The
Pakistan president plays an important role in the administrative functioning of the country as his post marks the supreme authority. The president of Pakistan is chosen by an an electoral college and is expected to serve five years at a time, for a maximum of two consecutive terms. Though the President of Pakistan represents the supreme head of the nation, his powers are supposed to be limited and he could be removed from post by the existing electoral college. In case of criminal or legal offense, the President is subjected to the same legal formalities as any ordinary citizen.
The political history of Pakistan, since its independent existence after separation from India has been a record of army activities, or some reason or the other. Pakistan was born and got its independence from the British rule on the 14th of August, 1947. Her first president was Iskander Mirza. Pakistan is a free nation since the last 60 years and of these, 33 of the years has been under the rule of Military presidents. In fact, Pakistan's government is a semi presidential sort of a government. Of the eleven Presidents that Pakistan has been headed by, so far, four of the Presidents are military. The military take over of the administrative duties of the country has received both sides of criticism.
THE PRESIDENTS OF PAKISTAN
- Iskander Mirza
- Muhammad Ayub Khan
- Yahya Khan
- Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
- Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- Wasim Sajjad (Twice)
- Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
- Pervez Musharraf
Presently, Geberal Pervez Musharaff is the
Pakistan President, who had taken over the government from Nawaz Shariff in 1999 after the controversy of Kargil war with India. He has now been ruling Pakistan for eight years. Under his presidential rule, Pakistan is working hard towards improving all foreign relations, especially with India and the United States.
