Yusuf Raza Gilani
Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012
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| February 9 2025 | Began fifth term as acting-President of Pakistan, serving until 12 February 2025. |
| February 9 2025 | Served as acting-President of Pakistan from 9 February to 12 February 2025 during President Asif Ali Zardari's absence abroad. |
| February 4 2025 | Began fourth term as acting-President of Pakistan, serving until 8 February 2025. |
| February 4 2025 | Served as acting-President of Pakistan from 4 February to 8 February 2025 during President Asif Ali Zardari's absence abroad. |
| October 30 2024 | Began third term as acting-President of Pakistan, serving until 9 November 2024. |
| October 30 2024 | Served as acting-President of Pakistan from 30 October to 9 November 2024 during President Asif Ali Zardari's absence abroad. |
| October 10 2024 | Began second term as acting-President of Pakistan, serving until 11 October 2024. |
| October 10 2024 | Served as acting-President of Pakistan from 10 October to 11 October 2024 during President Asif Ali Zardari's absence abroad. |
| May 20 2024 | Served as acting-President of Pakistan during President Asif Ali Zardari's absence abroad. |
| April 9 2024 | Became Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. |
| March 22 2024 | Vacated his Senate seat. |
| March 14 2024 | Re-elected to the Senate, receiving 204 votes. |
| February 29 2024 | Took oath as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. |
| 2021 | Successfully elected as PPP's candidate for Islamabad's general seat in the Senate Elections, defeating Minister of Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. |
| 2021 | A video emerged showing Gilani's son offering cash for votes in Pakistan's Senate Elections, which the ruling party failed to get the Election Commission to investigate. |
| 2021 | Elected as a Senator and became Leader of the Opposition in the Senate of Pakistan. |
| March 12 2021 | Contested for the chairmanship of the Senate of Pakistan, losing to Sadiq Sanjrani with 42 votes against Sanjrani's 48 votes. |
| July 2018 | Contested in the election for constituency NA-158 (Multan), losing to PTI candidate Muhammad Ibrahim Khan by securing 74,443 votes compared to his opponent's 83,304 votes. |
| April 2017 | Supreme Court ended Gilani's disqualification term, allowing him to contest in the 2018 Pakistani general election. |
| April 2017 | Returned to national politics after the end of his disqualification term. |
| 2015 | Gilani was ordered to return a necklace donated by the Turkish First Lady for flood victims, which he had kept after leaving office. |
| 2012 | Gilani's term as Prime Minister of Pakistan concludes after serving from 2008 to 2012. |
| June 2012 | Disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on corruption allegations. |
| May 28 2012 | Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Fehmida Mirza ruled against sending the disqualification reference to the Election Commission of Pakistan, effectively protecting Gilani's position. |
| May 24 2012 | The Peoples Party directed the case to the National Assembly Speaker for review of Gilani's conviction. |
| April 26 2012 | Yusuf Raza Gilani was convicted of Contempt of Court, becoming Pakistan's first Prime Minister to be convicted while in office. He was symbolically sentenced to 30 seconds in custody and refused to step down. |
| July 2010 | Founded the University of Swat. |
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