Ghulam Ishaq Khan
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| In office 17 August 1988 – 18 July 1993 |
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| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto, Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and Nawaz Sharif |
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| Preceded by | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
| Succeeded by | Wasim Sajjad |
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3rd & 4th Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan
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| In office 1985 – 1988 |
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| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Preceded by | Khan Habibullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Wasim Sajjad |
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| In office 5 July 1977 – 21 March 1985 |
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| Prime Minister | none |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hafiz Pirzada |
| Succeeded by | Mahbub ul Haq |
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| Born | 20 January 1915 Bannu District, British India |
| Died | October 27, 2006 (aged 91) Peshawar, Pakistan |
| Political party | Independent |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (abbreviated as GIK) (Urdu/Pashto: غلام اسحاق خان) (January 20, 1915 – October 27, 2006) was President of Pakistan from August 17, 1988 until July 18, 1993.
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[edit] Early life
Khan was born on January 20, 1915 in a small village Ismail Khel in the suburbs of Bannu District located in the North-West Frontier Province into a Pashtun family. He completed his education in chemistry and joined the Indian Civil Service prior to Pakistan's independence. Upon independence, he was involved in irrigation projects in West Pakistan, and later went on to join the Finance Ministry, eventually becoming the Finance Minister.
[edit] President of Pakistan
In the 1985 elections, he won a Senate seat, shortly after which he was elected as Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan. Immediately after the death of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq in 1988, Khan became acting President in accordance with the Constitutional rules of succession, and was formally elected to the position in December of that year. He held the position of President until 1993.
Khan reportedly vetoed the appointment of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Chief Hamid Gul as Army Chief appointing the moderately reformist general Asif Nawaz Khan Janjua instead. Khan's presidency also saw the resignation of General Rahimuddin Khan from the post of Governor of Sindh, due to differences between the two after Khan started restricting Rahimuddin's vast amount of legislative power. Khan's presidency was also marked by his use of Eighth Amendment reserve powers to check the government. While the Prime Minister is the Head of Government, Khan was able to dismiss the governments of both Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif on charges of corruption, mismanagement, and nepotism, thereby triggering new elections, which the incumbent parties lost. The second dismissal of government exacerbated institutional and political opposition to Khan, leading to his resignation in 1993.
[edit] Later life
Despite coming to an arrangement with the PPP government to be re-elected to the presidency after the 1993 elections, he was eventually dropped as a candidate in favour of Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari.
He subsequently retired from politics and avoided contact with the media. He died on 27 October 2006 after a bout of pneumonia.
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"He would never hesitate to accept that he has served on minor posts as well before assuming key offices through sheer hard work," said his brother-in-law Shakatullah Khan.[1]
"Having remained close to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, military dictator Ziaul Haq and serving as the president of Pakistan, he is considered to have played a pivotal role in implementing the country’s nuclear programme, prompting a US diplomat to call him Mr Nuke, his long-time associate and aide, Roedad Khan said."[1]
He has to his credit the establishment of Rs 2.2 billion Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Swabi, Topi, North-West Frontier Province.[1]
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Profile Story of Pakistan
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan taking oath as the President of Pakistan
- In depth history of Khan's presidency
- Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
- BBC News report of his death
- "Ghulam Ishaq Khan passes away" Report on the Dawn Newspaper website
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| Preceded by Abdul Hafiz Pirzada |
Finance Minister of Pakistan 5 July 1977 - 21 March 1985 |
Succeeded by Mahbub ul Haq |
| Preceded by Khan Habibullah Khan |
Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan 21 March 1985 - 12 December 1988 |
Succeeded by Wasim Sajjad |
| Preceded by Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq |
President of Pakistan 17 August 1988 - 18 July 1993 |
Succeeded by Wasim Sajjad |
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| NAME | Ghulam Ishaq Khan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | GIK |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Pakistani President from |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bannu District |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 2006 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | Peshawar |
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