The President of Pakistan is constitutionally the head of the state. The recently passed 18th Amendment has restored Pakistan’s government system as democratic, whereby the President is chosen by the Electoral College, which consists of the Senate, National Assembly, and the provincial assemblies, for a five-year term. Thus, the President of Pakistan is truly a complete representative figure in the government having the highest authority to run the government. The Prime Minister of Pakistan runs the state.
The President of Pakistan is also the Chairman of the National Security Council, the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces. The post also gives the President power to appoint the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Colonel-Commandant Marines.
The President of Pakistan is not allowed to serve more than two consecutive terms and he/she can be impeached and removed from the post if the two-third majority of the Parliament decides so. In Pakistan’s history, exchange of central chief executive powers have always jostled between the President and the Prime Minister often implementing changes through various amendments in the Constitution. Here is a complete list of all the Presidents of Pakistan since 1947.
1. Iskander Mirza (1899–1969)
In Office: 23 March 1956 – 27 October 1958
Total Duration: 2 Years, 7 Months, 4 Days
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Republican Party
2. Ayub Khan (1907–1974)
In Office: 27 October 1958 – 25 March 1969
Total Duration: 10 Years, 4 Months, 26 Days
Status: Military Dictator
Political Party: None
3. Yahya Khan (1917–1980)
In Office: 25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971
Total Duration: 2 Years, 8 Months, 25 Days
Status: Military Dictator
Political Party: None
4. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979)
In Office: 20 December 1971 – 13 August 1973
Total Duration: 1 Year, 7 Months, 24 Days
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Pakistan Peoples Party
5. Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982)
In Office: 13 August 1973 – 16 September 1978
Total Duration: 5 Years, 1 Month, 3 Days
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Pakistan Peoples Party
6. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988)
In Office: 16 September 1978 – 17 August 1988
Total Duration: 9 Years, 11 Months, 1 Day
Status: Military Dictator
Political Party: None
7. Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006)
In Office: 17 August 1988 – 18 July 1993
Total Duration: 4 Years, 11 Months, 1 Day
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Independent
- Wasim Sajjad (Born 1941)
In Office: 18 July 1993 – 14 November 1993
Total Duration: 3 Months, 27 Days
Status: Acting
Political Party: Pakistan Muslim League (N)
8. Farooq Leghari (1940–2010)
In Office: 14 November 1993 – 2 December 1997
Total Duration: 4 Years, 18 Days
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Pakistan Peoples Party
- Wasim Sajjad (Born 1941)
In Office: 2 December 1997 – 1 January 1998
Total Duration: 29 Days
Status: Acting
Political Party: Pakistan Muslim League (N)
9. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (Born 1929)
In Office: 1 January 1998 – 20 June 2001
Total Duration: 3 Years, 5 Months, 19 Days
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Pakistan Muslim League (N)
10. Pervez Musharraf (Born 1943)
In Office: 20 June 2001 – 18 August 2008
Total Duration: 7 Years, 1 Month, 29 Days
Status: Military Dictator
Political Party: Later affiliated with Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
- Muhammad Mian Soomro (Born 1950)
In Office: 18 August 2008 – 9 September 2008
Total Duration: 22 Days
Status: Acting
Political Party: Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
11. Asif Ali Zardari (Born 1955)
In Office: 9 September 2008 – 8 September 2013
Total Duration: 5 Years
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Pakistan People’s Party
12. Mamnoon Hussain (Born 1940)
In Office: 9 September 2013 – Incumbent
Total Duration: 6 months, 3 days and counting
Status: Elected democratically
Political Party: Pakistan Muslim League (N)
- Longest Time Served by a Democratically Elected President: Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (5 Years, 1 Month, 3 Days)
- Shortest Time Served by a Democratically Elected President: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1 Year, 7 Months, 24 Days)
- Number of Democratically Elected Presidents: 7
- Total Duration of Democratically Elected Presidents: 22 Years, 37 Months, 95 Days or in aggregation 25 Years, 10 Months, 18 Days
- Longest Time Served by a Military President: Ayub Khan (10 Years, 4 Months, 26 Days)
- Shortest Time Served by a Military President: Yahya Khan (2 Years, 8 Months, 25 Days)
- Number of Military Presidents: 4
- Total Duration of Military Presidents: 28 Years, 24 Months, 81 Days or in aggregation 30 Years, 2 Months, 21 Days
- Longest Time Served by an Acting President: Wasim Sajjad (3 Months, 27 Days)
- Shortest Time Served by an Acting President: Muhammad Mian Soomro (22 Days)
- Number of Acting Presidents: 2
- Number of Times Acting Presidents Came: 3 (Two times Wasim Sajjad became the Acting President)
- Total Duration of Acting Presidents: 3 Months, 78 Days or in aggregation 5 Months, 18 Days
- Political Party Having the Most Number of Serving Presidents: 4 from Pakistan Peoples Party (Also 4 times military dictators became presidents).
