Ayub Khan is a compound masculine

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; Ayub is the

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version of the name of the Biblical figure

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, while Khan or Khaan is taken from the title used first by the

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rulers and then, in particular, their Islamic and Persian-influenced successors in

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, where the name is usually found, although Khan was being used before outside

Given name

* Ayub Khan (Kipchak leader) (died 1117), ruler of the Kipchak tribal confederation. * Ayub Khan (actor) (born 1969), Indian film and television actor best known for his role in the television series ''

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''. *

Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan) Ghazi Mohammad Ayub Khan ( ps, ; Dari: ) (1857 – 7 April 1914) also known as The Victor of Maiwand or The Afghan Prince Charlie was, for a while, the governor of Herat Province in the Emirate of Afghanistan. He was Emir of Afghanistan from ...

(1857–1914),

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who fought against the

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in the

Second Anglo-Afghan War The Second Anglo-Afghan War (Dari: جنگ دوم افغان و انگلیس, ps, د افغان-انګرېز دويمه جګړه) was a military conflict fought between the British Raj and the Emirate of Afghanistan from 1878 to 1880, when the l ...

. *

Ayub Khan (President of Pakistan) Muhammad Ayub Khan ( Urdu: ; 14 May 1907 – 19 April 1974), was the second President of Pakistan. He was an army general who seized the presidency from Iskander Mirza in a coup in 1958, the first successful coup d'état in the country' ...

(1907–1974), Pakistani military commander who served as President of Pakistan from 1958 to 1969 following his staging a coup d'état. Previously served as

Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army The Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (C-in-C of the Pakistan Army) was the professional head of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1972. The C-in-C was directly responsible for commanding the army. It was an administrative position and the a ...

(1951–1958) and

Minister of Defence A defence minister or minister of defence is a Cabinet (government), cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from coun ...

(1954–1955). *

Master Ayub Mohammad Ayub Khan ( ur, ), better known as Master Ayub, is a Pakistani educator, philanthropist and civil servant who is known for spending his after-job hours and weekends teaching students in an open-air school in F-6 sector, Islamabad. Mas ...

, a Pakistani teacher who runs an open air, free of cost, school in Islamabad since 1986.

Surname

Gohar Ayub Khan Gohar Ayub Khan ( ur, گوہر ایوب خان; born 15 January 1937) is a Pakistani politician, business oligarch, retired army officer, and conservative figure of the Pakistan Muslim League, who held ministerial positions during the administr ...

(born 1937), Pakistani military commander, businessman, and politician who served as

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(1997–1998) and Speaker of the National Assembly (1990–1993); son of the President of Pakistan. *

Omar Ayub Khan Omar Ayub Khan ( ur, ; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Economic Affairs. He served as Federal Minister for Energy from 11 September 2018 to 16 April 2021. He has been a member of the N ...

(born 1970), Pakistani politician, a member of the

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, son of Gohar Ayub Khan.

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