Ruler · 1899 – 1969

Iskander Mirza

Lived 1899 – 1969; politician. President of Pakistan (Pakistan), 1956 – 1958.

Wikidata's English label: Iskandar Ali Mirza.

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Lived: 1899 – 1969; 70 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Pakistan
Left it: left office alive; read off the dates alone

President of Pakistan

Pakistan · the 1st of 17 dated reigns · 1956 – 2024

Iskander Mirza1956 – 1958

Ayub Khan1958 – 1969

Yahya Khan1969 – 1971

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto1971 – 1973

13 after

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recordthis entry

Reigned 1956 – 1958 · 2 years · came to it aged 57

Came to it: appointed
Left it: left office aliveread off the dates alone: the term ends in 1958; they died in 1969

In 1954, he was appointed the Governor of his home province of East Bengal by Prime Minister Mohammad Ali Bogra to control the law and order situation sparked by the popular language movement in 1952, but was later elevated as Interior Minister in the Bogra administration in 1955.

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