Ruler · 1917 – 1980

Yahya Khan

Lived 1917 – 1980; politician, diplomat, military personnel. President of Pakistan (Pakistan), 1969 – 1971.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 1917 – 1980; 63 years
In office: 2 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Pakistan
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Pakistan

Pakistan · the 3rd of 17 dated reigns · 1956 – 2024

Iskander Mirza1956 – 1958

Ayub Khan1958 – 1969

Yahya Khan1969 – 1971

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto1971 – 1973

Fazal Elahi Chaudhry1973 – 1978

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq1978 – 1988

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

Reigned 1969 – 1971 · 2 years · came to it aged 52

Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

In the wake of nationwide protests against Ayub Khan's government, he resigned from the presidency and transferred authority to Yahya Khan in March 1969.

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