Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq   (officer)
Born	12 August 1924 Jullundar, Punjab Province, British India
Died	17 August 1988 (Age 64) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Cause of death	plane crash
Nationality	Pakistani
Alma mater	St. Stephen's College (Delhi), Indian Military Academy
Victim of	assassination
President of Pakistan  In office 16 September 1978 - 17 August 1988 Assassinated in plane crash  Chief Martial Law Administrator (Pakistan) In office 5 July 1977 - 24 March 1985 De facto president  Paksitan/Chief of Army In office 1 March 1976 - 17 August 1988

Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was a Pakistani military officer and politician who was president of Pakistan from 1978 until his death. He also served as the second chief of army staff from 1976 until his death.

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