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 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. |
| August 10 2020 | An anti-graft court issued an indictment against Zardari on corruption charges. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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). |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2010 | Another biographical book 'Āṣifu ʻAlī Zardārī' was published by Asha Publisher, focusing on Zardari and his political party in Pakistan. |
| 2010 | Achieved passage of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which reduced his presidential powers. |
| September 2010 | Met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Islamabad, both advocating fighting insurgents rather than diplomatic resolution. |
| August 24 2010 | Orders local authorities to focus on saving Shahdadkot from flooding. |
| August 19 2010 | Visits Jampur with U.S. Senator John Kerry during flood relief efforts. |
| August 18 2010 | Leaves Pakistan to attend the four-way Russian summit in Sochi, involving Tajikistan and Afghanistan. |
| August 15 2010 | Flies over flood-devastated areas with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. |
| August 14 2010 | Cancels Independence Day celebrations and instead visits Naushera in response to flood devastation. |
| August 12 2010 | First visit to flood-affected areas, specifically in Sukkur. |
| August 10 2010 | Zardari returns to Pakistan from his European tour amid ongoing flood crisis. |
| August 1 2010 | Zardari begins European tour in Paris, meeting French President Sarkozy and sparking diplomatic tensions by criticizing NATO's efforts in Afghanistan. |
| April 2010 | The government passed the 18th Amendment, significantly reducing presidential powers by stripping the ability to dissolve Parliament, dismiss the Prime Minister, and appoint military chiefs. |
| March 31 2010 | The 18th Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan was passed, significantly reducing presidential powers and removing the authority to dissolve the National Assembly, which was a major constitutional reform during Zardari's presidency. |
| February 2010 | Zardari attempted to appoint a Supreme Court candidate without court approval, but ultimately backed down and nominated an acceptable candidate. |
| January 2010 | Supreme Court ordered the Pakistani government to reopen Zardari's corruption charges in Switzerland. |
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