People

Heads of State of Pakistan

Presidents and heads of state of Pakistan.

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No.
Portrait
Name(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Political party
Elected
Ref.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1Iskandar Ali Mirza(1899–1969)23 March 195627 October 19582 years, 218 days
2Ayub Khan(1907–1974)27 October 19588 June 19623 years, 224 days
8 June 196225 March 19696 years, 290 daysPMLC1965
3Yahya Khan(1917–1980)25 March 196920 December 19712 years, 270 days
4Zulfikar Ali Bhutto(1928–1979)20 December 197114 August 19731 year, 237 days
5Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry(1904–1982)14 August 197316 September 19785 years, 33 days
6Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq(1924–1988)16 September 197817 August 1988 †9 years, 336 days
7Ghulam Ishaq Khan(1915–2006)17 August 198818 July 19934 years, 335 days
Wasim Sajjad(born 1941)acting18 July 199314 November 1993119 days
8Farooq Leghari(1940–2010)14 November 19932 December 19974 years, 18 days
Wasim Sajjad(born 1941)acting2 December 19971 January 199830 days
9Muhammad Rafiq Tarar(1929–2022)1 January 199820 June 20013 years, 170 days
10Pervez Musharraf(1943–2023)20 June 200115 October 20076 years, 117 days
19 November 200718 August 2008273 daysPML(Q)2007
Muhammad Mian Soomro(born 1950)acting18 August 20089 September 200822 days
11Asif Ali Zardari(born 1955)9 September 20089 September 20135 years
12Mamnoon Hussain(1940–2021)9 September 20139 September 20185 years
13Arif Alvi(born 1949)9 September 201810 March 20245 years, 183 days
14Asif Ali Zardari(born 1955)10 March 2024Incumbent1 year, 349 days
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