General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq HI, GCSJ, ร.ม.ภ, (Urdu: محمد ضیاء الحق; 12 August 1924 – 17 August 1988) was a Pakistani four-star general and politician who became the sixth President of Pakistan following a coup and declaration of martial law in 1977. Zia served in office until his death in a plane crash in 1988. He remains the country's longest-serving de facto head of state and Chief of Army Staff.
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12 August 1924 Jalandhar, Punjab, British India
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Died |
17 August 1988 (aged 64) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
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Zodiac | Leo |
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