Muhammad Rafiq Tarar

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (Urdu: محمد رفیق تارڑ, November 2, 1929 – March 7, 2022) was President of Pakistan from January 1, 1998 until June 20, 2001. During Pakistan's independence in 1947, Rafiq Tarar worked as a relief worker in camps set up by Muslim Students Federation for refugees, migrating from British India to Pakistan.

Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
محمد رفیق تارڑ
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Tarar in 2000
11th President of Pakistan
In office
1 January 1998 – 20 June 2001
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded byFarooq Leghari
Succeeded byPervez Musharraf
Personal details
Born(1929-11-02)November 2, 1929
Gujranwala, Punjab, British India
DiedMarch 7, 2022(2022-03-07) (aged 92)
Lahore, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

He belonged to the Tarar Jatt clan of Pakistani Punjab. He was also a Senator from 1997 until 1998. Tarar was also a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1991 until 1994.

Tarar died on March 7, 2022 in Lahore, Pakistan from a heart attack, aged 92.[1]

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