Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Born:
12-Aug
-
1924
Birthplace:
Jalandhar, India
Died:
17-Aug
-
1988
Location of death:
Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of death:
Accident - Airplane
[1]
Remains:
Buried, Faisal Mosque, Islamabad, Pakistan
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Muslim
Race or Ethnicity:
Asian/Indian
Sexual orientation:
Straight
Occupation:
Head of State
Nationality:
Pakistan
Executive summary:
Ruler of Pakistan, 1977-88
Military service:
British Army (1943-45, WWII); Pakistani Army
[1] Pakistani President Zia-ul-Haq, US Ambassador
Arnold L. Raphel
, Brigadier General Herbert M. Wassom, head of the Military Assistance Advisory Group at the US embassy in Islamabad, and 27 others are killed when the president's C-130 explodes minutes after take-off.
Father:
Mohammad Akbar (schoolteacher)
Son:
Mohammad Ejaz-ul-Haq (politician)
Daughter:
Zian
University:
US Army Command and General Staff College (1962-64)
President of Pakistan
16-Sep-1978 to 17-Aug-1988
Traveled to the USSR
for the funeral of
Leonid Brezhnev
(Nov-1982)
Traveled to the USSR
for the funeral of
Konstantin Chernenko
(Mar-1985)
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