Yahya khan biography
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Yahya Khan (1917-1980)
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.
After six days of his assuming power as CMLA, Yahya Khan pronounced himself as the President of Pakistan on 31 March 1969 and retained that position till 6 December 1971.
He was born on 4 February 1917 in Chakwal in a Qazalbash family that hailed from Peshawar.
Yahya khan biography
After completing his education at Punjab University, Lahore, he joined the Indian army and fought on many fronts. At the age of 34, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier. He remained an active assistant of Ayub Khan during the first martial law and headed the commission that designed and developed Islamabad, the new capital of Pakistan.
During the war of 1965, he served as the commander of the armed forces in Kashmir. In 1966 he was promoted as