Wasim Sajjad

Wasim Sajjad
وسیم سجاد
Sajjad in 2021
Acting President of Pakistan
In office
2 December 1997 – 1 January 1998
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded byFarooq Leghari
Succeeded byRafiq Tarar
In office
18 July 1993 – 14 November 1993
Prime MinisterMoeenuddin Qureshi (Caretaker)
Benazir Bhutto
Preceded byGhulam Ishaq Khan
Succeeded byFarooq Leghari
3rd Chairman of the Senate
In office
24 December 1988 – 12 October 1999
Preceded byGhulam Ishaq Khan
Succeeded byMohammad Soomro
Interior Minister of Pakistan
In office
29 March 1987 – 28 July 1987
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Prime MinisterMuhammad Junejo
Preceded byNadir Pervez
Succeeded byAslam Khattak
Law and Justice Minister of Pakistan
In office
20 September 1986 – 4 December 1988
PresidentZia-ul-Haq
Prime MinisterMuhammad Junejo
Preceded byAitzaz Ahsan
Succeeded bySharifuddin Pirzada
Personal details
Born
Wasim Sajjad

(1941-03-30) 30 March 1941 (age 83)
Jalandhar, Punjab, British India
(now in Punjab, India)
CitizenshipPakistani
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Q)
(2002–present)
Other political
affiliations
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
ParentSajjad Ahmad Jan (father)
Residence(s)Islamabad, Pakistan
Alma materArmy Burn Hall College
Punjab University
Oxford University
CabinetZia Cabinet
WebsiteSenate biography

Wasim Sajjad Jan (Urdu: وسیم سجاد جان; born 30 March 1941) is a Pakistani conservative politician and lawyer who served as the acting president of Pakistan for two non-consecutive terms and as the Chairman of the Senate between 1988 and 1999.[1]

Born in Jalandhar, British India, Sajjad's father (Justice Sajjad Ahmad Jan) went on to serve as a judge of the Supreme Court, later becoming Chief Election Commissioner of Pakistan. Sajjad studied at the Army Burn Hall before moving to Lahore where he studied law at the Punjab University. As a Rhodes Scholar, he moved to Oxfordshire, where he received his Bachelor of Civil Law followed by a graduate degree in Jurisprudence from the Wadham College, Oxford in 1967. He was called to the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1968.[2] On return to Pakistan, Sajjad was admitted as a lawyer in Pakistan and joined the Punjab Law College where he taught constitutional law between 1967 and 1977.[3]

  1. ^ Govt. Pakistan. "Wasim Sajjad: A Senator's work". www.senate.gov.pk/. Senate Secretariat Press. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Who is Who | Wasim Sajjad | Pride of Pakistan | Legal Services". prideofpakistan.com. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ Scholar of the Week. "Pakistan's Rhodes Scholars". www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/. Scholar of the Week. Retrieved 2 February 2015.