Mohammad Rafiq Tarar
| Muhammad Rafiq Tarar محمد رفیق تارڑ |
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| 9th President of Pakistan | |
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In office 1 January 1998 – 20 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister |
Nawaz Sharif (1998-99) None (1999-2001) |
| Preceded by | Wasim Sajjad |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
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In office 17 January 1991 – 1 November 1994 |
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| Nominated by | Benazir Bhutto |
| Appointed by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
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In office 6 March 1989 – 31 October 1991 |
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| Appointed by | Tikka Khan |
| Preceded by | Abdul Shakurul Salam |
| Succeeded by | Mian Mahboob Ahmad |
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| Born |
2 November 1929 Ghakhar Mandi,Punjab, British Raj (now in Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Alma mater |
Punjab University (BA, LLB) |
| Profession | Jurist |
| Cabinet | Sharif Cabinet |
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (//;English IPA:rəfɪ̈kʰ ʔɑr(ə)ɹ (Urdu: محمد رفیق تارڑ; b. 2 November 1929), is a retired senior justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan who served as the ninth President of Pakistan from 20 January 1998 until resigning the office on 20 June 2001.
Tarar was forced to step down and resigned from the presidency by then-Chief Executive Pervez Musharraf after issuing the executive decree in 2001. He was ultimately succeeded by Musharraf through a referendum held in 2002.
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar was born in Pirkot village in Ghakhar Mandi, a rural locality in Gujranwala District of Punjab, of the British India on 2 November 1929. His family was a practising Deobandi-sect of Islam. After graduating from Islamia College, Tarar enrolled at the Punjab University where he received BA in Islamic Studies in 1949. Tarrar was impressed from Syed Ata Ullah Shah Bukhari and took a part in political sessions of Majlis-e-Ahrar-e-Islam, but he was officially taking part in the activism of Muslim League. During his college years, Tarar was an activist of Muslim League and an admirer of Jinnah.
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