Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
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| Muhammad Rafiq Tarar محمد رفیق تارڑ |
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| 11th President of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 January 1998 – 20 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Preceded by | Farooq Leghari |
| Succeeded by | Pervez Musharraf |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1929 Gujranwala, Punjab, British India |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (Urdu: محمد رفیق تارڑ, born November 2, 1929) was President of Pakistan from January 1, 1998 until June 20, 2001. During Pakistan's independence in 1947, Rafiq Tarar worked as a relief worker in camps set up by Muslim Students Federation for refugees, migrating from British India to Pakistan.
He belongs to the Tarar Jatt clan of Pakistani Punjab.