Zia-ul-Haq
noun
Mohammed, 1924–88, Pakistani army general and political leader: president 1978–88.
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Zia ul Haq
Zia ul HaqnounMohammed (məʊˈhæmɪd). 1924–88, Pakistani general: president of Pakistan (1978–88), following the overthrow (1977) of Z. A. Bhutto by a military coup. He was killed in an air crash, possibly through sabotage
Zia-ul-Haq
American
[zee-ah-ool-hahk]
/ ˈzi ɑ ʊlˈhɑk /
noun
Zia ul Haq
British
/ ˈzɪə ʊl ˈhak /
noun
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"I am a retired soldier. I lived through the martial law periods of General Zia-ul-Haq and General Pervez Musharraf," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Mr. Hanif has struggled to rebottle the lightning of his brilliant 2008 satire, “A Case of Exploding Mangoes,” about the mysterious death of the Pakistani strongman Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
General Zia-ul-Haq seized power in 1977 in a military coup.
From Economist ● Apr. 25, 2018
In July 1988, Pakistan's president, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, announced the country's first elections in more than a decade.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 19, 2018
The recitations were followed by an announcement: a plane carrying Pakistan’s military dictator, General Mohammed Zia-ul-Haq, had exploded in midair.
From The New Yorker ● May 9, 2016
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