Zia ul-Haq Mohammad

Zi·a ul-Haq

Z0014300 (zē′ə o͝ol-hăk′, -häk′), Mohammad 1924-1988. Pakistani politician. An army general, he led the military coup d'état that overthrew Prime Minister Ali Bhutto (1977). As president (1978-1988) he postponed general elections, had Bhutto executed, and introduced strict Islamic law. He was killed in an airplane explosion.