Muhammad Mian Soomro محمد میاں سومرو
President of Pakistan (interim)
In office 18 August 2008 – 9 September 2008
Prime Minister	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by	Pervez Musharraf
Succeeded by	Asif Ali Zardari
Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office 16 November 2007 – 25 March 2008
President	Pervez Musharraf
Preceded by	Shaukat Aziz
Succeeded by	Yousaf Raza Gillani
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
In office 25 March 2008 – 12 March 2009
Preceded by	Jan Mohammad Jamali (Acting)
Succeeded by	Farooq Naek
In office 12 March 2003 – 16 November 2007
Preceded by	Wasim Sajjad
Succeeded by	Jan Mohammad Jamali (Acting)
Born	19 August 1950 (1950-08-19) (age 59) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	PML-Q
Religion	Islam

Muhammad Mian Soomro (Sindhi: محمد میاں سومرو) (born August 19, 1950) is a Pakistani politician who has been the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 2003. He was the caretaker Prime Minister from November 16, 2007 to March 25, 2008 and became the interim President of Pakistan upon the resignation of Pervez Musharraf on August 18, 2008, serving in that post until September 9, 2008.He is the son of Ahmed Mian Soomro, son of Moula Bux Soomro.

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Contents 1 Professional life 1.1 Banker 1.2 Civil servant 1.3 Chairman of the Senate 1.4 Caretaker Prime Minister 1.5 President of Pakistan 2 See also 3 References

[edit] Professional life

[edit] Banker

An internationally recognized professional banker, Soomro held various top positions both at home and abroad in national and international organizations.^[1]

He has also worked in important positions for major banks:

• Bank of America
• General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of International Bank of Yemen
• Faysal Islamic Bank of Bahrain
• Muslim Commercial Bank
• Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan
• Federal Bank of Cooperatives
• National Bank of Pakistan

Soomro earned great recognition for his achievements during his time with these organizations. He was also instrumental in the establishment of microcredit banking in Pakistan.

He also held a position at the board of directors of Shell Pakistan Ltd.

[edit] Civil servant

Soomro's public service role started with his appointment as the Governor of Sindh on 25 May 2000.

[edit] Chairman of the Senate

Soomro resigned from the office of Sindh Governor on 26 December 2002 to contest the Senate elections. He was elected as a Senator on 23 February 2003 and was subsequently elected as Chairman of the Senate on 12 March 2003.

[edit] Caretaker Prime Minister

Soomro was appointed as caretaker prime minister on 15 November 2007, at the expiration of the term of the previous prime minister, Shaukat Aziz, ahead of a new parliamentary election.^[2] On 16 November, Soomro was sworn in as prime minister by President Pervez Musharraf.^[3] His term ended on 25 March 2008, when Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani was sworn in as prime minister.

[edit] President of Pakistan

As required by the constitution, Soomro (in his position as Chairman of the Senate) automatically became President on 18 August 2008, upon the resignation of Musharraf.^[4] The constitution also required that a new President be elected by Parliament within 30 days.

Asif Ali Zardari was elected President and subsequently sworn in on 9 September 2008,^[5] succeeding Soomro.

[edit] See also

• Establishment (Pakistan)
• Prime Minister of Pakistan
• Chief Justice of Pakistan
• Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army
• Constitution of Pakistan

[edit] References

Political offices
Preceded by Azim Daudpota	Governor of Sindh 2000 – 2002	Succeeded by Ishrat-ul-Ibad Khan
Preceded by Wasim Sajjad	Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan 2003 – 2007	Succeeded by Jan Mohammad Jamali Acting
Preceded by Shaukat Aziz	Prime Minister of Pakistan 2007 – 2008	Succeeded by Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by Jan Mohammad Jamali Acting	Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan 2008 – 2009	Succeeded by Farooq Naek
Preceded by Pervez Musharraf	President of Pakistan Acting 2008	Succeeded by Asif Ali Zardari

v • d • e Presidents of Pakistan I.Mirza · A.Khan · Y.Khan · Z.A.Bhutto · F.I.Chaudhry · Z. ul-Haq · G.I.Khan · W.Sajjad (Acting) · F.Leghari · W.Sajjad (Acting) · M.R.Tarar · P.Musharraf · M.M.Soomro (Acting) · Zardari Italics indicate military rulers

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Pakistan L.A. Khan · K. Nazimuddin · M.A. Bogra · C.M. Ali · H.S. Suhrawardy · I.I. Chundrigar · F.K. Noon · N. Amin · Z.A. Bhutto · M.K. Junejo · B. Bhutto · G.M. Jatoi · N. Sharif · B.S. Mazari (Caretaker) · N. Sharif · M.A. Qureshi (Caretaker) · B. Bhutto · M.M. Khalid (Caretaker) · N. Sharif · Z.K. Jamali · C.S. Hussain · S. Aziz · M.M. Soomro (Caretaker) · Y.R. Gillani

v • d • e Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan Khan Habibullah Khan · Ghulam Ishaq Khan · Wasim Sajjad · Muhammad Mian Soomro · Farooq Naek