Former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain passed away on Wednesday in Karachi, after a prolonged illness.

According to family sources, the former president was suffering from cancer and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital for the last two weeks.

Hussain, of the PML-N, served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 and September 2018. He had replaced Asif Ali Zardari and was succeeded by Arif Alvi.

The deceased had earned an MBA degree from the prestigious Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Karachi. 

He was actively involved in the PML-N since 1993 when Nawaz Sharif was in the Opposition.