Background

Tarar, Muhammad Rafiq was born on November 2, 1929 in Pir Kot, Pakistan.

Education

Forest Stewardship council, Guru Nanak Khalsa College, 1947. Graduate, Islamia College, Gujranwala, Pakistan, 1949. Degree in law, University Law College, Lahore, 1951.

Career

Law practice, Gujranwala, 1951-1966. Sessions judge Bahawalnagar and Sargodha, 1966-1974. Judge Lahore High Court, 1974-1980, chief justice, 1989-1991.

Judge Supreme Court, Pakistan, 1991-1994. Senior Pakistan Muslim League/Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1997-1998. President Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1998—1999.

Member Election Commission of Pakistan, since 1980.

Achievements

• Muhammad Rafiq Tarar has been listed as a noteworthy president of Pakistan by Marquis Who's Who.

Interests

• Classical persian lit.

Connections

Married; four children.