Ayub Khan
President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969
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General Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a general of the Pakistan Army and a self-proclaimed Field Marshal during the mid-1960s. A dictator who imposed martial law he also became the President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. He became Pakistan's first native Commander-in-Chief in 1951. He was the youngest full-rank general and self-appointed Field Marshal in Pakistan's military history.
Ayub Khan ایوب خان | |
|---|---|
 Muhammed Ayub Khan | |
| 2nd President of Pakistan | |
| In office 27 October 1958 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Prime Minister | None |
| Preceded by | Iskander Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Yahya Khan |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 28 October 1958 – 21 October 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Ayub Khuhro |
| Succeeded by | Vice-Admiral Afzal Rahman Khan |
| In office 24 October 1954 – 11 August 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Khawaja Nazimuddin Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ali Bogra |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 23 March 1965 – 17 August 1965 | |
| Preceded by | K. Habibullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ali Akbar Khan |
| Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army | |
| In office 16 January 1951 – 27 October 1958 | |
| Preceded by | General Douglas Gracey |
| Succeeded by | General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara |
| President of Pakistan Muslim League | |
| In office 1962–1969 | |
| Preceded by | I. I. Chundrigar |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Amin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muhammad Ayub Khan 14 May 1907 Haripur District (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Died | 19 April 1974 (aged 66) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | British Indian Empire Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1928–1958 |
| Rank |   Field Marshal |
Khan became president in 1958 as part of a non-violent coup. In the 1965 presidential election, people thought that Khan had cheated so he could win against Fatimah Jinnah.
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