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Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (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 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.
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.
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.
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.
Dec 25, 2011 · Who had delegated such power to Ayub Khan? In fact, it was a deep-rooted idea which Ayub had cultivated from the moment he had decided to overthrow Iskander Mirza much before October...
Yahya Khan was to assume the presidency of Pakistan. The tragic events of 1971 may have had their roots in Pakistan's turbulent past, but General Yahya Khan can never escape responsibility for the car-nage in East Bengal or the subsequent dismemberment of the Pakistan state. To argue that Yahya Khan was improperly advised, or that he
Aug 7, 2013 · Yahya Khan’s military maneuvers failed against the combined forces of Bengali rebels and the Indian military -- and, as he had to watch the birth of a new nation, Bangladesh -- he apologized to...
Aug 10, 1980 · Gen. Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan, whose role as Pakistan's military strongman grew out of bloody turmoil and ended in the trauma of military defeat and national breakup with the birth of...
Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (ä´gä mōōhäm´mäd yä´yä khän), 1917–80, Pakistani general and president (1969–71). He fought with the British in World War II, and rose through the Pakistan army following independence, becoming chief of the general staff (1957–62) and helping to bring General Ayub Khan to power.
