Arif Alvi
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (Urdu: عارف الرحمن علوی; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani politician is the outgoing president of Pakistan, scheduled to leave office in March 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and again from August to September 2018. Alvi was a dentist before entering politics in 1979, when he joined Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan) but he later on resigned from the party and then joined former cricketer Imran Khan's party in 1996 and is amongst the founding members of PTI..He signed the presidential decree for imran Khan release
His Excellency Arif Alvi | |
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عارف علوی | |
Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 13th President of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan Shehbaz Sharif Anwaar ul Haq Kakar (Caretaker) |
| Preceded by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 6 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Aftab Siddiqui |
| Constituency | NA-247 (Karachi South-II) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Khushbakht Shujaat |
| Succeeded by | Himself |
| Constituency | NA-250 (Karachi-XII) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 July 1949 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (1979–1988) |
| Spouse | Samina Alvi |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence(s) | Aiwan-e-Sadr, Islamabad |
| Education | De'Montmorency College of Dentistry (BS) University of Michigan (MS) University of the Pacific (MS) |
| Occupation | |
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.