skander Mirza: A Profile
Keywords:
Pakistan, Iskander Mirza, President, Ayub Khan, Constitution, Martial Law, Politics, Army, Governor General, Ghulam Muhammad, DemocracyAbstract
This study aims to descriptively analyze the profile of Iskander Mirza in the light of available information to give a clear picture about the subject matter at hand. Iskander Mirza was a West Bengali politician with rich experience in bureaucracy in British India and witnessed the partition. He was the person who lent support to the cause of the Muslim League and won the confidence of a cantankerous leader like Mr Jinnah in united India. With the passage of time and changing environment, he became a political elite and a power monger. He played havoc with democracy in Pakistan by pulling the military in Politics in Pakistan, particularly General Ayub Khan, who banished democracy for long. The role of Mirza Iskander was simply that of a "lord creator" who played the round of 'find the stowaway' with the popular government of Pakistan in collusion with different lawmakers, which later on destroyed democratic culture in Pakistan perpetually and praetorian rule turned into fait accompli. Mirza detested politicians and democratic governments in Pakistan and instead, preferred military rule in synchronization with civil administration, as the panacea for all the maladies of Pakistan, in order to remain intact in politics and spare his position. Iskander was not only physically overthrown from Pakistan but was permanently banished from the psyches of Pakistanis, too. Despite the fact, Mirza was the guru of Pakistan’s politics he grabbed no academic eye. On dismissal from Presidency Mirza fell from favours and was deported from Pakistan despicably and was not permitted internment. Iskander Mirza's life, accomplishments and political role necessitate academic analysis.
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