Ayub Khan
General Muhammad 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 | |
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| File:Muhammed Ayub Khan.JPG 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 22x20px Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | 22x20px British Indian Army 22x20px Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1928–1958 |
| Rank | 10px  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.
Ayub Khan Media
- Ayub khan wih quaid.PNG
Brigadier Ayub Khan with Governor-General of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah, c. 1947
- PAFWorldRecordLoop1958.webm
King Zahir Shah arrives at PAF Station Mauripur with President Iskandar Mirza and Nahid Mirza, greeted by C-in-C of the PAF Asghar Khan and Nur Khan. In attendance were chiefs from the Iraqi, Turkish, and Iranian Air Forces. General Ayub Khan is seen in the footage from 0:37–0:39. The World record loop is showcased towards the end of the video. (2 February 1958)
- Mr. and Mrs. S.N. Bakar with General Ayub Khan and Mr. H.S. Suhrawardy (1958)..jpg
Ayub Khan in 1958 with H. S. Suhrawardy and Mr. and Mrs. Shaikh Nazrul Bakar
- Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers of the Commonwealth Nations, at Windsor Castle (1960 Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference).jpg
Ayub Khan (back row, second from the right) with Elizabeth II, former Queen of Pakistan at the 1960 Commonwealth Prime Minister's Conference, Windsor Castle
- Kaptai dam in East Pakistan being visited by Ayub Khan.jpg
Ayub Khan visits the Kaptai Dam in East Pakistan, 1962
- Motorcade in Arrival Ceremonies for Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan use.jpg
President Ayub with President Kennedy in Washington D.C., 1961
- President Lyndon B. Johnson meets with President Ayub Khan.jpg
President Ayub receiving President Johnson in Karachi, 1967
- Muhammed Ayub Khan and Alexei Kosygin.jpg
President Ayub Khan meeting Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin in the 1960s
- Sheikh Mujib and Ayub Khan.jpg
President Ayub and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after the Round Table Conference in Islamabad, January 1969
- Order of Rama 1st Class ribbon.svg
Ribbon for a Knight Grand Commander (1st Class) of the Honourable Order of Rama (Thailand)