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Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan [a] (4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980) was a Pakistani military officer, who served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971.
Yahya Khan was a Pakistani military general, who also served as the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. At 34, he became Pakistan’s youngest brigadier general, and at 40, he was his country’s youngest general.
Jan 29, 2024 · Just before the 1971 war, Sam Manekshaw, who had become the chief of the Indian Army by then, and Yahya Khan, then the President of Pakistan, found themselves at the forefront of a brewing storm.
Jul 1, 2024 · Yahya Khan was the president of Pakistan (1969–71), a professional soldier who became commander in chief of the Pakistani armed forces in 1966. Yahya was born to a family that was descended from the elite soldier class of Nāder Shah, the Persian ruler who conquered Delhi in the 18th century.
Jan 24, 2021 · The man who comprehensively lost a war against India — and thereby lost half his country — Gen Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan deserves a full and accurate telling of his story and the story of how the...
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (February 4, 1917 – August 10, 1980) was the President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, following the resignation of Ayub Khan who has promoted him rapidly through the ranks of the army and hand-picked him as his successor.
Aug 28, 2017 · Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan Nishan-e-Pahlavi, generally recognized as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistan-based general and served as 3 rd Pakistani President, from 25 th March 1969 until Dec 1971.
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (February 4, 1917 – August 10, 1980) was the third president of Islamic Republic of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, following the resignation of Ayub Khan.
On March 23, 1969, Mawdudi and Mian Tufayl met with Yahya Khan in Lahore; they came back convinced that Yahya Khan was going to turn Pakistan over to them after the left and the Bengali nationalists had been dealt with.
Dec 25, 2011 · When Ayub Khan stepped down and asked Gen Yahya Khan to take over, first by promulgating martial law and then as president, it was a reflection of Ayub’s self-generated perception that as ...
