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The President of Pakistan ({{efn|{{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|صدرِ پاکستان}}}}, [[Romanisation]]: s̤adr-i Pākistāna [[Devanagari]]: ''सद्र-ए-पाकिस्तान''}}) serves as the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. While the president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces, this role is largely ceremonial. The president is required to act on the advice of the Prime Minister and the cabinet. Asif Ali Zardari has been the current president since 10 March 2024. | {{For|a comprehensive list|List of heads of state of Pakistan}} | ||
{{Short description|Head of state of Pakistan}} | |||
{{Use Indian English|date= February 2025}} | |||
{{Infobox Political post | |||
| post = President | |||
| body = Pakistan | |||
| native_name = {{nq|صدرِ پاکستان}} | |||
| insignia = Coat of arms of Pakistan.svg | |||
| insigniasize = 75px | |||
| insigniacaption = [[State emblem of Pakistan]] | |||
| flag = Flag of the President of Pakistan.svg{{!}}border | |||
| flagsize = 120px | |||
| flagcaption = {{nowrap|[[Presidential Standard of Pakistan]]}} | |||
| image = Asif Ali Zardari - 2024 (cropped).jpg | |||
| caption = | |||
| incumbent = [[Asif Ali Zardari]] | |||
| incumbentsince = 10 March 2024 | |||
| style = [[The Honourable|Honourable President]]<br>(formal)<br />[[Excellency|His Excellency]]<ref>{{cite book|editor-last1=Gupta|editor-first1=K. R.|title=India-Pakistan relations with special reference to Kashmir|date=2006|publisher=Atlantic Publ. and Distributors|location=New Delhi|isbn=8126906723}}</ref><br>(diplomatic)<br />[[Mr. President (title)|Mr President]] (informal) | |||
| department = [[Politics of Pakistan#Executive branch|Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan]]<br>[[Politics_of_Pakistan#Executive_branch|Executive branch of the Government of Pakistan]] | |||
| type = [[Head of state]]<br />[[Commander-in-chief]] | |||
| succession = [[Line of succession to the President of Pakistan|Line of succession]] | |||
| deputy = [[Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan|Chairman of the Senate]] | |||
| residence = [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]], [[Red Zone (Islamabad)|Red Zone]], [[Islamabad]]-44040 | |||
| appointer = [[Electoral College of Pakistan|Electoral College]] | |||
| termlength = Five years | |||
| termlength_qualified = renewable once | |||
| constituting_instrument = [[Constitution of Pakistan]] (1973) | |||
| salary = {{PKRConvert|8.47|l|lk=on|to= INR}} per month <ref>{{cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1721342/1-govt-wants-double-presidents-salary/|title=Govt wants to double president's salary|date=29 May 2018|website=The Express Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.na.gov.pk/uploads/documents/1527760155_906.pdf |title=Data |publisher=www.na.gov.pk |access-date=2020-06-09}}</ref> | |||
| formation = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1956|03|23}} | |||
| seat = [[Aiwan-e-Sadr]], [[Red Zone (Islamabad)|Red Zone]], [[Islamabad]]-44040 | |||
| precursor = [[Monarch of Pakistan]] | |||
| inaugural = [[Iskander Mirza]] | |||
| website = [http://www.president.gov.pk President of Pakistan] | |||
}} | |||
The '''President of Pakistan''' ({{efn|{{lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|صدرِ پاکستان}}}}, [[Romanisation]]: s̤adr-i Pākistāna [[Devanagari]]: ''सद्र-ए-पाकिस्तान''}}) serves as the head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. While the president is the nominal head of the executive and the supreme commander of the Pakistan Armed Forces, this role is largely ceremonial. The president is required to act on the advice of the Prime Minister and the cabinet. Asif Ali Zardari has been the current president since 10 March 2024. | |||
The office of president was created upon the proclamation of Islamic Republic on 23 March 1956. The then serving governor-general, Major General Iskander Mirza, assumed office as the first president. Following the 1958 coup d'etat, the office of prime minister was abolished, leaving the Presidency as the most powerful office in the country. This position was further strengthened when the 1962 Constitution was adopted. It turned Pakistan into a Presidential Republic, giving all executive powers to the president. In 1973, the new Constitution established Parliamentary democracy and reduced the president's role to a ceremonial one. Nevertheless, the military takeover in 1977 reversed the changes. The 8th Amendment turned Pakistan into a semi-presidential republic and in the period between 1985 and 2010, the executive power was shared by the president and prime minister. The 18th Amendment in 2010 restored Parliamentary Democracy in the country, and reduced the presidency to a ceremonial position. | The office of president was created upon the proclamation of Islamic Republic on 23 March 1956. The then serving governor-general, Major General Iskander Mirza, assumed office as the first president. Following the 1958 coup d'etat, the office of prime minister was abolished, leaving the Presidency as the most powerful office in the country. This position was further strengthened when the 1962 Constitution was adopted. It turned Pakistan into a Presidential Republic, giving all executive powers to the president. In 1973, the new Constitution established Parliamentary democracy and reduced the president's role to a ceremonial one. Nevertheless, the military takeover in 1977 reversed the changes. The 8th Amendment turned Pakistan into a semi-presidential republic and in the period between 1985 and 2010, the executive power was shared by the president and prime minister. The 18th Amendment in 2010 restored Parliamentary Democracy in the country, and reduced the presidency to a ceremonial position. | ||