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.

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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
Muslim League (C)
Armed Forces
Independent
Muslim League (Q)
Peoples Party
Muslim League (N)
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
Iskander MirzaMalik Ghulam MuhammadKhawaja Nazimuddin

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  —
(2) 8 June 1962 29 November 1963 2 January 1965 Pakistan Muslim League (C)
— Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry
(1919–1973)
Acting		 29 November 1963 12 June 1965  29 November 1963 Pakistan Muslim League (C)
(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  —  —
4 Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(1928–1979)		 20 December 1971 13 August 1973 1970 Pakistan Peoples Party
5 Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
(1904–1982)		 14 August 1973 20 April 1978 1977 Pakistan Peoples Party
— Sheikh Anwarul Haq
(1917–1995)
Acting		 20 April 1978 7 May 1978 14 August 1973 Pakistan Peoples Party
(5) Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
(1904–1982)		 7 May 1978 16 September 1978 14 August 1973 Pakistan Peoples Party
6 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
— Wasim Sajjad
(1941– )
Acting		 18 July 1993 14 November 1993 1993
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
8 Farooq Leghari
(1940–2010)		 14 November 1993 2 December 1997 14 November 1993 Pakistan Peoples Party
— Wasim Sajjad
(1941– )
Acting		 27 December 1997 1 January 1998 1997 Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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)
— Muhammad Mian Soomro
(1950– )
Acting		 18 August 2008 9 September 2008 — Pakistan Muslim League (N)
11 Asif Ali Zardari
(1955– )		 9 September 2008 9 September 2013 6 September 2008 Pakistan Peoples Party
12 Mamnoon Hussain
(1941– )		 9 September 2013 9 September 2018 30 July 2013 Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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
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
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