Ayub Khan

President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969

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Lived 1907–1974, aged 67

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1907–1974
Aged 67

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Updated 2026-05-29

Pakistani military strongman who seized power in 1958, ran the country for eleven years, and bailed when protests got too loud in 1969. First native head of the army, last president anyone wanted.

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Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan NPk HJ HPk MBE was a Pakistani politician and military officer who served as the 2nd President of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation in 1969. He was the first native Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army, serving from 1951 to 1958. Khan's presidency started in 1958 when he overthrew President Iskander Mirza in a coup d'état, and ended in 1969 when he resigned amid mass protests and strikes across the country.

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