Arif Alvi

Arif Alvi
Arif Alvi
عارف علوی
	Official portrait, 2018
13th President of Pakistan
	In office; 9 September 2018 – 10 March 2024
Prime Minister	Imran Khan; Shehbaz Sharif; Anwaar ul Haq Kakar; Shehbaz Sharif
Preceded by	Mamnoon Hussain
Succeeded by	Asif Ali Zardari
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	In office; 13 August 2018 – 6 September 2018
Preceded by	Imran Khan
Succeeded by	Aftab Siddiqui
Constituency	NA-241 Karachi South-III
	In office; 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Preceded by	Khushbakht Shujaat
Succeeded by	Arif Alvi
Constituency	NA-241 Karachi South-III
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	PTI (1996–present)
Other political; affiliations	JIP (1979–1988)
Spouse	Samina Alvi
Children	4
Parent	Habib-ur-Rehman Elahi Alvi (father)
Residence	Karachi
Education	De'Montmorency College of Dentistry (BS); University of Michigan (MS); University of the Pacific (MS)
Occupation	Politician; Dentist;

Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi^[a] is a Pakistani politician and former dentist who served as the 13th president of Pakistan from September 2018 to March 2024.^[1] He was a member of the National Assembly from 2013 until being elected president in 2018. Alvi entered politics in 1979 by joining Jamaat-e-Islami, but later resigned and became one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.^[2]

Alvi was elected to the National Assembly, from NA-250 Karachi-XII in 2013 and was re-elected in 2018 from NA-247 Karachi South-II. He was later nominated as the PTI's candidate for the presidential election. He was elected as the 13th President of Pakistan after defeating Fazal-ur-Rehman and Aitzaz Ahsan, after which he resigned from the National Assembly and was sworn into office on 9 September 2018, succeeding Mamnoon Hussain.

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^ "Zardari, Achakzai's nomination papers for presidential elections accepted". DAWN.COM. 4 March 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
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