minister by President Pervez Musharraf. His term ended on 25 March 2008, when Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani was sworn in as prime minister. President of Pakistan As required by the constitution, Soomro (in his position as Chairman of the Senate) automatically became President on 18 August 2008, upon the resignation of Pervez Musharraf. The constitution also required that a new President be elected by Parliament within 30 days. Asif Ali Zardari was elected President and subsequently sworn in on 9 September 2008, succeeding Soomro. Trustee of ILM Trust and Member of UMT Board of Governors Soomro is a trustee of ILM Trust and member of UMT Board of Governors. UMT is a non-profit private-sector research university located in Lahore, Pakistan. In the recent QS Rankings, UMT was placed amongst the Top 500 universities of Asia. See also Acting President of Pakistan Prime Minister of Pakistan Chief Justice of Pakistan Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army Constitution of Pakistan References |- |- |- |- 1950 births Living people People from Jacobabad District Muhammad Mian Sadiq Public School alumni Forman Christian College alumni Pakistani bankers Chairmen of the Senate of Pakistan Governors of Sindh Acting presidents of Pakistan Caretaker prime ministers of Pakistan Pakistani landowners Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Federal ministers of Pakistan