Vice President of Pakistan

Vice President of Pakistan
نائب صدر پاکستان
Coat of arms of Pakistan
StyleMr. Vice President
(informal)
The Honourable
(formal)
His Excellency
(diplomatic)[1]
StatusDeputy head of state
Member of
Reports toPresident of Pakistan
SeatIslamabad
Formation20 December 1971
Abolished14 August 1973

The vice presidency of Pakistan (Urdu: نائب صدر پاکستان) was a political office which existed between 1971 and 1973. In practice, it was the second highest office in the country after the presidency of Pakistan, holding the status of the deputy head of state, and ranking first in the presidential line of succession.[2] Established in December 1971, the post remained in effect until the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan was promulgated in August 1973, under which it was formally abolished.[3]

Nurul Amin remains the first and only officeholder in Pakistan's history to have occupied this position.[3]

  1. ^ Survey of China Mainland Press. American Consulate General. September 1972. p. 86.
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