Ayub Khan Quotes

“Ayub’s pro- Western outlook, moderate views, and fair complexion, which made him look more British than the British, confirmed his selection as commander- in- chief in January 1951.”
― Ayesha Jalal, The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics

“Foreshadowing a decisive shift in the balance of power from elected to nonelected institutions, a mentally and physically unfit Ghulam Mohammed mocked parliamentary practice by appointing a “cabinet of talents” that included General Ayub Khan as defense minister and Iskander Mirza as interior minister with the doyen of the civil bureaucracy, Chaudhri Mohammad Ali, retaining the all- important finance portfolio”
― Ayesha Jalal, The Struggle for Pakistan: A Muslim Homeland and Global Politics