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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.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"14 May 1907","date":"1907-05-14"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Rehana","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7309775"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"19 April 1974","date":"1974-04-19"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rawalpindi","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93230"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"British Raj","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129286"},{"text":"Pakistan","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q843"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"},{"text":"military personnel","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47064"},{"text":"financier","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1979607"},{"text":"autobiographer","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18814623"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Pakistan Muslim League","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3322215"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Aligarh Muslim University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q196544"},{"text":"Royal Military College, Sandhurst","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17020147"},{"text":"Command and Staff College","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4218660"},{"text":"Minto Circle","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6869651"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Federal Minister for Interior (23 March 1965 – 17 August 1965)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q109748850","start":"1965-03-23","end":"1965-08-17"},{"text":"Federal Minister for Defence (28 October 1958 – 21 October 1966)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251233","start":"1958-10-28","end":"1966-10-21"},{"text":"President of Pakistan (27 October 1958 – 25 March 1969)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q473984","start":"1958-10-27","end":"1969-03-25"},{"text":"Prime Minister of Pakistan (24 October 1958 – 28 October 1958)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735575","start":"1958-10-24","end":"1958-10-28"},{"text":"Federal Minister for Defence (25 October 1954 – 11 August 1955)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5251233","start":"1954-10-25","end":"1955-08-11"},{"text":"Commander in Chief (Pakistan Army) (16 January 1951 – 26 October 1958)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39012074","start":"1951-01-16","end":"1958-10-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Member of the Order of the British Empire","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12201526"},{"text":"Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12177423"},{"text":"Royal Victorian Chain","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2171187","date":"1966"},{"text":"Order of Ojaswi Rajanya","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885395"},{"text":"Grand Cross of the Order of Excellence","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7040271"},{"text":"1939–45 Star","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2309070"},{"text":"War Medal 1939–1945","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q684444"},{"text":"Burma Star","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q767943"},{"text":"Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94793"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayub_Khan","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190071"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Ayub Khan born?","a":"Ayub Khan was born on 14 May 1907 in Rehana."},{"q":"What positions has Ayub Khan held?","a":"Positions held by Ayub Khan include: Federal Minister for Interior (1965–1965); 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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Muhammed Ayub Khan.JPG — Steiner, Egon, CC BY-SA 3.0 de.","cite":"\"Ayub Khan\". DigiNepal. Last updated 8 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/ayub-khan. Retrieved 8 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-08T06:49:58Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-08","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/ayub-khan","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/ayub-khan","ne":null}}