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Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan | |
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محمد ایوب خان | |
 Khan in West Germany in 1961 | |
| 2nd President of Pakistan | |
| In office 27 October 1958 – 25 March 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Iskandar Ali Mirza |
| Succeeded by | Yahya Khan |
| 4th Minister of Defense | |
| In office 28 October 1958 – 21 October 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Muhammad Ayub Khuhro |
| Succeeded by | Afzal Rahman Khan |
| In office 24 October 1954 – 11 August 1955 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| Deputy | Akhter Husain (Defence Secretary) |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Ali Bogra |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Muhammad Ali |
| Minister of Interior | |
| In office 23 March 1965 – 17 August 1965 | |
| Deputy | Interior Secretary |
| Preceded by | K. H. Khan |
| Succeeded by | Ali Akbar Khan |
| 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army | |
| In office 23 January 1951[1] – 26 October 1958 | |
| President | Iskander Mirza |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Deputy | Chief of General Staff See list
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| Preceded by | Sir Douglas Gracey |
| Succeeded by | Musa Khan |
| Chief Martial Law Administrator | |
| In office 7 October 1958 – 27 October 1958 | |
| President | Iskander Mirza |
| Preceded by | Feroz Khan Noon |
| Succeeded by | Nurul Amin (1971) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1907 Rehana, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
| Died | 19 April 1974 (aged 66) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Resting place | Rehana, Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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| Political party | Convention Muslim League (before 1974) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Muslim League (1962) |
| Spouse | Begum Ayub Khan[2] |
| Children | 2, including Gohar Ayub Khan, Grandchildren: Omar Ayub Khan, Arshad Ayub Khan |
| Cabinet | Ministry of Talents |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  British India (1928-47) Pakistan (1947-58) |
| Branch/service |  British Indian Army Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1928–1958[a] |
| Rank |  Field Marshal[b] |
| Unit | 15th Punjab Regiment |
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| Battles/wars | Wars as a Soldier:-
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Muhammad Ayub Khan[c] (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974), widely known as Ayub Khan was a Pakistani army officer who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969. He previously served as the third Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1951 to 1958.
Born in the North-West Frontier Province, Khan was educated from the Aligarh Muslim University and trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He fought in the Second World War on the British side against the Imperial Japanese Army. After the partition of India in August 1947, he joined the Pakistan Army and was posted in East Bengal. In 1951, he became the first native commander-in-chief, succeeding General Sir Douglas Gracey. From 1953 to 1958, he served in the civilian government as Defence and Home Minister and supported president Iskandar Ali Mirza's decision to impose martial law against prime minister Feroze Khan's administration on 7 October 1958. Two weeks later, after a breakdown in civil–military relations, Khan seized presidency in a military coup, the first in the country's history.
As president, Khan controversially appointed Gen. Muhammad Musa to replace him as commander-in-chief, superseding decorated senior officers such as Gen. Adam Khan, Gen. Sher Ali Khan Pataudi and Gen. Latif Khan.[4][5] He aligned Pakistan with the United States, and allowed American access to air bases inside Pakistan, most notably the airbase outside of Peshawar, from which spy missions over the Soviet Union were launched. Relations with neighboring China were strengthened but his alignment with the US worsened relations with the Soviet Union in 1962. He launched Operation Gibraltar against India in 1965, leading to an all-out war. It resulted in a stalemate and peace was restored via the Tashkent Declaration. Domestically, Ayub subscribed to the laissez-faire policy of Western-aligned nations at the time. Khan privatised state-owned industries, and liberalised the economy generally. Large inflows of foreign aid and investment led to the fastest-growing economy in South Asia. His tenure was also distinguished by the completion of hydroelectric stations, dams, and reservoirs. Under Ayub, Pakistan's space program was established, and the country launched its first uncrewed space-mission by 1962. However, the failure of land reforms and a weak taxation system meant that most of this growth landed in the hands of the elite. In 1965, Khan entered the presidential race as the Convention Muslim League's candidate to counter the opposition candidate Fatima Jinnah. Ayub won the elections and was re-elected for a second term. In 1967, disapproval of price hikes of food prompted demonstrations across the country led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Following protests in East Pakistan, Ayub resigned in March 1969 and appointed Yahya Khan. Later, fighting a brief illness, he died in 1974.
Khan remains the country's longest-serving president and second-longest serving head of state. His legacy remains mixed; his era is often dubbed the "Decade of Development". Khan is credited with economic prosperity and industrialisation. He is denounced by critics for beginning the first of the intelligence agencies' incursions into national politics, for concentrating wealth in a corrupt few hands, and for geographically discriminatory policies that later led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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