1976)	8 October 1958	8 October 1958		Independent
8			Abdul Qayyum Khan (1901–1981)	8 October 1958	8 October 1958		Independent
9			Asghar Khan (1921–2018)	8 October 1958	15 October 1958		Independent
(4)			Iskander Mirza (1899–1969)	27 October 1958	27 October 1958		Independent
10			Ayub Khan (1907–1974)	27 October 1958	8 June 1962	1958 Pakistani coup d'état	Armed Forces
	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Muslim League/meta/color" |			8 June 1962	31 March 1969	2 January 1965	Pakistan Muslim League (C)
11			Mohammad Afzal Cheema (1913–2008)	9 September 1962	29 November 1963	—	Independent
12			Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry ( 1919–1973)	29 November 1963	1 January 1965	—	Armed Forces
13			Fatima Jinnah ( 1893–1967)	1 January 1965	30 January 1965	—	Independent
—			Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry ( 1919–1973)	30 January 1965	12 June 1965		Armed Forces
14			Musa Khan ( 1908–1991)	12 June 1965	12 June 1965		Armed Forces
(10)	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Muslim League/meta/color" |		Ayub Khan(1907–1974)	12 June 1965	31 March 1969	2 January 1965	Pakistan Muslim League (C)
—			Fatima Jinnah ( 1893–1967)	1 July 1967	9 July 1967		Independent
—	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Muslim League/meta/color" |		Ayub Khan (1907–1974)	9 July 1967	31 March 1969		Pakistan Muslim League (C)
15			Yahya Khan(1917–1980)	31 March 1969	2 December 1971	—	Armed Forces
16			Gul Hassan Khan (1921–1999)	2 December 1971	5 December 1971		Armed Forces
17			Abdul Hamid Khan (1917—1999)	5 December 1971	5 December 1971		Armed Forces
(15)			Yahya Khan (1917–1980)	5 December 1971	20 December 1971		Armed Forces
18	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto(1928–1979)	20 December 1971	13 August 1973	20 December 1971	Pakistan Peoples Party
19	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Nurul Amin (1893–1974)	20 December 1971	20 December 1971	—	Pakistan Peoples Party
(18)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979)	20 December 1971	21 April 1972	—	Pakistan Peoples Party
(19)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Nurul Amin (1893–1974)	21 April 1972	21 April 1972	—	Pakistan Peoples Party
(18)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979)	21 April 1972	14 August 1973	—	Pakistan Peoples Party
20	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry(1904–1982)	14 August 1973	1 March 1976	14 August 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party
21			Tikka Khan (1904–1982)	1 March 1976	30 March 1976		Armed Forces
(20)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982)	30 March 1976	20 April 1978		Pakistan Peoples Party
22	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Sheikh Anwarul Haq(1917–1995)	20 April 1978	7 May 1978	14 August 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party
(20)	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry(1904–1982)	7 May 1978	16 September 1978	14 August 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party
23		File:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan president).jpg	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq(1924–1988)	16 September 1978	17 August 1988	—	—
24			Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006)	17 August 1988	17 August 1988		Independent
25			Mirza Aslam Beg (1931—)	17 August 1988	19 August 1988		Armed Forces
26			Asif Nawaz Janjua (1937– 1933)	19 August 1988	22 August 1988		Armed Forces
(24)			Ghulam Ishaq Khan(1915–2006)	22 August 1988	18 July 1993	13 December 1988	Independent
27	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Wasim Sajjad(1941– )	18 July 1993	1 November 1993		Pakistan Muslim League (N)
28			Abdul Waheed Kakar (1937—)	1 November 1993	12 November 1993		Armed Forces
(27)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Wasim Sajjad (1941– )	12 November 1993	14 November 1993		Pakistan Muslim League (N)
29	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Farooq Leghari(1940–2010)	14 November 1993	1 July 1995	14 November 1993	Pakistan Peoples Party
30	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Benazir Bhutto (1953 – 2007)	1 July 1995	10 July 1995	1995 Pakistani coup d'état attempt	Pakistan Peoples Party
31			Zahirul Islam Abbasi (1943—2009)	10 July 1995	10 July 1995		Armed Forces
(28)			Abdul Waheed Kakar (1937—)	10 July 1995	11 July 1995		Armed Forces
32			Ali Kuli Khan Khattak (1942 —)	11 July 1995	13 July 1995		Armed Forces
33			Jehangir Karamat (1941—)	13 July 1995	14 July 1995		Armed Forces
(29)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Farooq Leghari (1940–2010)	14 July 1995	2 December 1997		Pakistan Peoples Party
(27)	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Wasim Sajjad(1941– )	27 December 1997	1 January 1998	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
34	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Muhammad Rafiq Tarar(1929–)	1 January 1998	20 June 2001	31 December 1997 1999 Pakistani coup d'état	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
35			Pervez Musharraf(1943– )	20 June 2001	6 October 2007	1 January	—
	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |			6 October 2007	18 August 2008	6 October 2007	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
36	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Muhammad Mian Soomro(1950– )	18 August 2008	1 September 2008	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
37	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Fahmida Mirza (1956)	1 September 2008	3 September 2008	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
38	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Chaudhry Amir Hussain (1942 – )	3 September 2008	4 September 2008	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
(36)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950– )	4 September 2008	9 September 2008	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
39	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Asif Ali Zardari(1955– )	9 September 2008	1 September 2012	6 September 2008	Pakistan Peoples Party
40	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Raheel Sharif (born 1956)	1 September 2012	5 September 2012		Pakistan Peoples Party
(39)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |		Asif Ali Zardari (1955– )	5 September 2012	9 September 2013		Pakistan Peoples Party
41	align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Mamnoon Hussain(1941–2021 )	9 September 2013	9 September 2018	30 July 2013	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
42	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Ayaz Sadiq (1951– )	9 November 2015	9 November 2015	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
(41)	style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |		Mamnoon Hussain (1941–2021 )	9 September 2015	9 September 2018	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
43			Arif Alvi(1949– )	9 September 2018	9 September 2019	4 September 2018	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
44			Asad Qaiser (1969– )	9 September 2019	9 September 2019	—	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
(43)			Arif Alvi (1949– )	9 September 2019	Incumbent (Term ends on 9 September 2023)	—	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

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  Arif Alvi
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  13th, served 2018–2024

  (1949-07-29) 29 July 1949 (age 75)

The President is now Arif Alvi, a former dentist. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Before, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. He is a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a moderate Party with democratic ideals.

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