Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | |
|---|---|
محمد ضیاء الحق | |
 Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq in 1982 | |
| 6th President of Pakistan | |
| In office 16 September 1978 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Muhammad Khan Junejo |
| Preceded by | Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1924 Jalandhar, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 64) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Faisal Masjid |
| Nationality | British Indian (1924–1947) Pakistani (1947–1988) |
| Spouse(s) | Begum Shafiq Zia (1950–1988; his death)[1] |
| Children | 5 (including Muhammad Ijaz-ul-Haq) |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi United States Army Command and General Staff College |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | Mard-e-Momin |
| Allegiance |  British India Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1988 |
| Rank |  General |
| Unit | 22 Cavalry, Army Armoured Corps (PA – 1810) |
| Commands | 2nd Independent Armoured Brigade 1st Armoured Division II Strike Corps Chief of Army Staff |
| Battles/wars | World War II Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Black September in Jordan Soviet–Afghan War |
General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Punjabi, Urdu: محمد ضياء الحق; August 12, 1924 – August 17, 1988), was a Pakistani general officer and military dictator. He was the sixth President of Pakistan. He was president from 1978 until his death in 1988. [2][3]
Early life[change | change source]
He was born in Jalandhar, Punjab. He died in a plane crash in Bahawalpur Punjab. Before he was president, he was chief martial law administrator from 1977, when martial law had been declared for the third time in the country's history.
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His reign is regarded as one of the longest-serving regimes in Pakistan, as he ruled nine years. It was a very cruel and bad time for most Pakistani people. He also helped the United States in fighting against the Soviet Union during the Soviet war in Afghanistan and in the process, he ruined his own country also.[source?]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2008\story_16-3-2008_pg3_3 https://web.archive.org/web/20170215124259/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page%3D2008%5C%5C05%5C%5C30%5C%5Cstory_30-5-2008_pg7_56&date=2009-09-04. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq | president of Pakistan". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
- ↑ Krishnan, Revathi (2019-08-17). "Zia-ul-Haq, the Stephanian Pakistani dictator who feared Indira Gandhi". ThePrint. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
