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
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 (1907-05-14)14 May 1907 Haripur District (now in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died	19 April 1974(1974-04-19) (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

Ayub Khan

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.

Other websites

• www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk^{[permanent dead link]}