Constitution 1973 § Article 41 — The President

Statutory text (English)

(1) There shall be a President of Pakistan who shall be the Head of State and
shall represent the unity of the Republic.

(2) A person shall not be qualified for election as President unless he is a Muslim of not less than
forty-five years of age and is qualified to be elected as member of the National Assembly.
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(3) The President 2[* * * ] shall be elected in accordance with the provisions of the Second
Schedule by the members of an electoral college consisting of—
(a) the members of both Houses; and
(b) the members of the Provincial Assemblies.]

(4) Election to the office of President shall be held not earlier than sixty days and not later than
thirty days before the expiration of the term of the President in office:

Provided that, if the election cannot be held within the period aforesaid because the National
Assembly is dissolved, it shall be held within thirty days of the general election to the Assembly.

(5) An election to fill a vacancy in the office of President shall be held not later than thirty days
from the occurrence of the vacancy:

Provided that, if the election cannot be held within the period aforesaid because the National
Assembly is dissolved, it shall be held within thirty days of the general election to the Assembly.

(6) The validity of the election of the President shall not be called in question by or before any
court or other authority.

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Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 41: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 30, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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