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Iskander Ali Mirza [a] (13 November 1899 – 13 November 1969) was a Pakistani politician, statesman and military general who served as the Dominion of Pakistan's fourth and last governor-general of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956, and then as the Islamic Republic of Pakistan's first president from 1956 to 1958.
It resulted in the toppling of Iskandar Ali Mirza, the president of Pakistan, by Muhammad Ayub Khan, the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army. On 7 October, Mirza abrogated the Constitution of Pakistan and declared martial law. There were a number of prime ministers between 1956 and 1958 and it reached a stage when General Ayub Khan felt the ...
Iskandar Ali Mirza (1899–1969) 23 March 1956 27 October 1958 2 years, 218 days Republican Party – [2] 2 Ayub Khan (1907–1974) 27 October 1958: 8 June 1962 3 years, 224 days Pakistan Army – 8 June 1962 25 March 1969 6 years, 290 days Convention Muslim League: 1965: 3 Yahya Khan (1917–1980) 25 March 1969 20 December 1971 2 years, 270 days
Military coups in Pakistan began in 1958 when military army chief Muhammad Ayub Khan overthrew and exiled president Iskandar Ali Mirza. [1] [2] Since its creation in 1947, Pakistan has spent several decades under military rule (1958–1971, 1977–1988, 1999–2008). After their respective terms in office, each of the past five prime ministers ...
Iskander Mirza was appointed as acting governor-general on 7 August 1955. Soon after the appointment, Acting Governor-General Mirza began having confrontations with Prime Minister Bogra on regional disparity though both were Bengali and were from Bengal, and Mirza forced Prime Minister Bogra to resign, appointing him as the Pakistan Ambassador ...
Iskandar Ali Mirza (1899–1969) 23 March 1956 27 October 1958 2 years, 218 days Republican Party – [1] 2 Ayub Khan (1907–1974) 27 October 1958: 8 June 1962 3 years, 224 days Pakistan Army – 8 June 1962 25 March 1969 6 years, 290 days Convention Muslim League: 1965: 3 Yahya Khan (1917–1980) 25 March 1969 20 December 1971 2 years, 270 days
At the same time, Iskander Mirza was the secretary of the Defense Ministry in Pakistan. [4] [5] During an event at the Russian embassy in Karachi, she met Iskandar Mirza for the first time. [1] In 1952, the Afghamys left Pakistan for Tehran again. And Nahid joined her daughter in London, who at the time was to enter a boarding school in the ...
President Mirza demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Suhrawardy and turned down his request to seek a motion of confidence in the National Assembly. [3] Threatened by President Mirza's dismissal, Prime Minister Suhrawardy tendered his resignation on 17 October 1957 and was succeeded by I. I. Chundrigar but he too was forced to resign in a ...