Ghulam Ishaq Khan Politician
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (Pashto/Urdu: غلام اسحاق خان; 20 January 1915 – 27 October 2006), sometimes abbreviated to GIK, was the 7th President of Pakistan from 1988 until his resignation in 1993— the only president to have come from the civil bureaucracy.Hailing from Khyber– Pakhtunkhwa, he graduated from the Peshawar University and embarked his statesmanship, first serving in British India and then opted for Pakistan in 1947. Appointed as first chairman of the Water and Power Development Authority in 1961, he subsequently served as Finance Secretary (1966–70) before elevating as the Governor of State Bank of Pakistan (1971–75). His stint as Defence Secretary assisted with secret atomic bomb program, and oversaw the Islamization of national economy in 1980s. Elected Chairman Senate in 1985, he ascended to presidency after the death of President Zia-ul-Haq in 1988.Escalating his role in the Cold War, he witnessed the end of Soviet Union's involvement in Afghanistan and struggled over the control of the country with the leftist PPP led by Benazir Bhutto. After dismissing PPP, he aligned with conservative IDA led by Nawaz Sharif in 1990 but marred by the political turmoil after unsuccessfully tried to dismissed IDA. After a successful joint intervention by judiciary and the military, Khan resigned from the presidency called off the general elections in 1993. Upon retiring, he founded the famed university in his native province, the Khyber–Pakhtunkhwa.
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| Alias (AKA) | GIK |
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| Birth date | January 20, 1915 |
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| Date of death | October 27, 2006 |
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Office holder
| office | Minister of Finance Chairman of the Senate 7th President of Pakistan Defence Secretary of Pakistan |
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| party | Independent (politician) |
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