Who was the first chief executive?

Gen. Pervez Musharraf was the first chief executive. Pervez Musharraf (born 11 August 1943) was the tenth President of Pakistan and led a military government. He took power on 12 October 1999 through a bloodless military coup d’etat on the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. On 18 August 2008, Pervez Musharraf resigned under impeachment pressure from the coalition government. As President he was concurrently Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. He currently lives in London, Great Britain and has vowed to return for the next election. He was credited with the development of Pakistan’s economy during the early years of his rule. On 12 February 2011, an arrest warrant was issued for Musharraf by a Pakistani court, alleging his involvement with the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. On March 8, 2011, the Sindh High Court registered treason charges against him.