List of heads of state of Pakistan

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 Prime Minister Imran Khan.

From 1947 to 1956 the head of state under the Indian Independence Act 1947 was the Monarch, who was the same person as the Monarch of the United Kingdom and of the other Dominions/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.

Iskander Mirza became the 1st President of Pakistan in 1956.

Monarch (1947–1956)

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

№	Monarch (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Reign		Royal House	Prime Minister
			Reign start	Reign end
1	King George VI (1895–1952)		14 August 1947	6 February 1952	Windsor	Khan Nazimuddin
2	Queen Elizabeth II (1926–)		6 February 1952	23 March 1956	Windsor	Nazimuddin 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.

Status

  Denotes Chief Justice acting as Officer Administering the Government

Key

Key for presidents list

	Party name
	Republican Party
align=center style="background-color:Template:Muslim League/meta/color" |	Muslim League (C)
	Armed Forces
	Independent
align=center style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (Q)/meta/color" |	Muslim League (Q)
align=center style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color" |	Peoples Party
align=center style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color" |	Muslim League (N)
align=center style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf/meta/color" |	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

List

List of Governors-General of Pakistan

No.	Name	Portrait	Took office	Left office	Political party
1		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 (became prime minister)		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

Timeline

First Republic (1956–)

Under the 1956 Constitution, the first constitution of the 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

No	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Elections	Political party
1		Iskander Mirza (1899–1969)	23 March 1956	27 October 1958	1956  ,1958	Republican Party
2		Ayub Khan (1907–1974)	27 October 1958	8 June 1962	1958 Pakistani coup d'état	—
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Muslim League/meta/color" | (2)			8 June 1962	29 November 1963	2 January 1965	Pakistan Muslim League (C)
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Muslim League/meta/color;" | —		Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry (1919–1973) Acting	29 November 1963	12 June 1965	29 November 1963	Pakistan Muslim League (C)
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Muslim League/meta/color" | (2)		Ayub Khan (1907–1974)	12 June 1965	31 March 1969	1965	Pakistan Muslim League (C)
3		Yahya Khan (1917–1980)	31 March 1969	20 December 1971	—	—
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color; color: white;" | 4		Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979)	20 December 1971	13 August 1973	1970	Pakistan Peoples Party
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color; color: white;" | 5		Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982)	14 August 1973	20 April 1978	1977	Pakistan Peoples Party
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color; color: white;" | —		Sheikh Anwarul Haq (1917–1995) Acting	20 April 1978	7 May 1978	14 August 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color; color: white;" | (5)		Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982)	7 May 1978	16 September 1978	14 August 1973	Pakistan Peoples Party
6	File:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan president).jpg	Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988)	16 September 1978	17 August 1988	1985	—
7		Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006)	17 August 1988	18 July 1993	1988 , 1990	Independent
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color; color: white;" | —		Wasim Sajjad (1941– ) Acting	18 July 1993	14 November 1993	1993	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color; color:white;" | 8		Farooq Leghari (1940–2010)	14 November 1993	2 December 1997	14 November 1993	Pakistan Peoples Party
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color; color: white;" | —		Wasim Sajjad (1941– ) Acting	27 December 1997	1 January 1998	1997	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color; color: white;" | 9		Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–)	1 January 1998	20 June 2001	31 December 1997 1999 Pakistani coup d'état	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
10		Pervez Musharraf (1943– )	20 June 2001	6 October 2007	1 January 2004	—
(10)			6 October 2007	18 August 2008	6 October 2007	Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color; color: white;" | —		Muhammad Mian Soomro (1950– ) Acting	18 August 2008	9 September 2008	—	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Peoples Party/meta/color; color: white;" | 11		Asif Ali Zardari (1955– )	9 September 2008	9 September 2013	6 September 2008	Pakistan Peoples Party
align="center" style="background-color: Template:Pakistan Muslim League (N)/meta/color; color: white;" | 12		Mamnoon Hussain (1941– )	9 September 2013	9 September 2018	30 July 2013	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
align="center" style="background-color:Template:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf/meta/color; color:white;" | 13		Arif Alvi (1949– )	9 September 2018	Incumbent (Term ends on 9 September 2023)	4 September 2018	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Living former heads of state

• Living former presidents
• 
  Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
  (PML-N)

  served 1998–2001

  (1929-11-02) 2 November 1929
• 
  Pervez Musharraf
  (PML-Q)

  served 2001–2008

  (1943-08-11) 11 August 1943
• 
  Asif Ali Zardari
  (PPP)

  served 2008–2013

  (1955-07-26) 26 July 1955
• 
  Mamnoon Hussain
  (PML-N)

  served 2013–2018

  (1941-12-23) 23 December 1941

Name	Term/Reign	Office	Date of birth
Elizabeth II	1952–1956	Queen of Pakistan	21 April 1926
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar	1998–2002	President of Pakistan	2 November 1929
Pervez Musharraf	2001–2008	President of Pakistan	11 August 1943
Asif Ali Zardari	2008–2013	President of Pakistan	26 July 1955
Wasim Sajjad	1993 1997–1998	Acting President	30 March 1941
Muhammad Mian Soomro	2008	Acting President	19 August 1950

External links

• World Statesmen – Pakistan
• Rulers.org – Pakistan