Explanation

• President: Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari
• Benazir Bhutto’s 2nd Government: Dismissed in 1996
• Date: 5 November 1996
• Constitutional provision: Article 58(2)(b)

Additional information:

• Born: 21 June 1953 — Karachi
• Assassinated: 27 December 2007 — Rawalpindi
• Spouse: Asif Ali Zardari
• Married: 1987
• Party: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)
• Education: Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
• Children: Bilawal, Bakhtawar & Aseefa Bhutto Zardari
• 1st Female PM of Pakistan: 1988
• 2nd term as PM: 1993–1996

Explanation

• President: 5-year term.
• Maximum: 2 consecutive terms.
• Ayub Khan: Longest-serving President.
• Ayub Khan’s tenure: About 10 years 5 months.
• Prime Minister: No fixed 5-year personal term.
• National Assembly: 5-year term.

Explanation

• Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah was elected the first President (Speaker) of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan on 11 August 1947.
• The first session of the Constituent Assembly was held on 10 August 1947 at the Sindh Assembly Building, Karachi.
• Jinnah also served as the first Governor-General of Pakistan.

Last verified on 07-10-2026

Explanation

• Asif Ali Zardari became the 14th President of Pakistan on 10 March 2024.

• He succeeded Dr. Arif Alvi, who served as the 13th President.
• He previously served as President from 2008 to 2013.

Additional information:

1. Iskander Mirza — 1956–1958
2. Ayub Khan — 1958–1969
3. Yahya Khan — 1969–1971
4. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto — 1971–1973
5. Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry — 1973–1978
6. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq — 1978–1988
7. Ghulam Ishaq Khan — 1988–1993
8. Farooq Leghari — 1993–1997
9. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar — 1998–2001
10. Pervez Musharraf — 2001–2008
11. Asif Ali Zardari — 2008–2013
12. Mamnoon Hussain — 2013–2018
13. Arif Alvi — 2018–2024
14. Asif Ali Zardari — 2024–present

Last verified on 06-10-2026

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