Muhammad Rafiq Tarar: Pakistani judge and activist
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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.jpg) Tarar in 2000 | |
| 11th President of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 20 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1929 Gujranwala, Punjab, British India |
| Died | March 7, 2022 (aged 92) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan 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.
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