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Date: 15 May 1907
Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) Birthday, Date of Birth
Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan (14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974) was a Pakistani army officer and military dictator who served as the second president of Pakistan from 1958 until his resignation in 1969. He was the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Army, serving from 1951 to 1958. Ayub Khan's presidency started in 1958 when he overthrew President Iskander Mirza in a coup d'état, and ended in 1969 when he resigned amid mass protests and strikes across the country.
Born in the North-West Frontier Province, Ayub Khan was educated from the Aligarh Muslim University and trained at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He fought in the Second World War on the British side against the Imperial Japanese Army. After the Partition of British India in August 1947, he joined the Pakistan Army and was posted in East Bengal. In 1951, he became the first native commander-in-chief, succeeding General Gracey. From 1953 to 1958, he served in the civilian government as Defence and Home Minister and supported President Iskandar Ali Mirza's decision to impose martial law against prime minister Feroz Khan Noon's administration on 7 October 1958. Three weeks later, Ayub Khan seized the presidency in a military coup, the first in the country's history.
As president, Khan controversially appointed General Musa Khan to replace him as commander-in-chief, superseding decorated senior officers such as Generals Adam Khan, Sher Ali Khan Pataudi and M.A. Latif Khan. He aligned Pakistan with the United States, and allowed American access to air bases inside Pakistan, most notably the airbase outside of Peshawar, from which spy missions over the Soviet Union were launched. Relations with neighboring China were strengthened, but his alignment with the US worsened relations with the Soviet Union in 1962. He launched Operation Gibraltar against India in 1965, leading to an all-out war. It resulted in a stalemate, and peace was restored via the Tashkent Declaration. Domestically, Ayub subscribed to the laissez-faire policy of Western-aligned nations at the time. Khan privatised state-owned industries and liberalised the economy generally. Large inflows of foreign aid and investment led to the fastest-growing economy in South Asia. His tenure was also distinguished by the completion of hydroelectric stations, dams, and reservoirs. Under General Ayub Khan, Pakistan's space program was established, and the country launched its first uncrewed space mission by 1962. However, the failure of land reforms and a weak taxation system meant that most of this growth landed in the hands of the elite. In 1965, General Ayub Khan entered the presidential race as the Convention Muslim League's candidate to counter the opposition candidate Fatima Jinnah. Ayub Khan won the elections and was re-elected for a second term. In 1967, disapproval of price hikes of food prompted demonstrations across the country led by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Due to the Mass Uprising protests in East Pakistan, finding no way, frightened General Ayub Khan resigned on 25 March 1969 and appointed General Yahya Khan as his successor. Later, fighting a brief illness, he died in 1974.
Khan remains the country's longest-serving president and second-longest serving head of state. His legacy remains mixed; his era is often referred to as the "Decade of Development." Khan is credited with economic prosperity and industrialisation. He is denounced by critics for beginning the first of the intelligence agencies' incursions into national politics, for concentrating wealth in a corrupt few hands, and for geographically discriminatory policies that later led to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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- Tuesday, May 14, 1907
- Place of Birth
- Age
- 118
- Star Sign
- ♉
The May 14, 1907 was a Tuesday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 133 day of the year. President of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 118 years old. Your last birthday was on the Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 172 days ago. Your next birthday is on Thursday, May 14, 2026, in 192 days. You have lived for 43,272 days, or about 1,038,550 hours, or about 62,313,026 minutes, or about 3,738,781,560 seconds.
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14th of May 1907 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on May 14, 1907
RAILWAY GETS STEINHART.; Consul General Will Become Manager of Havana Traction Lines.
Date: 15 May 1907
Recently resigned US Consul Gen F Steinhart to become mgr of Havana Elec Ry
NO PLACE IN SIGHT FOR BIG AUTO CUP; Parkway Directors Admit Speedway Course Cannot Be Finished This Year. VANDERBILT AT MEETING The Western Half of the Route Is Selected from Garden City to Lake Ronkonkoma.
Date: 15 May 1907
rept indicates race will not be held on LI Motor Pkwy
FINANCIAL MARKETS; Stocks Dull and Lower -- Call Money Rates, 2 3/4@2 Per Cent. WHEAT PRICES REACTIONARY Trading Professional Again, with Reading and Union Pacific Features -- April Exports Smaller.
Date: 15 May 1907
KAISER TO GERMANS HERE.; Message from the Emperor Delivered by Gen. von Loewenfeld.
Date: 15 May 1907
V Buffardo reptd to have been murdered in Ital after fleeing there from US to escape Black Hand threats
THEO SECRET BRIDE OF R.B. KNOEDLER; Picture Dealer Wedded Famous Paris Stage Beauty Several Years Ago. A FEW FRIENDS INFORMED Reasons for Mme. Theo's Retirement from Her Successful Career Had Been a Mystery.
Date: 15 May 1907
Special Cablegram
Special Cablegram
Article on secret marriage to Parisian actress Mme Theo
FIRST MRS. COREY HERE?; Pittsburg Thinks She Came to Demand a Final Settlement.
Date: 14 May 1907
Special to The New York Times