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Rafiq Tarar

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
محمد رفیق تارڑ
Pride of Performance Award by President of Pakistan (cropped).jpg
Rafiq Tarar, ca. 1999.
9th President of Pakistan
In office
1 January 1998 – 20 June 2001
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Farooq Leghari
Succeeded by Pervez Musharraf
Senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
In office
17 January 1991 – 1 November 1994
Nominated by Benazir Bhutto
Appointed by Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court
In office
6 March 1989 – 31 October 1991
Appointed by Tikka Khan
Preceded by Abdul Shakurul Salam
Succeeded by Mian Mahboob Ahmad
Personal details
Born (1929-11-02) 2 November 1929 (age 87)
Ghakhar Mandi,Punjab, British Raj
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Citizenship Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League(N) (1988–present)
Alma mater Punjab University
(BA, LLB)
Profession Jurist
Cabinet Sharif Cabinet
Religion Islam

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (Listeni//;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.


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