Wasim Sajjad
| Wasim Sajjad | |
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President of Pakistan Acting |
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In office 2 December 1997 – 1 January 1998 |
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| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Succeeded by | Rafiq Tarar |
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In office 18 July 1993 – 14 November 1993 |
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| Prime Minister |
Benazir Bhutto Moeenuddin Qureshi (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Chairman of the Senate | |
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In office 24 December 1988 – 12 October 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Soomro |
| Interior of Pakistan | |
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In office 29 March 1987 – 28 July 1987 |
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| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Junejo |
| Preceded by | Nadir Pervez |
| Succeeded by | Aslam Khattak |
| Law and Justice Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 20 September 1986 – 4 December 1988 |
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| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Junejo |
| Preceded by | Aitzaz Ahsan |
| Succeeded by | Sharifuddin Pirzada |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Wasim Sajjad 30 March 1941 Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, India) |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party |
Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relations | Humza Sheikh Irfan |
| Alma mater |
Punjab University BA, MA Oxford University LLB, MA Inns of Court School of Law Barrister-at-Law |
| Cabinet | Zia Cabinet |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Senate biography |
Wasim Sajjad (Urdu: وسیم سجاد; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani conservative statesman and lawyer who served as the acting President of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.
Born in Jalandhar, British India, Sajjad's father went on to serve on Supreme Court. Sajjad studied at the Army Burn Hall before moving to Lahore where he studied law at the Punjab University. As a Rhodes Scholar, he moved to Oxfordshire, where he received his Bachelor of Civil Law followed by a graduate degree in Jurisprudence from the Wadham College, Oxford in 1967. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1968. On return to Pakistan, Sajjad was admitted as a lawyer in Pakistan and joined the Punjab Law College as served as a taught constitutional law between 1967 and 1977.
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