First President of Pakistan:
✅ Major General (Retd.) Iskander Mirza
Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death: 13 November 1969 (aged 70), London, United Kingdom
➡️ Buried in Tehran, Iran, at Shah Mosque cemetery
✅Details
➡️ Attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (UK)
➡️ Commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1920
➡️ Later joined the Indian Political Service
✅ Political Career:
➡️ Defence Secretary of Pakistan (1947–1954)
➡️ Governor of East Bengal (1954)
➡️ Governor-General of Pakistan (1955–1956 ) 4th & Last Governor-General of Pakistan( 7 Aug 1955 – 23 Mar 1956 )
➡️ 23 March 1956: Pakistan became Islamic Republic of Pakistan.Governor-General post abolished.
➡️Iskander Mirza became the 1st President (23 March 1956–7 October 1958 )
➡️ Imposed first Martial Law on 7 October 1958, abrogated the constitution 1956 .
✅ Dismissed by General Ayub Khan on 27 October 1958, forced into exile.(After 20 Days).
The position of Vice President of Pakistan was established in December 1971 and abolished with the 1973 Constitution ✅ ).
Nurul Amin (AppointedDecember 1971 by General Yahya Khan) was the first and only individual to hold this position.
Nurul Amin as:
Tenure: December 1971 – January 1972.
First President of Pakistan:
✅ Major General (Retd.) Iskander Mirza
Born: 13 November 1899, Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India
Death: 13 November 1969 (aged 70), London, United Kingdom
➡️ Buried in Tehran, Iran, at Shah Mosque cemetery
✅Details
➡️ Attended Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (UK)
➡️ Commissioned in the British Indian Army in 1920
➡️ Later joined the Indian Political Service
✅ Political Career:
➡️ Defence Secretary of Pakistan (1947–1954)
➡️ Governor of East Bengal (1954)
➡️ Governor-General of Pakistan (1955–1956 ) 4th & Last Governor-General of Pakistan( 7 Aug 1955 – 23 Mar 1956 )
➡️ 23 March 1956: Pakistan became Islamic Republic of Pakistan.Governor-General post abolished.
➡️Iskander Mirza became the 1st President (23 March 1956–7 October 1958 )
➡️ Imposed first Martial Law on 7 October 1958, abrogated the constitution 1956 .
✅ Dismissed by General Ayub Khan on 27 October 1958, forced into exile.(After 20 Days).
The position of Vice President of Pakistan was established in December 1971 and abolished with the 1973 Constitution ✅ ).
Nurul Amin (AppointedDecember 1971 by General Yahya Khan) was the first and only individual to hold this position.
Nurul Amin as:
Tenure: December 1971 – January 1972.