Mamnoon Hussain
Mamnoon Hussain ( Urdu ممنون حسین; * March 2, 1940 in Agra , India ) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who was President of Pakistan from September 9, 2013 to September 9, 2018 .
In 1999 he was the governor of Sindh Province for a short time , but lost that post again after the military coup by Pervez Musharraf . As chairman of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry , he was nominated by the ruling Muslim League as a candidate for the 2013 presidential election and was elected the 12th President of Pakistan on July 30, 2013. Hussain took office on September 9, 2013. He succeeded Asif Ali Zardari , who did not stand for re-election. He is also said to have little political experience.
literature
- Mamnoon Hussain , in: Internationales Biographisches Archiv 45/2013 from November 5, 2013, in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely available)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mamnoon Hussain is the new President of Pakistan . In: The Standard . July 31, 2013. Accessed July 31, 2013.
- ↑ Pakistan: Businessman Hussain elected president at faz.net, July 30, 2013 (accessed August 2, 2013).
- ↑ Pakistan's head of state Zardari left office. In: The world . September 8, 2013, accessed September 8, 2013 .
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Asif Ali Zardari |
President of Pakistan 2013-2018 |
Arif Alvi |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hussain, Mamnoon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Pakistani businessman and politician, President of Pakistan |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Agra , India |