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Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan[a] (4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980) was a Pakistani army officer, who was the third president of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971. He also served as the fifth commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army from 1966 to 1971.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jun 4, 2024 · Yahya was the military chief and president during the violent separation of the country’s eastern wing. For a while, he had worked closely with Bhutto in an attempt to defuse tensions between the military establishment and East Pakistan’s Bengali nationalists. The nationalists were led by Shaikh Mujibur Rehman.
Yahya Khan became the second Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan on 25 March 1969 since his predecessor, Ayub Khan failed to desist the uprising of the politicians and the people throughout the country and couldn’t prolong his political authority.
Apr 23, 2021 · Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (4 February 1917 – 10 August 1980), widely known as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistani general who served as the third President of Pakistan, serving in this post from 25 March 1969 until turning over his presidency in December 1971.
Mar 19, 2017 · Yahya was the president, usurped power from Ayub Khan, abrogated the constitution, imposed martial law, allowed elections under a flawed intelligence assuming Mujib would not win a majority...
