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Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari

Farooq Leghari
فاروق لیغاری
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8th President of Pakistan
In office
14 November 1993 – 2 December 1997
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Malik Meraj Khalid (Acting)
Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Wasim Sajjad (Acting)
Succeeded by Wasim Sajjad (Acting)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
19 October 1993 – 14 November 1993
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by Abdul Sattar (Acting)
Succeeded by Aseff Ahmad Ali
Minister for Water and Power
In office
28 December 1988 – 6 August 1990
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto
Preceded by Wazir Ahmad Jogezai
Succeeded by Shahzada Muhammad Yousaf
Personal details
Born Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari
(1940-05-29)29 May 1940
Choti Zareen, British India (now Pakistan)
Died 20 October 2010(2010-10-20) (aged 70)
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan People's Party (Before 1997)
Millat Party (1997–2002)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002–2010)
Children Awais
Jamal
Education Forman Christian College
St Catherine's College, Oxford

Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari (English IPA: fɑrukʰ æɦmæd ləɡhərɪ̈) (Balochi, Saraiki, Urdu: سردار فاروق احمد خان لغاری‎; 29 May 1940 – 20 October 2010), was a Pakistani politician who served as the eighth President of Pakistan from 14 November 1993 until resigning on 2 December 1997. He is the first Baloch to have been elected as President.

Born into a Baloch tribal and influential feudal family, Leghari was educated at the Forman Christian College in Pakistan, and the St Catherine's College, Oxford in United Kingdom. Upon return from the Great Britain, he started his career as a civil servant prior to joining the politics in 1973 and tenured as Senator representing the Balochistan on Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) platform from 1975–77. In 1980s, he led demonstrations aimed against President Zia-ul-Haq's administration and successfully ran in general elections held in 1988. From 1990–93, he worked under Benazir Bhutto as her deputy Leader of the Opposition and participated in general elections held in 1993.


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