As of today (Friday), Dr. Arif Alvi is well on his way to being the country’s fourth democratically elected president to successfully finish a full five-year term. His current term is coming to a close today.Chaudhary Fazal Elahi, who served as the fifth president of Pakistan from 1973 to 1978, Asif Ali Zardari, who served as the 11th president of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013, and Mamnoon Hussain, who served as the 12th president of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018, all served their entire terms as president before Dr. Arif Alvi. As a result, Dr. Alvi will also become the third president in a row to successfully complete a full term in office.In addition, because there is no requirement for an electoral college to select the president, it seems possible that Dr. Alvi will continue to serve in his position indefinitely. This will make him one of the only heads of state in the history of the country to have an extended term. However, Chaudhry Elahi also spent an additional month in office as a figurehead until Ziaul Haq became president on September 16, 1978. This will make him one of the only heads of state in the history of the country to have an extended tenure.