Gohar Ayub Khan گوہر ایوب خان | |
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![]() Gohar Ayub Khan in 2004 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 25 February 1997 – 7 August 1998 | |
Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
Preceded by | Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Sartaj Aziz |
14th Speaker of the National Assembly | |
In office 4 November 1990 – 17 October 1993 | |
Deputy | Nawaz Khokhar |
Preceded by | Malik Meraj Khalid |
Succeeded by | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Personal details | |
Born | Rehana, British Raj (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | 8 January 1937
Died | 17 November 2023 Islamabad, Pakistan | (aged 86)
Nationality | ![]() |
Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Before 1977) Independence Movement (1977–1985) Pakistan Muslim League- Functional (1985–1988) Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (1988–present) |
Other political affiliations | Islamic Democratic Alliance (1988–1990) |
Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
Military service | |
Nickname(s) | Kaptaan |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1957–1962 |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | 1/14 Punjab |
Battles/wars | 1958 Pakistani coup d'état |
Gohar Ayub Khan (Urdu: گوہر ایوب خان; 8 January 1937[1] – 17 November 2023) was a Pakistani politician, businessman and retired army officer.[2] He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League. He was the Minister of Foreign Affairs during the administration of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from 1997 to 1998.
Ayub Khan was also the 14th Speaker of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1993.
Ayub Khan died on 17 November 2023 at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan from a short-illness at the age of 86.[3]