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| Birth: | 14th December, 1898 |
| Death: | 12th November, 1969 |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Iskander Ali Mirza was born in Murshidabad, Bengal Presidency, British India(now in West Bengal, India). He was the first President of Pakistan, serving from 1956 to 1958. He was the last Governor-General of Pakistan from 1955 to 1956. After a brief stint in the British Indian Army, Mirza joined the Indian Political Service. He became the Joint Defence Secretary of India in 1946. After the establishment of Pakistan in 1947, Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan appointed Mirza as the first Defence Secretary, one of the most important government positions. He studied at Elphinstone College, Mumbai and Royal Military College, Sandhurst, England.
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