Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
17Records
1956–2018Date range
13Named people
4Places
Chronological records
1956
Iskander Mirza23 March 1956
Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan
Iskander Mirza assumes office as Pakistan's first President.
1958
Muhammad Ayub Khan27 October 1958
Karachi · Government / Government of Pakistan
Muhammad Ayub Khan begins his presidency after removing Iskander Mirza.
1960
Muhammad Ayub Khan14 February 1960
Pakistan · Government / Government of Pakistan
Ayub Khan receives a renewed presidential mandate from the Basic Democracies electorate.
1965
Muhammad Ayub Khan12 June 1965
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Ayub Khan continues as President following the 1965 indirect election.
1969
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan31 March 1969
Rawalpindi · Government / Government of Pakistan
Yahya Khan formally assumes the office of President.
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan31 March 1969
Rawalpindi · Government / Government of Pakistan
Yahya Khan's formal presidency follows his assumption of military power.
1971
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto20 December 1971
Rawalpindi · Government / Government of Pakistan
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto succeeds Yahya Khan as President.
1973
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry14 August 1973
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry begins his constitutional presidency.
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry14 August 1973
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Parliament elects Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry as President under the new constitutional order.
1978
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq16 September 1978
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq becomes President after Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry leaves office.
1988
Ghulam Ishaq Khan13 December 1988
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
The electoral college elects Ghulam Ishaq Khan President.
1993
Farooq Ahmad Leghari14 November 1993
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Farooq Ahmad Leghari becomes President of Pakistan.
1998
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar1 January 1998
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar becomes President of Pakistan.
2001
Pervez Musharraf20 June 2001
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Pervez Musharraf removes President Rafiq Tarar and assumes the presidency.
2008
Asif Ali Zardari9 September 2008
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Asif Ali Zardari begins his first presidential term.
2013
Mamnoon Hussain9 September 2013
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Mamnoon Hussain becomes President of Pakistan.
2018
Arif Alvi9 September 2018
Islamabad · Government / Government of Pakistan
Arif Alvi begins his presidential term.
Names involved
Agha Muhammad Yahya KhanArif AlviAsif Ali ZardariFarooq Ahmad LeghariFazal Ilahi ChaudhryGhulam Ishaq KhanIskander MirzaMamnoon HussainMuhammad Ayub KhanMuhammad Rafiq TararMuhammad Zia-ul-HaqPervez MusharrafZulfiqar Ali Bhutto
Provenance
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