Mamnoon Hussain on Monday took oath as the 12th President of Pakistan at a ceremony held at the President House.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry administered oath to Mamnoon Hussain.
The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, former president Asif Ali Zardari, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and members of the federal cabinet.
The 73-year-old Hussain, who is the 12th person to assume the role of President in Pakistan, has spent most of his life as a key member of the business community in Karachi.
Mamnoon Hussain was elected with an overwhelming majority in the July 30th Presidential elections as PML-N nominee.
He studied at the Institute of Business Administration in Karachi.
Mamnoon Hussain remained Governor of Sindh from 19th June‚ 1999 to 12th October 1999.
