| CHIEF OF ALL PAKISTAN MUSLIM LEAGUE |
| Served in the elite Special Services Group | 1966-1972 |
| Chief of Army Staff | October 1998 |
| Overthrew Sharif’s government | October 12, 1999 |
| Becomes President of Pakistan | June 2001 |
| Carried out Lal Masjid operation | July 2007 |
| Suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry | March 2007 |
| Imposed a state of emergency | November 3, 2007 |
| Resigned from his position of army chief | November, 2007 |
| Lifted emergency | December 15, 2007 |
| Resigned from office | August 18, 2008 |
| Launched his political party (APML) | 2010 |
| Return to Pakistan | March 24, 2013 |
