Presidents of Pakistan

The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.

According to the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, the President has “powers, subject to Supreme Court approval or veto, to dissolve the National Assembly, triggering new elections, and thereby dismissing the Prime Minister”.

Presidents of Pakistan
Presidents of Pakistan

Flag of the President of Pakistan

Flag of the President of Pakistan

Presidents of Pakistan

 

# President From To
01 MajGen (R) Iskandar Mirza 23 Mar 1956 27 Oct 1958
02 Muhammad Ayub Khan 27 Oct 1958 25 Mar 1969
03 Agha Muhammad  Yahya Khan 25 Mar 1969 20 Dec 1971
04 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto 20 Dec 1971 13 Aug 1973
05 Fazal Elahi Chaudhry 13 Aug 1973 16 Sep 1978
06 General Zia ul Haq 16 Sep 1978 17 Aug 1988
07 Ghulam Ishaq Khan 17 Aug 1988 18 Jul 1993
08 Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari 14 Nov 1993 02 Dec 1997
09 Muhammad Rafiq Tarar 01 Jan 1998 20 Jun 2001
10 General Pervez Musharraf 20 June 2001 18 Aug 2008
11 Asif Ali Zardari 09 Sep 2008 08 Sep 2013
12 Syed Mamnoon Hussain 09 Sep 2013 08 Sep 2018
13 Doctor Arif Alvi 09 Sep 2018 Present

 

Acting Presidents

 

# President From To
01 Wasim Sajjad 18 July 1993 14 Nov 1993
02 Wasim Sajjad 02 Dec 1997 01 Jan 1998
03 Muhammad Mian Soomro 18 Aug 2008 09 Sep 2008

 

Governor Generals of Pakistan

 

# Governor General From To
01 Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah 14 Aug 1947 11 Sep 1948
02 Khwaja Nazimuddin 19 Sep 1948 18 Oct 1951
03 Ghulam Mohammed 19 Oct 1951 06 Aug 1955
04 Major General Iskander Mirza 07 Aug 1955 22 Mar 1956
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