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.

Monarchy (1947–1956)

The succession to the throne of Pakistan was the same as the succession to the British throne.

No. Portrait Monarch
(birth–death)		 Reign Prime Ministers
Start End Total
1 King George VI
(1895–1952)		 14 August 1947 6 February 1952 4 years, 176 days Khan
Nazimuddin
2 Queen Elizabeth II
(1926–2022)		 6 February 1952 23 March 1956 4 years, 46 days
Bogra
Ali

Governors-General

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. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Monarch
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Muhammad Ali Jinnah
(1876–1948)		 14 August 1947 11 September 1948 1 year, 28 days
George VI
(1947–1952)
2 Sir Khawaja Nazimuddin
(1894–1964)		 14 September 1948 17 October 1951 3 years, 33 days
3 Sir Ghulam Muhammad
(1895–1956)		 17 October 1951 7 August 1955 3 years, 294 days

Elizabeth II
(1952–1956)
4 Iskander Mirza
(1899–1969)		 7 August 1955 23 March 1956 229 days

Republic (1956–present)

Under the 1956 Constitution, the first constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the President replaced the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The President was elected by the Electoral College for a five-year term. In the event of a vacancy the Speaker of the National Assembly served as Acting President.

List of presidents of Pakistan

Key for presidents list
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
4 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) 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
7 Ghulam Ishaq Khan

(1915–2006)		 1988 17 August 1988 1990 Independent
— Gohar Ayub Khan (1937–2023) 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 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 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[lower-alpha 1] 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)
— 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 Incumbent Independent

Timeline

Arif AlviMamnoon HussainAsif Ali ZardariMuhammad Mian Soomro Muhammad Rafiq TararFarooq LeghariWasim SajjadGhulam Ishaq KhanMuhammad Zia-ul-HaqFazal Ilahi ChaudhryZulfikar Ali BhuttoYahya KhanAyub KhanIskander Mirza

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Musharraf took vote of confidence from the electoral college of Pakistan and elected himself as a President of Pakistan.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Waldman, Amy (2 January 2004). "Pakistan gives Musharraf confidence vote as president". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
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