President Leghari was born on 2nd May 1940 and went to school at Aitchison College, Lahore in 1949. After graduating from school in 1958 he took a BA (Hons) degree from the Punjab University in 1960 and MA,BA(Hons) degree in Philosophy,Politics and Economics from Oxford University (St Catherine’s College). On return to Pakistan, he competed successfully in the Central Superior Services Examination and worked in the Civil Service of Pakistan in various field and Secretariat positions from 1964 to 1973. He resigned in 1973 to enter politics and joined the Pakistan People’s Party with which he remained till his election as President. In the 1977 General Elections he was elected to the National Assembly from his ancestral constituency in Dera Ghazi Khan. He was also inducted into the Federal Cabinet of Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Minister for Production. In the 1993 General Elections, Mr. Leghari again returned to the National Assembly with an overwhelming majority. He was appointed Foreign Minister. He held this portfolio only for a few weeks and was nominated by a number of political parties as their candidate for President. He was elected President by a large margin.