Rafiq Tarar

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Rafiq Tarar

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar ( Urdu محمد رفیق تارڑ DMG Muḥammad Rafīq Tāraŕ , born November 2, 1929 in Gakhar Mandi, Punjab ) was President of Pakistan from January 1, 1998 to June 20, 2001.

Life

During Pakistan's independence in 1947, Rafiq Tarar volunteered as a laborer in a camp run by the Muslim Students Federation for refugees who had immigrated from India. Muhammad Rafiq Tarar graduated from Islamia College in Gujranwala in 1949 . In 1951, he earned his law degree from Law College in Lahore .

job

In 1951 he was registered as a lawyer and in October 1955 he was also registered as an attorney at the Lahore High Court. After graduation, he set up a law firm in Gujranwala. He also became District and Sessions Judge , the district's highest judge. In 1971 he became chairman of the Panjab Labor Court . In October 1974 he was included as a judge of the Lahore High Court and in 1989 then Chief Justice of the same court. Previously, while serving as a judge on the Lahore High Court, he also served as a member of the Pakistani Electoral Commission. Rafiq Tarar was appointed judge at the Supreme Court of Pakistan in January 1991 , from which he retired in November 1994 at the age of 65.

President of Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif brought him back from retirement and Tarar was elected to the Senate in 1997 for the Pakistan Muslim League (PML). He was elected President of Pakistan on December 31 of the same year. During his presidency, Tarar was primarily considered a figurehead. The power of the presidency was noticeably weakened over the years, which finally led to the 13th amendment to the constitution in 1997, which abolished practically all remaining power and made the office almost entirely symbolic.

retirement

Tarar was not removed from office when Pervez Musharraf took control of the Pakistani government in 1999. While Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was overthrown, Tarar was allowed to remain in office until 2001. At that time, Musharraf himself assumed the presidency, both to gain legitimacy and to give Pakistan's model of government a more presidential system.

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predecessor Office successor
Wasim Sajjad President of Pakistan
1998-2001 		Pervez Musharraf
personal data
SURNAME Tarar, Rafiq
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tarar, Muhammad Rafiq
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pakistani politician, President of Pakistan (1998-2001)
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Gakhar Mandi, Punjab