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- The first president was Iskander Ali Mirza who assumed office on 23 March 1956.
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The current head of state of Pakistan is Asif Ali Zardari, elected in 2024 after being nominated by the Pakistan People's Party. From 1947 to 1956 the head of state was the Pakistani monarch, who was the same person as the monarch of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.
The complete list of presidents of Pakistan includes the persons sworn into the office of president following the proclamation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956. There have been a total of 13 presidents. The first president was Iskander Ali Mirza who assumed office on 23 March 1956.
- Iskander Mirza. Iskander Mirza of Republic party became the first leader to be titled the president of Pakistan, in 1956. However, after two and a half years of presidency, Sir Iskander Mirza was taken over by Genernal Ayub Khan, in the light of martial law.
- Ayub Khan. The first general to enter into politics, Ayub Khan became the second president of Pakistan, after dismissing Iskander Mirza. However, the extreme protests and labor strikes which were supported by the cause of East Pakistan resulted in his forced resignation in 1969.
- Yahya Khan. Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan, who was appointed commander in chief by Genral Ayub Khan, became the third president of Pakistan. Yahya Khan took presidency from former dictator Ayub Khan and enforced martial law in the country.
- Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the founder of renowned political movement Pakistan People’s party was given dictatorship by Yahya Khan, after he disposed martial law.
Iskander Mirza, the first President of Pakistan, was born on 14 th December 1898 at Murshidabad a town and district of British India in the Presidency division of Bengal. He belonged to a feudal family of Bengal and was the great-grandson of the last Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar.
The Basic Principles Committee was established on 12 th March 1949 by Khawaja Nazimuddin on the instruction of Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan. This committee had 24 members and was headed by Khawaja Nazimuddin and Liaquat Khan was its vice president.
The first cabinet of Pakistan was also created by Quaid-i-Azam Jinnah, after a continuous search for talented administrators. The first cabinet of Pakistan took oath on 15 th August 1947. It included the following members: Liaquat Ali Khan Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defense.
Their leader, Benazir Bhutto, became the first female prime minister of Pakistan as well as the first female head of government in a Muslim-majority country. This period, lasting until 1999, introduced competitive two-party democracy to the country.
