List of Presidents of Pakistan

Table columns:
No.
Portrait
Name (Birth–death)
Took office[4]
Left office[4]
Elections
Political party
Political party.1
Note(s)

Table rows:
cells: 1
Iskander Mirza[6][14] (1899–1969)
23 March 1956
27 October 1958
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Republican Party
Mirza served as the last Governor-General of Pakistan and became its first president after the 1956 Constitution was promulgated, which established a republic.[3] He was deposed in a 1958 coup d'état by General Ayub Khan, whom Mirza had appointed as the Chief Martial Law Administrator in 1957.[11]
cells: 2
Ayub Khan[11] (1907–1974)
27 October 1958
8 June 1962[n 2]
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—
Ayub took control over the country after the 1958 coup d'état. He led Pakistan into the 1965 war against India.[16] In 1969, Ayub resigned under pressure from opposition and handed over power to General Yahya Khan.[10]
cells: 8 June 1962
25 March 1969
Ayub Khan[11] (1907–1974)
2 January 1965[n 2]
Pakistan Muslim League (C)
cells: 3
Yahya Khan[17] (1917–1980)
25 March 1969
20 December 1971
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—
Yahya took office after the resignation of Ayub Khan in 1969. He resigned after Pakistan's defeat to India in the 1971 war.[10]
cells: 4
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto[18] (1928–1979)
20 December 1971
13 August 1973
20 December 1971
Pakistan People's Party
Bhutto resigned as president to become the Prime Minister after the 1973 Constitution was promulgated, which established a parliamentary system of government.[10][19]
cells: 5
Muhammad Ali Khan
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry[20] (1904–1982)
14 August 1973
16 September 1978
14 August 1973
Pakistan People's Party
Chaudhry was the constitutional president, whose authority was exercised by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Chaudhry resigned in 1978 and handed over the presidency to General Zia.[14]
cells: 6
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq[9] (1924–1988)
16 September 1978
17 August 1988
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—
Zia took de facto control over the country by leading the 1977 coup d'état. He served as the Chief Martial Law Administrator until 1979. He was killed in a plane crash, becoming the only president to die in office.[14][21]
cells: 7
Ghulam Ishaq Khan[22] (1915–2006)
17 August 1988
18 July 1993
13 December 1988
Independent
Khan took office after the Zia's 1988 death. He attempted to dismiss the Nawaz Sharif government in 1993, but the Supreme Court overturned the president's decision. Khan eventually resigned, along with Sharif, in an agreement brokered by the Armed Forces.[23]
cells: A
Wasim Sajjad[7] (1941– )
18 July 1993
14 November 1993
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Pakistan Muslim League (N)
He was Chairman of the Senate, serving his first term as acting President.[7]
cells: 8
Farooq Leghari[24] (1940–2010)
14 November 1993
2 December 1997
14 November 1993
Pakistan People's Party
Leghari was elected president in 1993, after the resignation of Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Afterwards, Leghari clashed with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, and he finally resigned after being forced by the conservatives and persuaded by the Armed Forces.[25]
cells: A
Wasim Sajjad[7] (1941– )
2 December 1997
1 January 1998
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Pakistan Muslim League (N)
He was Chairman of the Senate, serving his second term as acting President.[7]
cells: 9
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar[26] (1929–)
1 January 1998
20 June 2001
31 December 1997
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Tarar was the constitutional president, whose authority was exercised by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Tarar resigned in 2001.[27]
cells: 10
Pervez Musharraf[27] (1943– )
20 June 2001
6 October 2007
1 January 2004[n 3]
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Musharraf took de facto control over the country by leading the 1999 Pakistani coup d'état. He served as the Chief Executive until 2002.[27][29] Musharraf resigned the presidency in 2008, to avoid impeachment.[30]
cells: 6 October 2007
18 August 2008
Pervez Musharraf[27] (1943– )
6 October 2007
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
cells: A
Muhammad Mian Soomro[14] (1950– )
18 August 2008
9 September 2008
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Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
He was Chairman of the Senate, serving as acting President.[14]
cells: 11
Asif Ali Zardari[31] (1955– )
9 September 2008
9 September 2013
6 September 2008
Pakistan People's Party
Zardari was elected after Musharraf's resignation in 2008. The passage of the 18th Amendment in 2010 reduced his vast presidential powers to that of a ceremonial figurehead.[32]
cells: 12
Mamnoon Hussain[33] (1940– )
9 September 2013
Incumbent
30 July 2013
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Hussain was elected the 12th President of Pakistan by a comfortable majority, and took office on 9 September 2013.[12][13]

Questions about this table:
originalText: who was the first elected president of pakistan
answer: answerTexts: Iskander Mirza