Arif Alvi
13th President of Pakistan from 2018 to 2024
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Arif Alvi served as the 13th President of Pakistan from 2018 to 2024, holding the country's highest ceremonial office during a significant period of its recent political history. As president, he represented the state in official capacities and fulfilled constitutional duties during a time that included important elections and governance transitions in the country.
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Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani politician and former dentist who served as the 13th president of Pakistan from September 2018 to March 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly from 2013 until being elected president in 2018. Alvi entered politics in 1979 by joining Jamaat-e-Islami, but later resigned and became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Alvi was elected to the National Assembly, from NA-250 Karachi-XII in 2013 and was re-elected in 2018 from NA-247 Karachi South-II. He was later nominated as the PTI's candidate for the presidential election. He was elected as the 13th President of Pakistan after defeating Fazal-ur-Rehman and Aitzaz Ahsan, after which he resigned from the National Assembly and was sworn into office on 9 September 2018, succeeding former President Mamnoon Hussain.