Asif Ali Zardari The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Asif Ali Zardari was born on 26 July 1955 to a Baloch family from Sindh province.
After receiving his early education at Karachi Grammar School, he went to Cadet College Petaro. Later, he pursued his higher education in London.
He was married to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto in 1987 who, a year later, became the Muslim World's first woman Prime Minister in 1988 and went on to serve as Prime Minister for two terms, first from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a tragic attack in Rawalpindi on 27 December 2007.
They have three children, Bilawal, Bakhtawar, and Aseefa.
Mr Zardari's political career spans over a quarter of a century. He is the President of Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians and Co-Chairperson of Pakistan People's Party. He served as a Member of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1993 and again from 1993 to 1996, as Federal Minister for Environment from 1993 to 1996, and as Federal Minister for Investment from 1995 to 1996. In 1997, he was elected Senator and served in that capacity until the dissolution of the Senate in 1999.
In 2008 Mr Zardari was elected as the 11th President of Pakistan, serving from 2008 to 2013.
As President, he voluntarily transferred all key constitutional powers of the presidency to the elected parliament. His visionary leadership gave the country the historic 18th Constitutional Amendment, which was passed unanimously by parliament. The Amendment empowered the parliament of Pakistan, granted greater autonomy to the provinces, and streamlined the process of appointment of the superior judiciary. For the first time in the history of Pakistan, both parliament and president completed their full constitutional terms in office.
Following a successful presidential election, Mr Zardari was elected as the 14th President of Pakistan. He took the oath of office on 10 March 2024.