Iskander Mirza

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Iskander Mirza was a Pakistani civil servant, military officer, and politician who became the country’s first president after playing a key role in its early post-independence politics.

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Iskander Mirza canonical 15
Governor-General Iskander Mirza 1
Iskandar Mirza 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pakistani politician
President of Pakistan
civil servant
human
military officer
burialPlace Iran
Tehran
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship British India
Pakistan
dateOfBirth 1899-11-13
dateOfDeath 1969-11-13
educatedAt Elphinstone College
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
ethnicGroup Bengali
exiledTo United Kingdom
familyName Mirza
fullName Iskander Ali Mirza
givenName Iskander
linked to: Eskandar
knownFor first President of Pakistan
imposing martial law in Pakistan in 1958
memberOf All-India Muslim League
Republican Party of Pakistan
militaryBranch British Indian Army
Indian Political Service
militaryRank major
numberOfChildren 4
officeEnd 1958-10-27
officeEnd (Governor-General of Pakistan) 1956-03-23
officeStart 1956-03-23
officeStart (Governor-General of Pakistan) 1955-08-07
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency
Murshidabad
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England

United Kingdom
positionHeld Defence Secretary of Pakistan
Governor-General of Pakistan
Joint Defence Secretary of India
President of Pakistan
precededBy Malik Ghulam Muhammad
linked to: Ghulam Muhammad
religion Islam
removedFromOfficeBy Muhammad Ayub Khan
residence Karachi
London
linked to: London, England
signature Iskander Mirza signature
spouse Naheed Mirza
Rifa’at Begum
succeededBy Muhammad Ayub Khan

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President of Pakistan firstHolder Iskander Mirza
Constitution of Pakistan 1956 promulgatedBy Governor-General Iskander Mirza
linked to: Iskander Mirza
Mohammad Ayub Khan precededBy Iskander Mirza
subject linked to: President Mohammad Ayub Khan
Mohammad Ayub Khan deposed Iskander Mirza
subject linked to: President Mohammad Ayub Khan
1958 Pakistani coup d'état keyFigure Iskander Mirza
Ghulam Muhammad successor Iskander Mirza
Dominion of Pakistan governorGeneral Iskander Mirza
Naheed Mirza spouse Iskander Mirza
Rifa’at Begum spouse Iskander Mirza
Rifa’at Begum associatedWith Presidency of Iskander Mirza
linked to: Iskander Mirza
Rifa’at Begum notableRelative Iskander Mirza
Umar Shaikh Mirza I child Iskandar Mirza
linked to: Iskander Mirza