- Wasim Sajjad
Infobox President
name = Wasim Sajjad
office =President of Pakistan
Acting
term_start = 18 July 1993
term_end = 14 November 1993
primeminister =Moeenuddin Ahmad Qureshi Benazir Bhutto
predecessor =Ghulam Ishaq Khan
successor =Farooq Leghari
term_start2 = 2 December 1997
term_end2 = 1 January 1998
primeminister2 =Nawaz Sharif
predecessor2 =Farooq Leghari
successor2 =Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
order3 =Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
president3 =Ghulam Ishaq Khan ,Farooq Leghari ,Rafiq Tarar
term_start3 = 1988
term_end3 = 1999
predecessor3 =Ghulam Ishaq Khan
successor3 =Mohammad Mian Soomro
profession =Lawyer
party =Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
religion =Islam
birth_date = birth date and age|1941|03|30|df=y
birth_place =Jalandhar , Punjab,British India Wasim Sajjad (born 30 March 1941) was
President of Pakistan on two occasions, serving as interim President prior to elections.Early life
Sajjad was born on 30 March 1941 in
Jalandhar , Punjab (Now inIndia ). He spent his childhood days atArmy Burn Hall College ,Abbottabad , from where he completed his O and A Levels . His father, the late Mr Justice Sajjad Ahmed Jan, served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and later as the Chief Election Commissioner. Wasim Sajjad would follow in his footsteps, becoming a lawyer, and attending Wadham College,Oxford University on aRhodes Scholarship .Education
He took a degree in Jurisprudence in 1966, and the Degree of
Bachelor of Civil Law fromOxford University in 1967. He was also awarded an M. A. from theUniversity of Oxford in 1967. He obtained first position inAdministrative Law at Oxford and was called to the Bar by theInner Temple , London. AtOxford , Wasim Sajjad was also the President of theOxford University Islamic Society in 1966, and President of theOxford University Pakistan Society from 1965 to 1966. He was elected PresidentOxford University Birkenhead Society 1965-1967, and as Secretary of Wadham College, Oxford, in 1966. He later graduated in 1964.Political career and President of Pakistan
His political career began in the 1980s when he was elected to the Pakistani Senate. He served as the Federal Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs, and also held the portfolio of the Federal Minister for Interior, under the Government of Prime Minister Muhammad Khan Junejo. He moved up to Chairman of the Senate in 1988, and served his first term as President in 1993, following the resignation of
Ghulam Ishaq Khan . As interim president, Sajjad was essentially a placeholder for the office until elections were completed. He would run in the election for President, but was defeated byFarooq Leghari . In 1997, Sajjad was again made interim President and stepped down upon the election ofMuhammad Rafiq Tarar .In 2002, Sajjad was accused of mis-use of government vehicles and phones, amounting to millions of rupees. He was ordered to pay a fine, but served no time in jail.Cite web|url=http://www.satribune.antisystemic.org/www.satribune.com/archives/nov18_24_02/P1_waseem.htm|title=Wasim Sajjad off the Hook, while others rot in jail|accessyear=2007|accessmonthday=September 20|publisher=South Asia Tribune|year=2002|author=Maryam Hussain]
Sajjad continues to serve in the Pakistani government.
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title =Interior Minister of Pakistan
years = 1987
before =Muhammad Aslam Khan Khattak
after =Malik Nasim Ahmed Aheer Succession box
title =Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
years = 1988 – 1999
before =Ghulam Ishaq Khan
after =Muhammad Mian Soomro Succession box
title =President of Pakistan
Acting
years = 1993
before =Ghulam Ishaq Khan
after =Farooq Leghari Succession box
title =President of Pakistan
Acting
years = 1997 – 1998
before =Farooq Leghari
after =Muhammad Rafiq Tarar References
External links
* [http://www.storyofpakistan.com/person.asp?perid=P084 Wasim Sajjad profile] Story of Pakistan
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