Asif Ali Zardari

President of Pakistan

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March 10 2024 Sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan, becoming the first civilian to be elected for a second non-consecutive presidential term.
March 10 2024 Returned to the presidency of Pakistan through a coalition agreement following the 2024 Pakistani general election.
March 10 2024 Sworn in as the 14th President of Pakistan, becoming the first civilian to be elected for a second non-consecutive presidential term.
March 10 2024 Returned to the presidency of Pakistan through a coalition agreement following the 2024 Pakistani general election.
March 9 2024 Asif Ali Zardari wins presidential election with 411 votes from national and provincial assemblies, defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai who secured 181 electoral votes.
March 9 2024 Asif Ali Zardari wins presidential election with 411 votes from national and provincial assemblies, defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai who secured 181 electoral votes.
March 3 2024 Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan confirms parliamentary meeting to elect a new President of Pakistan on 9 March 2024.
March 3 2024 Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan confirms parliamentary meeting to elect a new President of Pakistan on 9 March 2024.
August 10 2020 An anti-graft court issued an indictment against Zardari on corruption charges.
August 10 2020 An anti-graft court issued an indictment against Zardari on corruption charges.
2019 Arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case.
2019 Arrested in Islamabad over a money laundering case.
September 2 2017 Commented on his wife's murder case verdict, expressing dissatisfaction and stating he would appeal the judgment that had acquitted five Pakistani Taliban suspects.
September 2 2017 Commented on his wife's murder case verdict, expressing dissatisfaction and stating he would appeal the judgment that had acquitted five Pakistani Taliban suspects.
August 2017 Acquitted from his last pending corruption case that had been ongoing for 19 years, which involved accusations of money laundering and maintaining illegal assets with his late wife Benazir Bhutto.
August 2017 Acquitted from his last pending corruption case that had been ongoing for 19 years, which involved accusations of money laundering and maintaining illegal assets with his late wife Benazir Bhutto.
July 2017 During the Panama Papers case investigation, Zardari demanded Nawaz Sharif's resignation.
July 2017 During the Panama Papers case investigation, Zardari demanded Nawaz Sharif's resignation.
December 2016 Announced that he and his son Bilawal would contest the 2018 general election.
December 2016 Announced that he and his son Bilawal would contest the 2018 general election.
2015 Zardari succeeded Ameen Faheem as chairman of PPPP (Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians).
2015 Zardari succeeded Ameen Faheem as chairman of PPPP (Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians).
September 9 2013 Completed his first presidential term, becoming the country's first elected president to serve a full constitutional term.
September 9 2013 Completed his first presidential term, becoming the country's first elected president to serve a full constitutional term.
September 8 2013 Completed his five-year presidential tenure, becoming the first democratically elected president in Pakistan's 66-year history to serve a full term. Received a guard of honour while leaving the Aiwan-e-Sadr and was succeeded by Mamnoon Hussain
September 8 2013 Completed his five-year presidential tenure, becoming the first democratically elected president in Pakistan's 66-year history to serve a full term. Received a guard of honour while leaving the Aiwan-e-Sadr and was succeeded by Mamnoon Hussain
May 22 2013 President Zardari witnessed the signing of multiple agreements with China, including the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor plan, maritime cooperation, and satellite navigation agreements during a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
May 22 2013 President Zardari witnessed the signing of multiple agreements with China, including the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor plan, maritime cooperation, and satellite navigation agreements during a ceremony at the Aiwan-e-Sadr with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
November 2012 Pakistani government wrote to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against Zardari, but the Swiss government declared the cases time-barred and unrestartable.
November 2012 Pakistani government wrote to Swiss authorities to reopen corruption cases against Zardari, but the Swiss government declared the cases time-barred and unrestartable.
April 8 2012 Visited Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, India on a private visit with his son Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, and met with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
April 8 2012 Visited Dargah Sharif in Ajmer, India on a private visit with his son Bilawal Zardari Bhutto, and met with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.
December 19 2011 Returned to Pakistan after medical treatment in Dubai.
December 19 2011 Returned to Pakistan after medical treatment in Dubai.
December 14 2011 Left the Dubai hospital and began recuperating in the Persian Gulf, with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari assuming a more prominent role in the Pakistan Peoples Party.
December 14 2011 Left the Dubai hospital and began recuperating in the Persian Gulf, with his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari assuming a more prominent role in the Pakistan Peoples Party.
May 2011 Zardari's father Hakim Ali Zardari died. Following his father's death, Zardari became the chieftain of the Zardari tribe, though he initially considered passing the leadership to his son Bilawal.
May 2011 Collaborated with President Obama following Osama bin Laden's death in Abbottabad.
May 2011 Zardari's father Hakim Ali Zardari died. Following his father's death, Zardari became the chieftain of the Zardari tribe, though he initially considered passing the leadership to his son Bilawal.
May 2011 Collaborated with President Obama following Osama bin Laden's death in Abbottabad.
March 2011 Zardari delivered his annual parliamentary address to a half-empty chamber due to an opposition walkout.
March 2011 Zardari delivered his annual parliamentary address to a half-empty chamber due to an opposition walkout.
February 2011 Zardari implemented an 'austerity cabinet', reducing the number of ministers from 60 to 22 in an effort to curb government expenditures.
February 2011 Zardari implemented an 'austerity cabinet', reducing the number of ministers from 60 to 22 in an effort to curb government expenditures.
January 2011 Traveled to the United States to attend Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke's funeral.
January 2011 Zardari signed the 19th Amendment, strengthening the Chief Justice's power in judicial appointments and potentially reducing future conflicts with the judiciary.
January 2011 The MQM withdrew from the government, but Zardari's coalition prevented a government collapse by accepting opposition's economic proposals and restoring gas subsidies.
January 2011 Zardari signed the 19th Amendment, strengthening the Chief Justice's power in judicial appointments and potentially reducing future conflicts with the judiciary.
January 2011 Traveled to the United States to attend Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke's funeral.
January 2011 The MQM withdrew from the government, but Zardari's coalition prevented a government collapse by accepting opposition's economic proposals and restoring gas subsidies.

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