# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/yahya-khan
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:17:06.254Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/yahya-khan"
name: "Yahya Khan"
slug: "yahya-khan"
description: "Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan was a Pakistani general who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, under martial law. His presidency oversaw a civil war in East Pakistan, resulting in Bangladesh's secession. He also served as the fifth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971."
tagline: "Former Pakistani president (1917–1980)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Yahya_Khan_(cropped_version).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1917-02-04"
deathDate: "1980-08-10"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           24.505672
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump