Arif Alvi
Arif Alvi | |
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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 | |
| Born | 29 July 1949 |
| Party | PTI (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | JIP (1979–1988) |
| Spouse | Samina Alvi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Habib-ur-Rehman Elahi Alvi (father) |
| Education | De'Montmorency College of Dentistry (BS) University of Michigan (MS) University of the Pacific (MS) |
| Occupation | |
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani politician and former dentist who served as the 13th president of Pakistan from September 2018 to March 2024. 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.
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.