Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was Pakistan's sixth President after he lead a military coup overthrowing Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Taking office in 1978, Zia-ul-Haq remained the country's President until 1988. Before becoming President, he was Pakistan's Chief of the Army

1. Born: August 12, 1924 in Jalandhar, India
2. Alma Mater: St. Stephen's College, Delhi
3. Was the 8th Chief of the Army Staff from 1976 to 1988
4. Studied at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from 1962-1964
5. Considered responsible for the Islamization of Pakistan
6. Died: August 17, 1988 in a plane crash
7. Religion: Sunni Islam

• 1924: Born in Jalandhar, India
• 1943: Served during World War II in the British Indian Army
• 1965: Tank commander during the Indo-Pakistani War
• 1976: Becomes Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan
• 1978: Leads a coup and overthrows the ruling Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
• 1978: Becomes the President of Pakistan
• 1979: Supports the Mujahideen in Afghanistan during the Soviet-Afghan War
• 1988: Dies in a plane crash

• 1924: August 12, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq is born in Jalandhar, India

• 1943: Commissioned in the British Indian Army to fight in World War II

• 1947: August 14, Pakistan is officially formed as a sovereign nation

• 1962-1964: Zia trains in the United States at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College

• 1965: Serves as a tank commanded during the Indo-Pakistani War

• 1976: April 1, Zia ul-Haq is appointed Chief of Army Staff by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto

• 1977: July 5, At the end of a period of unrest, Bhutto and his cabinet are arrested by General Zia ul-Haq

• 1977: October, Zia ul-Haq, postpones promised elections and instead initiates a series of purges

• 1977: The Supreme Court of Pakistan rules against Nusrat Bhutto validating the coup based on necessity

• 1978: September 16, Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry steps down and Zia ul-Haq assumes his position as president

• 1979: April 4, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is hanged

• 1980: Zia ul-Haq establishes the Majlis-e-Shoora to replace the vacuum in government

• 1985: February, Zia reluctantly appoints Muhammad Khan Junejo as prime minister

• 1986: Benazir Bhutto returns from exile

• 1988: May 29, Zia ul-Haq invokes the 8th Amendment, regaining control of the government

• 1988: August 17, Zia ul-Haq dies in a controversial plane crash

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