{"id":3779,"date":"2017-08-28T09:56:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T09:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakpedia.pk\/yahya-khan\/"},"modified":"2021-03-05T10:12:28","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T10:12:28","slug":"yahya-khan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pakpedia.pk\/yahya-khan\/","title":{"rendered":"Yahya Khan"},"content":{"rendered":"
Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan Nishan-e-Pahlavi, generally recognized as Yahya Khan, was a Pakistan-based general and served as 3rd<\/sup> Pakistani President, from 25th<\/sup> March 1969 until Dec 1971.<\/p>\n After participation in the Mediterranean theater of the 2nd<\/sup> World War on the behest of the British-Indian Military, Khan opted for Pakistani nationality and, after partition in 1947, joined the Pakistani army. He died in 1980 in Rawalpindi. This article carries all the information about him, including Yahya Khan Biography.<\/p>\n Table of Contents<\/p>\n\n\n
\n \nTitle<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n Personal<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Name:<\/td>\n Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Local Language Name:<\/td>\n \u0622\u063a\u0627 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u06cc\u062d\u06cc\u06cc\u0670 \u062e\u0627\u0646<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Famous As:<\/td>\n Politician & Army General<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Nationality:<\/td>\n Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Residence:<\/td>\n Rawalpindi, Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Education:<\/td>\n Punjab University Indian Military Academy Command and General Staff College<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Religion:<\/td>\n Islam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Profession:<\/td>\n Politician & Army Officer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3rd President of Pakistan:<\/td>\n 25 March 1969 \u2013 20 December 1971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Prime Minister :<\/td>\n Nurul Amin (1971)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Preceded by :<\/td>\n Ayub Khan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Succeeded by :<\/td>\n Zulfikar Ali Bhutto<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Commander in Chief (Pakistan Army):<\/td>\n 18 June 1966 \u2013 20 December 1971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Deputy :<\/td>\n General Abdul Hamid Khan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Preceded by :<\/td>\n General Musa Khan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Awards :<\/td>\n Neshan-e-Pahlavi & Hilal-e-Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Civilian awards:<\/td>\n Nishane-e-Pakistan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Born<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Date:<\/td>\n 4 February 1917<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Place:<\/td>\n Chakwal, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Family<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Children:<\/td>\n Ali Yahya Khan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Died<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Date:<\/td>\n 10 August 1980<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rest Place:<\/td>\n Westridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Details<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Service\/branch:<\/td>\n British Indian Army & Pakistan Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Years of service:<\/td>\n 1939\u20131971<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank:<\/td>\n General<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Unit:<\/td>\n 4\/10th Baluch Regiment (S\/No. PA\u201398)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Commands:<\/td>\n Deputy Chief of Army Staff GOC 7th Division (Peshawar) 15th Division, Sialkot 14th Division, Dacca 105th Independent Brigade<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Battles\/wars:<\/td>\n World War II Mediterranean theatre Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Chawinda Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Awards:<\/td>\n Hilal-i-Jur’at<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n <\/h2>\n