Arif Alvi
Arif Alvi | |
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عارف علوی | |
Official portrait, 2018 | |
| 13th President of Pakistan | |
| In office 9 September 2018 – 10 March 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan Shehbaz Sharif Anwaar ul Haq Kakar Shehbaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 6 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Imran Khan |
| Succeeded by | Aftab Siddiqui |
| Constituency | NA-241 Karachi South-III |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Khushbakht Shujaat |
| Succeeded by | Arif Alvi |
| Constituency | NA-241 Karachi South-III |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PTI (1996–present) |
| Other political affiliations | JI (1979–1988) |
| Spouse | Samina Alvi |
| Children | 4 |
| Parent | Habib-ur-Rehman Elahi Alvi (father) |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Education | De'Montmorency College of Dentistry (BS) University of Michigan (MS) University of the Pacific (MS) |
| Occupation | |
Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (Urdu: عارف الرحمٰن علوی) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 13th President of Pakistan, in office from 2018 to 2024. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and again from August to September 2018. Alvi was a dentist before entering politics in 1979, when he joined JI, but resigned later on from the party and then joined former cricketer Imran Khan's party in 1996 and is amongst the founding members of PTI.
Alvi was elected to the National Assembly, from NA-250 Karachi-XII in 2013 and was re-elected in 2018 from NA-247 Karachi South-II. He was later nominated as the PTI's candidate for the presidential election. He was elected as the 13th President of Pakistan after defeating Fazal-ur-Rehman and Aitzaz Ahsan, after which he resigned from the National Assembly and was sworn into office on 9 September 2018, succeeding Mamnoon Hussain.