What is Sahabzada Yaqub Khan?
[[File:Sahabzada Yaqub Khan (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|100px|Khan in [[Paris]], 2002]] '''Sahabzada Yaqub Khan''' (23 December 1920 &ndash; 26 January 2016) was a [[high-profile]] [[Pakistan]]i figure and [[Three-star general|high-ranking]] general. He was the most senior figure in military and government assignments in the [[Government of Pakistan|Pakistan Government]]. He was born in [[Rampur]], [[India]]. He was an important figure in [[Pakistan]] that related to international affairs for thirty years. He served as the [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan|foreign minister]] under [[President of Pakistan|President]] General [[Zia-ul-Haq]] from 1982 to 1991 and as the caretaker foreign minister from 1996 to 1997. He also served as the [[Pakistan Ambassador of the United States]] serving from 1973 though 1979. Khan died in [[Islamabad]] on 26 January 2016 at the age of 95. ==Other websites== {{wikisource author|Sahabzada Yaqub Khan}} *[http://www.newagebd.com/2005/jun/18/edit.html Yaqub Khan – the man who reinvented himself by Khaled Ahmed (The Friday Times)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117220827/http://www.newagebd.com/2005/jun/18/edit.html |date=2007-11-17 }} *[http://3quarksdaily.blogs.com/3quarksdaily/2005/06/monday_musing_t_1.html SYK: The Man With Qualities] Short biographical article by [http://3quarksdaily.com ''S. Abbas Raza''] *[http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/oct/yaqub.htm Biographical article by M. Zafar in Defence Journal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018222302/http://www.defencejournal.com/2000/oct/yaqub.htm |date=2012-10-18 }} *[http://www.profile-bengal.com/0505_66_army_high_command.htm MAJOR-GENERAL SAHABZADA MOHD YAQUB KHAN (PA 136)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122045608/http://www.profile-bengal.com/0505_66_army_high_command.htm |date=2008-11-22 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Sahabzada}} [[Category:1920 births]] [[Category:2016 deaths]] [[Category:Pakistani politicians]] [[Category:Pakistani generals]] {{bio-stub}}