List of heads of state of Pakistan
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of the heads of state of Pakistan, from the foundation of Pakistan in 1947 to the present day. The current head of state of Pakistan is Arif Alvi, elected in 2018 after being nominated by PTI, the party run by then Prime Minister Imran Khan.
From 1947 to 1956 the head of state was the Pakistani monarch, who was the same person as the monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The Monarch was represented in Pakistan by the Governor-General. Pakistan became a republic under the Constitution of 1956 and the Monarch and Governor-General were replaced by a ceremonial President.
Contents
Monarch (1947–1956)
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The succession to the throne of Pakistan was the same as the succession to the British throne.
| No. | Portrait | Regnal name (Birth–Death) |
Reign | Full name | Consort | Royal House | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||||||
| 1 |  |
George VI (1895–1952) |
14 August 1947 | 6 February 1952 | Albert Frederick Arthur George | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | Windsor |
| Governors-general: Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Sir Ghulam Muhammad Prime ministers: Liaquat Ali Khan, Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin |
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| 2 | 100px | Elizabeth II (1926–2022) |
6 February 1952 | 23 March 1956 | Elizabeth Alexandra Mary | Philip Mountbatten | Windsor |
| Governors-general: Sir Ghulam Muhammad, Iskander Mirza Prime ministers: Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin, Mohammad Ali Bogra, Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
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Governors-General
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The Governor-General was the representative of the monarch in Pakistan and exercised most of the powers of the monarch. The Governor-General was appointed for an indefinite term, serving at the pleasure of the monarch. After the passage of the Statute of Westminster 1931, the Governor-General was appointed solely on the advice of the Cabinet of Pakistan without the involvement of the British government. In the event of a vacancy the Chief Justice served as Officer Administering the Government.
| No. | Picture | Name (birth–death) |
Took office | Left office | Monarch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 90px | Muhammad Ali Jinnah (1876–1948) |
14 August 1947[lower-alpha 1] | 11 September 1948 (died in office) |
80px George VI (1947–1952) |
| 2 |  |
Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin (1894–1964) |
11 September 1948[lower-alpha 2] | 17 October 1951 (became prime minister) |
|
| 3 |  |
Sir Ghulam Muhammad (1895–1956) |
17 October 1951[lower-alpha 3] | 7 August 1955 (dismissed) |
|
| 80px Elizabeth II (1952–1956) |
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| 4 | 90px | Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) |
7 August 1955[lower-alpha 4] | 23 March 1956 (became president) |
Timeline
President of Pakistan
| 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 | 100px | 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 | 100px | Yahya Khan (1917–1980) |
— | 25 March 1969 | 1 July 1969 | — | |
| 1 July 1969 | 20 December 1971 | ||||||
| 4 | 100px | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto (1928 —1979) |
1971 | 20 December 1971 | 14 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| — | |
Nurul Amin (1893–1974) | 20 January 1972 | 28 January 1972 | Pakistan Muslim League | ||
| 1 April 1972 | 21 April 1972 | ||||||
| (4) | 144x144px | 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) | 144x144px | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(1928—1979) |
6 August 1973 | 14 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| 5 | 100px | 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) | 100px | 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 | ||
| 7 | 100px | Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006) |
1988 | 17 August 1988 | 1990 | Independent | |
| — | |
Gohar Ayub Khan (1937—) | 1990 | 1990 | Independent | ||
| (7) | 100x100px | 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 | 100px | 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) | |
| 9 | 100px | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–2022) |
1997 | 1 January 1998 | 1999 | Pakistan Muslim League | |
| — | |
Elahi Bux Soomro (1962—) | 1999 | 1999 | Independent | ||
| (9) | 106x106px | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929—2022) | 1999 | 20 June 2001 | Pakistan Muslim League | ||
| 10 |  |
Pervez Musharraf (1943—2023) |
2004[lower-alpha 5] | 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) | |
| — | 100px | 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 | 100px | 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) | 112x112px | 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) | 112x112px | 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) | 112x112px | Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021) |
26 March 2015 | 26 March 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| — | 114x114px | Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978) | 26 March 2018 | 1 September 2018 | Independent | ||
| — | |
Asad Qaiser (born 1969) | 1
September 2018 |
1
September 2018 |
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||
| (12) | 112x112px | Mamnoon Hussain
(1941–2021) |
1
September 2018 |
9 September 2018 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| 13 | 100px | Arif Alvi
(born 1949) |
2018 | 9 September 2018 | 10 April 2022 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | |
| — | 114x114px | Sadiq Sanjrani (born 1978) | 9 September 2018 | 9 September 2022 | Independent | ||
| 10 April 2022 | 12 April 2022 | ||||||
| (13) | 150x150px | Arif Alvi
(born 1949) |
12 April 2022 | Incumbent | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
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
Notes
- ↑ Appointed by King George VI.[1]
- ↑ Recommended by Liaqat Ali Khan to King George VI.[2]
- ↑ Recommended by Khawaja Nazimuddin to King George VI.[3]
- ↑ Recommended by Mohammad Ali Bogra to Queen Elizabeth II.[4]
- ↑ Musharraf took vote of confidence from the electoral college of Pakistan and elected himself as a President of Pakistan.[5]
References
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