Chapter # 8 – Political Development in Pakistan 1947-2002
8.8.1 List the Political Changes in Terms of Head of State and Head of Government during 2007-2017.
From 2007 to 2024, Pakistan experienced several changes in its political leadership. Here’s a list of the heads of state and heads of government during this period:
| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Pervez Musharraf (1943–2023) | 19 -11-2007 | 18 -8-2008 | 273 days | President PML(Q) | 2007 | National Assembly of Pakistan |
| M. Mian Soomro Born on 1950 (Acting) | 18 -10- 2008 | 9 -9-2008 | 22 days | PML (N) | – | -do- |
| Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955) | 9 -9- 2008 | 9 -9- 2013 | 5 years | PPP | 2008 | -do- |
| Mamnoon Hussain (1940–2021) | 9-9-2013 | 9-9-2013 | 5 years | PML(N) | 2013 | -do- |
| Arif Alvi (born 1949) | 9-9-2018 | 10-3-2024 | 5 years 183 days | PTI | 2018 | -do- |
| Asif Ali Zardari (born 1955) | 10-3-2024 | Incumbent | – | PPP | 2024 | -do- |
Heads of Government
| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Ref. | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| Shaukat Aziz (born 1949) | 28-10-2004 | 15-11-2007 | 3 years 79 days | PML(Q) | National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Yousaf Raza Gillani (born 1952) | 25-3-2008 | 19-6-2012 | 4 years 86 days | PPP | -do- |
| Raja Pervaiz Ashraf (born 1950) | 22-6-2012 | 24-3-2013 | 275 days | PPP | -do- |
| Nawaz Sharif (born 1949) | 5-6-2013 | 28-7-2017 | 4 years 53 days | PML(N) | -do- |
| Shahid Khaqan Abbasi (born 1958) | 1-9-2017 | 31-5-2018 | 303 days | PML(N) | -do- |
| Imran Khan (born 1952) | 18-10-2018 | 10-4-2022 | 3 years 235 | PTI | -do- |
| Shehbaz Sharif (born 1951) | 11-4-2022 | 14-10-2023 | 1 year 125 days | PML(N) | -do- |
| Anwaar ul Haq Kakar | Anwaar ul Haq Kakar served as caretaker prime minister in the interim period. | ||||
| Shehbaz Sharif (born 1951) | 4-3-2024 | Incumbent | PML(N) | -do- | |
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