Gohar Ayub Khan

Gohar Ayub Khan (Urdu: گوہر ایوب خان; 8 January 1937[1] – 17 November 2023) was a Pakistani politician, businessman and retired army officer.[2] He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from 1997 to 1998.

Gohar Ayub Khan
گوہر ایوب خان
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Gohar Ayub Khan in 2004
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
25 February 1997 – 7 August 1998
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Preceded bySahabzada Yaqub Khan (Acting)
Succeeded bySartaj Aziz
14th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
4 November 1990 – 17 October 1993
DeputyNawaz Khokhar
Preceded byMalik Meraj Khalid
Succeeded byYousaf Raza Gillani
Personal details
Born(1937-01-08)8 January 1937
Rehana, British Raj
(Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died17 November 2023(2023-11-17) (aged 86)
Islamabad, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (Before 1977)
Independence Movement (1977–1985)
Pakistan Muslim League-
Functional
(1985–1988)
Pakistan Muslim League-
Nawaz
(1988–present)
Other political
affiliations
Islamic Democratic Alliance (1988–1990)
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
Military service
Nickname(s)Kaptaan
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1957–1962
RankCaptain
Unit1/14 Punjab
Battles/wars1958 Pakistani coup d'état

Ayub Khan was also the 14th Speaker of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1993.

Ayub Khan died on 17 November 2023 at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan from a short-illness at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. [1]
  2. Rizvi, Hassan Askari (2000). The military and politics. Lahore, Pakistan: Sang-e-Meel Publications, 2000. pp. 164–382. ISBN 9789693511482.
  3. Ex-foreign minister Gohar Ayub Khan dies

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