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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