Acting President of Pakistan
The Acting President of Pakistan (Urdu: قائم مقام صدر پاکستان) is a temporary post provided for by the Constitution of Pakistan. In the case where a president's term of office is terminated early or during the absence of the president, the Chairman of the Senate assumes the office, as per the line of succession to the President of Pakistan.[1][2] The Speaker of the National Assembly is second in the line of succession.
Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry acted as president periodically during his tenure as Speaker of the National Assembly, whenever Ayub Khan was out of the country.[3] In addition, two acting presidents have been in office in recent history for short periods of time: Wasim Sajjad and Muhammad Mian Soomro. Sajjad served as acting president on two non-consecutive occasions in 1993 and 1997–98 respectively.[4]
Acting presidents[edit]
| No | Portrait | Name
(Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Political party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1956-) | |||||
|
Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) | 23 March 1956 | 23 March 1956 | Republican Party | |
| Abdul Wahab Khan
(1898–1972) |
7 October 1958 | 7 October 1958 | Independent | ||
| Feroz Khan Noon
(1898–1970) |
7 October 1958 | 8 October 1958 | Independent | ||
| Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani (1898–1976) | 8 October 1958 | 8 October 1958 | Independent | ||
| Abdul Qayyum Khan
(1901–1981) |
8 October 1958 | 8 October 1958 | Independent | ||
| Asghar Khan
(1921–2018) |
8 October 1958 | 15 October 1958 | Independent | ||
| 154x154px | Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) | 27 October 1958 | 27 October 1958 | Independent | |
| Mohammad Afzal Cheema
(1913–2008) |
9 September
1962 |
29 November 1963 | Independent | ||
| Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry
( 1919–1973) |
29 November 1963 | 1 January 1965 | Armed Forces | ||
| Fatima Jinnah
( 1893–1967) |
1 January 1965 | 30 January 1965 | Independent | ||
| Fazlul Qadir Chaudhry
( 1919–1973) |
30 January 1965 | 12 June 1965 | Armed Forces | ||
| Musa Khan
( 1908–1991) |
12 June 1965 | 12 June 1965 | Armed Forces | ||
|
Ayub Khan(1907–1974) | 12 June 1965 | 31 March 1969 | Pakistan Muslim League (C) | |
| Fatima Jinnah
( 1893–1967) |
1 July 1967 | 9 July 1967 | Independent | ||
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Yahya Khan(1917–1980) | 31 March 1969 | 31 March 1969 | Armed Forces | |
| Gul Hassan Khan
(1921–1999) |
2 December 1971 | 5 December 1971 | Armed Forces | ||
| Abdul Hamid Khan
(1917—1999) |
5 December 1971 | 5 December 1971 | Armed Forces | ||
| Nurul Amin
(1893–1974) |
21 April 1972 | 21 April 1972 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
(1928–1979) |
21 April 1972 | 14 August 1973 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| Tikka Khan
(1904–1982) |
1 March 1976 | 30 March 1976 | Armed Forces | ||
|
Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
(1904–1982) |
30 March 1976 | 20 April 1978 | Pakistan Peoples Party | |
| Sheikh Anwarul Haq(1917–1995) | 20 April 1978 | 7 May 1978 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| File:Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Pakistan president).jpg | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq(1924–1988) | 16 September 1978 | 17 August 1988 | — | |
| Ghulam Ishaq Khan
(1915–2006) |
17 August 1988 | 17 August 1988 | Independent | ||
| Mirza Aslam Beg
(1931—) |
17 August 1988 | 19 August 1988 | Armed Forces | ||
| Asif Nawaz Janjua
(1937– 1933) |
19 August 1988 | 22 August 1988 | Armed Forces | ||
|
Wasim Sajjad(1941– ) | 18 July 1993 | 1 November 1993 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| Abdul Waheed Kakar
(1937—) |
1 November 1993 | 12 November 1993 | Armed Forces | ||
| Farooq Leghari(1940–2010) | 14 November 1993 | 1 July 1995 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| Benazir Bhutto
(1953 – 2007) |
1 July 1995 | 10 July 1995 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| Zahirul Islam Abbasi
(1943—2009) |
10 July 1995 | 10 July 1995 | Armed Forces | ||
| Ali Kuli Khan Khattak
(1942 —) |
11 July 1995 | 13 July 1995 | Armed Forces | ||
| Jehangir Karamat
(1941—) |
13 July 1995 | 14 July 1995 | Armed Forces | ||
|
Muhammad Mian Soomro(1950– ) | 18 August 2008 | 1 September 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | |
| Fahmida Mirza (1956) | 1 September 2008 | 3 September 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| Chaudhry Amir Hussain
(1942 – ) |
3 September 2008 | 4 September 2008 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| Raheel Sharif
(born 1956) |
1 September 2012 | 5 September 2012 | Pakistan Peoples Party | ||
| Ayaz Sadiq
(1951– ) |
9 November 2015 | 9 November 2015 | Pakistan Muslim League (N) | ||
| Asad Qaiser
(1969– ) |
9 September 2019 | 9 September 2019 | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf | ||
See also[edit]
- Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Vice President of Pakistan
- Governor General of Pakistan
- President of Pakistan
- List of Presidents of Pakistan
References[edit]
- ↑ "Constitution of Pakistan of 1956" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Constitution of 1973". Story of Pakistan. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ↑ Parliamentary Debates: Official Report. National Assembly of Pakistan. 1 August 1973. p. 7.
Mr. Fazlul Qadir Choudhry upheld the finest traditions of his office and conducted the proceedings of the Assembly with great sagacity and firm adherence to the rules of procedure of the Assembly. He also acted for a short while as President of Pakistan.
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- ↑ "Profile of Mr. Wasim Sajjad". Story of Pakistan. 1 June 2003. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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