Wasim Sajjad
Wasim Sajjad (Urdu: وسیم سجاد; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.
Wasim Sajjad | |
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وسیم سجاد | |
Wasim Sajjad in 2021 | |
| Acting President of Pakistan | |
| In office 2 December 1997 – 1 January 1998 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Succeeded by | Rafiq Tarar |
| In office 18 July 1993 – 14 November 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Moeenuddin Qureshi (Caretaker) Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Farooq Leghari |
| 3rd Chairman of the Senate | |
| In office 24 December 1988 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Soomro |
| Interior Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 March 1987 – 28 July 1987 | |
| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Junejo |
| Preceded by | Nadir Pervez |
| Succeeded by | Aslam Khattak |
| Law and Justice Minister of Pakistan | |
| In office 20 September 1986 – 4 December 1988 | |
| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Junejo |
| Preceded by | Aitzaz Ahsan |
| Succeeded by | Sharifuddin Pirzada |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wasim Sajjad 30 March 1941 Jalandhar, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, India) |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Parent | Justice Sajjad Ahmad Jan |
| Residence(s) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Army Burn Hall College Punjab University Oxford University |
| Cabinet | Zia Cabinet |
| Website | Senate biography |
Born in Jalandhar, British India, Sajjad's father (Justice Sajjad Ahmad Jan) went on to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court, later becoming Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan. Sajjad studied at the Army Burn Hall before moving to Lahore where he studied law at the Punjab University. As a Rhodes Scholar, he moved to Oxfordshire, where he received his Bachelor of Civil Law followed by a graduate degree in Jurisprudence from the Wadham College, Oxford in 1967. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1968. On return to Pakistan, Sajjad was admitted as a lawyer in Pakistan and joined the Punjab Law College where he taught constitutional law between 1967 and 1977.