Mamnoon Hussain

Mamnoon Hussain
Mamnoon Hussain, 2014
12th President of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 September 2013
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Asif Ali Zardari
Governor of Sindh
In office 19 June 1999 – 12 October 1999
President	Rafiq Tarar
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Moinuddin Haider
Succeeded by	AM Azim Daudpota
Personal details
Born	Mamnoon Hussain (1940-12-23) 23 December 1940 (age 76) Agra, United Provinces, British Raj (now in Uttar Pradesh, India)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Residence	Aiwan-e-Sadr
Alma mater	Karachi University (BComm) Institute of Business Administration (MBA)
Religion	Islam
Website	Government website

Mamnoon Hussain (Urdu: ممنون حسین‎ ; born 23 December 1940) is a Pakistani businessman and conservative politician who is the 12th and current President of Pakistan,.

Born in Agra, British India in 1940, his family migrated to settle in Karachi in 1947 where he went on to attain a commerce degree from the Karachi University and later received an MBA from the famed IBA. Hussain founded a textile company based out of Karachi and later joined the center-right Pakistan Muslim League in 1970, working as a party worker. In 1997, he earned public notability as a business leader when he was elected as president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry and served until May 1999.

He was appointed as Governor of Sindh in June 1999 by then-President Rafiq Tarar; however, he was removed from the post a few months later due to the military coup d'état in 1999. Hussain was nominated for the presidency by the PML-N in July 2013 and was elected through an indirect presidential election. Hussain took over the presidency after an oath administered by the Chief Justice of Pakistan on 9 September 2013. Hussain maintains a low-key profile as President and his role is rarely seen in nation's politics, although he is involved in a polio eradication program.