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Ghulam Ishaq Khan

1915 - 2006

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Ghulam Ishaq Khan (20 January 1915 – 27 October 2006), commonly known by his initials GIK, was a Pakistani bureaucrat, politician and statesman who served as the seventh president of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993. He previously served as Chairman of the Senate from 1985 to 1988 under president Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, and was sworn in shortly after Zia's death. Raised in Bannu, Khan graduated from Peshawar University and entered the Indian Civil Service, opting for Pakistan after the independence in 1947. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ghulam Ishaq Khan has received more than 622,937 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Ghulam Ishaq Khan is the 10,104th most popular politician (up from 11,021st in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 50th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Pakistani Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ghulam Ishaq Khan ranks 10,104 out of 19,576. Before him are William II, Duke of Aquitaine, Tassilo I of Bavaria, Pope Heraclas of Alexandria, Francis I, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, Prince Francis, Count of Trapani, and Natalia Gutman. After him are Agnello Participazio, Iskandar Muda, Ismail al-Azhari, Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, Munjamyeong of Goguryeo, and Antipater Etesias.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Ghulam Ishaq Khan ranks 110. Before him are Marais Viljoen, Evgeny Lifshitz, Alberto Burri, Paul Castellano, John Profumo, and Herma Bauma. After him are Edmond O'Brien, Willie Dixon, Albert Ghiorso, Takeshi Kamo, Maxime Rodinson, and Nam Il. Among people deceased in 2006, Ghulam Ishaq Khan ranks 144. Before him are Rocío Jurado, Ahmet Ertegun, Jerry Brudos, Shigeru Kayano, John Profumo, and Mickey Hargitay. After him are Paul Gleason, Rudi Carrell, Asima Chatterjee, Jack Williamson, Elena Mukhina, and Jean-François Revel.

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In Pakistan

Among people born in Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan ranks 47 out of 217. Before him are Bulleh Shah (1680), Nawaz Sharif (1949), Rahman Baba (1632), Krishna Sobti (1925), Ustad Ahmad Lahori (1580), and Lokaksema (147). After him are Raja Dahir (663), Tariq Ali (1943), Taxiles (-400), Kumail Nanjiani (1978), I. K. Gujral (1919), and Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929).

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Among POLITICIANS In Pakistan

Among politicians born in Pakistan, Ghulam Ishaq Khan ranks 20. Before him are Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309), Khema (-550), L. K. Advani (1927), Yahya Khan (1914), Asif Ali Zardari (1955), and Nawaz Sharif (1949). After him are Raja Dahir (663), Taxiles (-400), I. K. Gujral (1919), Muhammad Rafiq Tarar (1929), Farooq Leghari (1940), and Duleep Singh (1838).

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