The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, the President has “powers, subject to Supreme Court approval or veto, to dissolve the National Assembly, triggering new elections, and thereby dismissing the Prime Minister”.
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Flag of the President of Pakistan
Presidents of Pakistan
| # | President | From | To |
| 01 | MajGen (R) Iskandar Mirza | 23 Mar 1956 | 27 Oct 1958 |
| 02 | Muhammad Ayub Khan | 27 Oct 1958 | 25 Mar 1969 |
| 03 | Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan | 25 Mar 1969 | 20 Dec 1971 |
| 04 | Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto | 20 Dec 1971 | 13 Aug 1973 |
| 05 | Fazal Elahi Chaudhry | 13 Aug 1973 | 16 Sep 1978 |
| 06 | General Zia ul Haq | 16 Sep 1978 | 17 Aug 1988 |
| 07 | Ghulam Ishaq Khan | 17 Aug 1988 | 18 Jul 1993 |
| 08 | Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari | 14 Nov 1993 | 02 Dec 1997 |
| 09 | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar | 01 Jan 1998 | 20 Jun 2001 |
| 10 | General Pervez Musharraf | 20 June 2001 | 18 Aug 2008 |
| 11 | Asif Ali Zardari | 09 Sep 2008 | 08 Sep 2013 |
| 12 | Syed Mamnoon Hussain | 09 Sep 2013 | 08 Sep 2018 |
| 13 | Doctor Arif Alvi | 09 Sep 2018 | Present |
Acting Presidents
| # | President | From | To |
| 01 | Wasim Sajjad | 18 July 1993 | 14 Nov 1993 |
| 02 | Wasim Sajjad | 02 Dec 1997 | 01 Jan 1998 |
| 03 | Muhammad Mian Soomro | 18 Aug 2008 | 09 Sep 2008 |
Governor Generals of Pakistan
| # | Governor General | From | To |
| 01 | Quaid-i-Azam Mohammed Ali Jinnah | 14 Aug 1947 | 11 Sep 1948 |
| 02 | Khwaja Nazimuddin | 19 Sep 1948 | 18 Oct 1951 |
| 03 | Ghulam Mohammed | 19 Oct 1951 | 06 Aug 1955 |
| 04 | Major General Iskander Mirza | 07 Aug 1955 | 22 Mar 1956 |
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