- Total Duration of Presidents from Pakistan Peoples Party: 13 Years, 14 Months, 72 Days or in aggregation 14 Years, 4 Months, 12 Days
I’m working on “Crisis of Democracy” and since Democracy is ruling every where in the world so our global existence is ” in democracy, with democracy, by democracy, for democracy ….”and every person is the citizen of democracy! After the end of 2nd WW it was a thought that democracy will bring the world closer and now experiencing a global world one can be confident that all is going well. However, most of time we finding news bothering and lay man would remark oh! this stupid. So, politics is our action around the clock where in now and then we do stupidities…And that stupidity each time lead us to our exploitation by the very stupidity done by us..so the cycle continues…I started with the earlier Presidents and in the end was confused as who followed whom that brought me to this site…Yes, I found it is worth it. Thank you! M.Fida
All leaders good but we are not good ????
Always follow your heart but take your brain with you
The great leader
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
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Lack of real leadership.
I agree with you Muhammad Ahmad
Mamnoon Hussain ap TV mn b kbi ajaeya kren hmny to dhyka e ni kbi apko news mn na wse
A.a meri Mr Mamnoon Hussain sy appeal he k wh Pakistan ki suratehal ko bahtr kre….Imran khan r nawaz k msly ko hl keen
Although i am not satisfied from “PPP” but according to my opinion and also the history of Pakistan tells us that ‘ZULFIQAR ALI BHUTTO” was the great leader, and i am also impressed the leading and working of BHUTTO sahb..
Er…You got to actually read the history before making such a statement. Believe me History of Pakistan won’t tell it if you dig into it! (Your perceptions might change)
Hmmm!! Pakistan zinda abad….
i love ZIA UL HAQ. he is a real great leader
Wat about Afghanistan issue created by him
he is not able for president
M.Ayub Khan the great leader of Pakistan
Thanks…
My Leader is General Raheel Sharif
Mujahai fakkar hai ky may Pakistani ho
I think General Zia and Ayub khan are the best
Pervez Musharraf the best….. And Bhutto was also a great leader…. Zia was cruel personality among all ….
great leader syed pervaiz mushrif
MUHAMMAD NAEAZ Shareef is the Best Prime Minister of the Pakistan.
how can he be the best
he won by dhandli
he took all money of pakistan and made offshore companies
and when his name came in panama leaks, he made excuse of health and fled to london
Can such a person be best
Aap me bilkul each kaha!
general zia.ul.haq is the best one in this list
general zia.ul.haq is the best one in this list………
Zardaree was best among the all
Nawaz Is Hero Of Pakistan
The best among them was Pervaiz Musharaf
Ma Shah Allah Nice page for learner new students!
my leader is mian muhammad nawaz sharif
The greatest leader of pakistan muh zia ulhaq
Pervez musharaf zinda bad
My leader is General Raheel Sharif
Pakistanis need a leader like Gen Pervez Musharraf.
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asslamualaikum friends koi mujay batayga k pakistan ka sb si pihla navy muslim cheaf kon tha?
May I know : How ” Bhutto Zinda ha”
May I ask : How ” Bhutto Zinda ha?”
very good web good information thanks
My leader is pervize musaraf. My leader is strong persaniality.
Ass
Pervasive Musharraf was a dictator. Not answerable to anybody. The father of NROS and jailer of honorable judges of Pakistan. A coward when called in the court took refuge in the hospital.
Well, I just want say that best ever period was 1958 to1969 and 1999 to 2008 that was an best ever Governance in Pakistan history…..
Pervez Musharraf
was brave ,honest for Pakistan, best period for Pakistan was. Long live ameen
Nice work done.
One of the best was Perwaiz Musharraf.He was very bold.
The great leader is Zulfikar ALI BHUTTO
veryyyy good website for knowledge,,,,,,,,thankxxxxx