<page_title> List of Presidents of Pakistan </page_title> <section_title> Presidents </section_title> <table> <cell> 9 <col_header> No. </col_header> </cell> <cell> Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–) <col_header> Name (Birth–death) </col_header> <col_header> Iskander Mirza (1899–1969) </col_header> <col_header> Ayub Khan (1907–1974) </col_header> <col_header> Yahya Khan (1917–1980) </col_header> <col_header> Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928–1979) </col_header> <col_header> Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry (1904–1982) </col_header> <col_header> Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1924–1988) </col_header> <col_header> Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1915–2006) </col_header> <col_header> Farooq Leghari (1940–2010) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1 January 1998 <col_header> Took office </col_header> <row_header> Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–) </row_header> </cell> <cell> 20 June 2001 <col_header> Left office </col_header> <row_header> Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–) </row_header> </cell> <cell> Tarar was the constitutional president, whose authority was exercised by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Tarar resigned in 2001. <col_header> Note(s) </col_header> <row_header> Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929–) </row_header> </cell> </table>
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar served as the 9th President of Pakistan from January 1998 until resigning the office on 20 June 2001.