Ghulam Ishaq Khan
7th President of Pakistan (1915-2006)
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (abbreviated as GIK) (Urdu/Pashto: غلام اسحاق خان) (January 20, 1915 – October 27, 2006) was President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993.
Ghulam Ishaq Khan | |
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غلام اسحاق خان | |
7th President of Pakistan | |
In office 17 August 1988 – 18 July 1993 Acting : 17 August 1988 – 12 December 1988 | |
Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto Ghulam Mustafa (Caretaker) Balakh Sher Mazari (Caretaker) Nawaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
Succeeded by | Farooq Leghari |
2nd Chairman of the Senate | |
In office 21 March 1985 – 12 December 1988 | |
Deputy | Sajjad Hussain |
Preceded by | Habibullah Khan |
Succeeded by | Wasim Sajjad |
13th Minister of Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs | |
In office 5 July 1977 – 21 March 1985 | |
President | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry Zia-ul-Haq |
Preceded by | Abdul Hafiz Pirzada |
Succeeded by | Mahbub ul Haq |
Defence Secretary of Pakistan | |
In office 12 October 1975 – 5 July 1977 | |
Preceded by | Fazal Muqeem Khan |
Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. Ghulam Jilani Khan |
Chief of Army Staff | |
In office 1 March 1976 – 17 August 1988 | |
Preceded by | Tikka Khan |
Succeeded by | Mirza Aslam Beg |
Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan | |
In office 22 December 1971 – 30 November 1975 | |
Preceded by | Shahkur Durrani |
Succeeded by | S. O. Ali |
Personal details | |
Born | Ismail Khel, NWFP, British India | 20 January 1915
Died | 27 October 2006 Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan | (aged 91)
Resting place | Pawaka Graveyard University Town, Peshawar |
Nationality | Indian (1916–1947) Pakistani (1947–2006) |
Alma mater | University of Peshawar ((BSc) in Chem and Bot.) Civil Services Academy |
A university called GIKI is also on the name of Ghulam Ishaq Khan