Rafiq Tarar, a veteran Pakistani politician and former Supreme Court judge who served as the country’s President from 1997 to 2001, passed away on Monday due to prolonged illness. He was 92.
Tarar served as the 9th President of Pakistan from January 1998 until his resignation in June 2001. Prior to joining politics, Tarar had served as a senior justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan from 1991 to 1994. He also served as the 28th Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court from March 6, 1989 to October 31, 1991.