Ayub Khan

[ ah-yoob kahn ]

noun

1. Mohammed, 1908–74, Pakistani army officer and political leader: president 1958–69.

Ayub Khan

/ aɪˈjuːb ˈkɑːn /

noun

1. Ayub KhanMohammed19071974MPakistaniPOLITICS: head of stateMILITARY: soldier Mohammed. 1907–74, Pakistani field marshal; president of Pakistan (1958–69)

Example Sentences

Omar Ayub Khan will run against the candidate of Imran Khan's rivals, who have agreed to a coalition.

From BBC

He is the grandson of Mohamed Ayub Khan, a military dictator and Pakistan's president from 1958 to 1969.

From BBC

A senior PTI leader, Omar Ayub Khan, said that the former premier set a precedent by nominating a party member as his successor rather than a relative, a common practice in Pakistan’s political circles.

From Seattle Times

Huge power outage hits Pakistan: A major technical fault in Pakistan's power generation and distribution system caused a power outage that plunged the country into darkness overnight Saturday, Energy Minister Omar Ayub Khan said.

From Washington Post

"A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system," Pakistan's Power Minister, Omar Ayub Khan, wrote on Twitter in the early hours of Sunday.

From BBC