Pakistan Presidential Succession History
After the death of Zia ul Haq on 7th August 1988, who was made the President of Pakistan?
Explanation
After the death of Zia ul Haq on 7th August 1988, Ghulam Ishaq Khan became the President of Pakistan.
The general elections held in 1988 witnessed the victory of PPP in 1988 and appointed Ghulam Ishaq Khan to the presidency.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan served as the seventh president of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan served as Chairman of the Senate from 1985 to 1988 under President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and was sworn in shortly after Zia's death.
About Zia ul Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, the sixth president of Pakistan, died in an aircraft crash on 17 August 1988 in Bahawalpur
Presidential term: from 16 September 1978 to August 1988
Appointed by Prime Minister Muhammad Junejo
Preceded by: Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
Succeeded by: Ghulam Ishaq Khan
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