Muhammad Rafiq Tarar Politician

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 and the ninth President of Pakistan, serving from 1998 until voluntarily resigning in the favour of Pervez Musharraf in 2000.By profession, a jurist, legal and Islamic scholar, Tarar enjoyed a distinguish career in court system of the country and is a veteran activist of historical Pakistan Movement. By virtue of the extraconstitutional order in 2001, Tarar was controversially replaced by Pervez Musharraf after tendering resignation.

Personal facts

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Birth dateNovember 02, 1929
Birth place
Pakistan , Punjab Pakistan , Gujranwala , Punjab Province (British India) , British Raj
Religion
Islam
Education
University of the Punjab

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Office holder

office
9th President of Pakistan
Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court
party
Pakistan Muslim League
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Pakistan Muslim League (F)
prime minister
successor
Mian Mahboob Ahmad

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External resources

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/43645.stm
  2. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/s/w_asia/40099.stm
  3. http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P028