Gohar Ayub Khan

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Gohar Ayub Khan
گوہر ایوب خان
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Personal details
Born(1937-01-08)8 January 1937
British India
(now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan)
Died17 November 2023(2023-11-17) (aged 86)
Kulsum International Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan
(Laid to rest at
Ayub Khan (father)
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
NicknameKaptaan
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Army
Years of service1957–1962 1971–1972
Rank
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971

Gohar Ayub Khan (

army officer, and conservative figure of the Pakistan Muslim League, who held ministerial positions during the administration of prime minister Nawaz Sharif
.

Gohar Ayub Khan hailed from the village of

captain
, he established a business conglomerate and entered politics in 1974.

Khan first contested the

minister of Foreign Affairs after securing his seat with a heavy margin in the 1997 general election. Later he shifted to the energy department, serving as Minister for Water and Power beginning 7 August 1998. His term was abruptly ended on 12 October 1999 by General Pervez Musharraf
, and he subsequently retired from national politics.

Early life and military career

Gohar Ayub was born in the village of

coup
that commenced in 1958.

Gohar Ayub was sent to study at the military-controlled

Captain during his time in the army, despite his father's support.[1] In his army records, there are allegations of professional and behavioural misconduct.[1]

Gohar Ayub was prematurely given retirement in 1962 by the Army's Promotion Branch, despite his father's efforts to stop the investigations against his son. After his early retirement, he and his father-in-law, General (retired) Habibullah Khan established a private industrial firm, the Universal Insurance Co. Ltd.[1]

During the

1971 War, Gohar Ayub briefly returned to active service, seeing action in the Punjab border areas.[4]

Political career

Role in the 1965 presidential election

Gohar Ayub reportedly played an influential, but controversial, role in Karachi after his father's election in the allegedly rigged 1965 presidential election against Fatima Jinnah.[5] This move led to fierce clashes between rival political groups.[6][7][8][9] Gohar Ayub also faced criticism during that time on questions of family corruption and cronyism through his business links with his father-in-law.[5]

Speaker of the National Assembly

Gohar Ayub had been a long-standing member of the

Pakistan People's Party.[citation needed
]

After successfully contesting the

Yousaf Raza Gillani (later Prime minister) after the 1993 general election. Gohar Ayub also served as senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League from 1990 to 1993. After his re-election in 1993, Gohar Ayub became deputy leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.[citation needed
]

Foreign affairs and water and power ministry under Nawaz Sharif

After securing a heavy mandate from his constituency, Gohar Ayub was appointed as the 20th

media, which reportedly displeased the prime minister.[12]

On 7 August 1998, Gohar Ayub was replaced by economic minister Sartaj Aziz (who put forth efforts to make peace between India and Pakistan), and was reassigned as Minister for Water and Power, a position he filled until he was ousted and forced to resign on 12 October 1999 as a result of a military coup commenced by General Pervez Musharraf.[citation needed]

Parting ways with Nawaz Sharif

Gohar Ayub's relationship with Nawaz Sharif eventually became strained, causing the former to leave the Pakistan Muslim League in 1999.[13] Gohar Ayub defected to the Pakistan Muslim League's splinter group in 2001. He was appointed the first secretary general of the party.[citation needed] Unable to contest the 2002 election because of a graduation degree restriction introduced by Pervez Musharraf, Gohar Ayub instead endorsed and provide vital support to his family. His younger son, Omar Ayub Khan, won his Haripur District seat, while his wife Zeb Gohar Ayub was elected MNA on the reserved women seats.[citation needed] Gohar Ayub's strongest political opponent in his constituency was former chief minister Raja Sikander Zaman.[citation needed]

Post-retirement and controversies

After his retirement from national politics in 2002, Gohar Ayub wrote Glimpses into the Corridors of Power and published his father's diary.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, while supporting the creation of a separate Hazara province. [15]

Reconciliation with Nawaz Sharif

After spending few years with the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) during the 2000s, he eventually rejoined PML-N in December 2012, following his reconciliation with Nawaz Sharif.[16]

Business career

Gohar Ayub Khan co-established an industrial firm under the business umbrella of Universal Insurance company Limited, founded by his father-in-law.[17] During a short span of time, Ayub Khan intensified pro-Western and pro-Capitalism policies, and Gohar Ayub emerged as a powerful business oligarch.[17] There was no evidence that suggests Gohar Ayub secured all these positions with the consent of his father.[17] In 1969, a Western commentator estimated Gohar Ayub's wealth at $4 million, while his family's wealth was put in the range of $10–20 million.[18]

Gohar Ayub served as the Chief Executive of Universal Insurance and was on the board of several other companies in his in-laws, Khan Khattak family's corporation the Bibojee Group.[19]

Death

Gohar Ayub Khan died at Kulsum International Hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan on 17 November 2023, at the age of 86 following a brief illness.[20]

He left four children behind, two daughters and two sons, including politician Omar Ayub Khan.[21]

Books

  • Glimpses Into the Corridors of Power, Karachi: Oxford University Press, 2007, 354 p. Autobiography.
  • Testing Times as Foreign Minister, Islamabad: Dost Publications, 2009, 352 p. Autobiography.
  • Shikar: In The Days Gone By, Islamabad: Dost Publications, 2009, 148 p. On hunting.
  • Aivān-i Iqtidār Ke Mushāhidāt, Lahore: Sang-e-Mil Publications, 2018, 364 p. Autobiography.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c d Raman, B. "Campaign against Field Marshal Sam". South Asia Analysis Group. Archived from the original on 13 June 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ISBN 978-0-19-547354-4
    . Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b c PR. "Gohar Ayub Khan". Mera Haripur. Archived from the original on 3 October 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  4. ^ "1965 war: India attacked Pakistan, now neither side wants war: Gohar Ayub Khan (IANS Interview)". Business Standard. 22 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Pakistan's Chief son is called Killer". 1965. Pakistan Peoples Party and New York Times Services. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  6. ^ A Sorry Beginning—Time, Retrieved 25 August 2015
  7. ^ "Who did the Massacre of 4 January 1965 in Karachi". Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  8. ^ The Great Muhajir Massacre of 1965
  9. ^ Mazari, Sherbaz 1999. A journey into disillusionment. Oxford University Press
  10. ^ "سابق وزیرخارجہ گوہر ایوب انتقال کر گئے". urdu.geo.tv. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  11. ^ "سابق وزیر خارجہ گوہر ایوب خان وفات پا گئے - BBC Urdu". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  12. ^ a b c Sublette, Carey. "Initial Reactions". 30 March 2001. Nuclear Weapon Archive, 1998. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
  13. ^ "پہلے فوجی صدر کے بیٹے گوہر ایوب خان جو 'ہاک تھے ڈوو نہیں'". Urdu News – اردو نیوز (in Urdu). 17 November 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  14. ISBN 0-19-547442-2
  15. ^ "Establishing new provinces need of the hour: Gohar Ayub". The Nation. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
  16. ^ "Welcome back: Gohar Ayub and son join Nawaz League". The Express Tribune. 28 December 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  17. ^
    ISBN 9789693511482
    .
  18. ^ Pick, Franz, World Currency report. April 1969
  19. ^ Market Screener: Business Leaders: Gohar Ayub Khan
  20. ^ "Gohar Ayub Khan passes away". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Gohar Ayub Khan passes away". The News International. 18 November 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by Speaker of the National Assembly
1990–1993 		Succeeded by
Yousaf Raza Gillani
Preceded by
Minister of Foreign Affairs

1997–1998 		Succeeded by
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