General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Urdu: محمد ضياء الحق) (b. August 12, 1924 – August 17, 1988) was the president and military ruler of Pakistan from July 1977 to his death ...
Encyclopedia ... 1924–88), president of Pakistan (1978–88). Born in Jullundur, India, he attended the Royal Indian Military Academy and was commissioned in 1945.