Explanation

• Presidency period: 20 June 2001 – 18 August 2008
• Took power: 12 October 1999 (military coup)
• Position before presidency: Chief of Army Staff (1998–2007)
• Party formed later: All Pakistan Muslim League (APML, 2010)
• Preceded by: Muhammad Rafiq Tarar

Last verified on 21-06-2026

Explanation

• Liaquat Ali Khan was assassinated on 16 October 1951.
• Age: 56 years
• He was Pakistan’s first Prime Minister.
• Birth: 1 October 1895
• Place of assassination: Company Bagh (Liaquat Bagh), Rawalpindi
• Title: Shaheed-e-Millat (Martyr of the Nation)
• His assassin Syed Akbar was immediately killed on the spot by police.

Last verified on 01-05-2026

Explanation

• Malik Ghulam Muhammad was the first Finance Minister of Pakistan (15 August 1947 – 19 October 1951).
• He was appointed by Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
• He served during the governments of Liaquat Ali Khan and Khawaja Nazimuddin.
• Succeeded as Finance Minister by: Muhammad Ali
• Later, he became the 3rd Governor-General of Pakistan (1951–1955).

Additional information:

• Born: 29 August 1895, Lahore
• Died: 29 August 1956, Lahore
• Resting Place: Fauji Qabrastan, Karachi

Last verified on 15-06-2026

Explanation

• Iskander Mirza became the first President of Pakistan on 23 March 1956.
• He was the last Governor-General of Pakistan before becoming President.
• He was associated with the Republican Party.
• He abrogated the 1956 Constitution and imposed martial law (1958).
• He also served earlier as Governor of Bengal (India) and Governor-General of Pakistan.
• Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, India
• Died: 13 November 1969, London, UK (buried in Iran)
• He was the great-grandson of Mir Jafar.

Additional information:

• First President of Constituent Assembly of Pakistan: Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• First elected President of Pakistan: Field Marshal Ayub Khan

Last verified on 01-04-2026

Explanation

Asif Ali Zardari is the current president of Pakistan since March 2024

Number: 14th president 

Predecessor: Dr. Arif Alvi

Party affiliation: PPP

Elected in March 2024

Update & verified on 23-05-2026

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