Presidents of Pakistan.

Flag of the President of Pakistan.

The President of Pakistan is the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, 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".

There have been twelve presidents of Pakistan since the introduction of the post in 1956. The office was established when Pakistan was declared as a republic with the adoption of the 1956 constitution, and Iskander Mirza became the first president of the country. Apart from these eleven, two acting presidents have also been in office for short periods of time. One of them, Wasim Sajjad, served as acting president on two non-consecutive occasions during 1993 and 1997–98.

Here is the list and photos of all the presidents of Pakistan so far.

Iskander Mirza (23 March 1956 to 27 October 1958)

Ayub Khan (27 October 1958 to 25 March 1969)

Yahya Khan (25 March 1969 to 20 December 1971)

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (20 December 1971 to 13 August 1973)

Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (14 August 1973 to 18 September 1978)

Muhammad Zai-ul-Haq (18 September 1978 to 17 August 1988)

Ghulam Ishaq Khan (17 August 1988 to 18 July 1993)

Wasim Sajjad (18 July 1993 to 14 November 1993)

Wasim Sajjad (2 December 1997 to 1 January 1998)

Farooq Leghari (14 November 1993 to 2 December 1997)

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1 January 1998 to 20 June 2001)

Pervez Musharraf (20 June 2001 to 18 August 2008)

Muhammad Mian Soomro (18 August 2008 to 9 September 2008)

Asif Ali Zardari (9 September 2008 to 2 September 2013)

Mamnoon Hussain (2 September 2013- Onwards)