Mohd. Ayub Khan
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{{Infobox military person
| honorific_prefix = Captain
| name = Mohammad Ayub Khan
| honorific_suffix = VrC
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| birth_date = 1932
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2016|9|15|1932}}
| birth_place = Nua village, Khetri Thikana,
Jaipur State, British Raj
| death_place = Nua, Jhunjhunu district,
Rajasthan, India
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| allegiance = {{flag|India}}
| branch = {{army|India}}
| serviceyears = 1950–1983
| rank = Risaldar-Major
(Hon. Captain)
| servicenumber = JC-32607
| unit = 18 Cavalry
| commands =
| battles = Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
| awards = Vir Chakra
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| laterwork = Member of Parliament, Union Minister
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Risaldar-major (Hon. Captain) Mohammed Ayub Khan VrC (1932 – 15 September 2016) was a decorated Indian Army soldier and a minister in the Government of India headed by P. V. Narasimha Rao.
Early life
Career in the Indian Army
Like his father Iman Ali Khan and many from his district, he served in Indian Army. He joined the 18th Cavalry regiment of the Armoured Corps in 1950, attaining the rank of Daffadar (Cavalry Sergeant) by 1965. On 1 January 1965, he was promoted to Jemadar, subsequently redesignated Naib Risaldar.{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=148 |date=20 March 1965|publisher=The Gazette of India}} As a Naib Risaldar, he was honoured with the Vir Chakra for his gallantry in the Sialkot sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.{{cite web|url=https://www.gallantryawards.gov.in/Awardee/mohammed-ayyub-khan|title=VrC citation of Mohammed Ayyub Khan|date=|accessdate=2020-11-23}}{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1966/O-1662-1966-0001-75746.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 1|date=1966-01-01|accessdate=2020-11-24}}
Khan was promoted Risaldar on 22 July 1970 and to Risaldar Major on 1 February 1978,{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=26 |date=2 January 1971|publisher=The Gazette of India}}{{cite news |title=Part I-Section 4: Ministry of Defence (Army Branch) |page=546 |date=3 June 1978|publisher=The Gazette of India}} by which time he was serving with the newly formed 86 Armoured Regiment. He was made a Honorary Captain at the time of his retirement.
Political career
After retirement, he joined the Indian National Congress and won the Lok Sabha election from Jhunjhunu to become a Member of Parliament of the 8th Lok Sabha in 1984.{{cite web|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=8&search=K|title=8th Lok Sabha members list|date=|accessdate=2020-11-23}} During this tenure, he was a Member of the Public Accounts Committee and of the Consultative Committee in the Ministry of Defence. In his home state, he was the General Secretary of the Pradesh Congress Committee, a Member of the Coordination Committee, State Government and Congress Party, Rajasthan.{{cite web|url=http://loksabhaph.nic.in/writereaddata/biodata_1_12/3056.htm|title=Lok Sabha Members Profile - Mohd. Ayub Khan|date=|accessdate=2020-11-24}}
He was elected for a second tenure in 1991 for the 10th Lok Sabha.{{cite web|url=https://loksabha.nic.in/Members/lokaralpha.aspx?lsno=10&tab=6|title=10th Lok Sabha members list|date=|accessdate=2020-11-23}} He served as Union minister of State for agriculture in the P. V. Narasimha Rao government from 15 September 1995 to 16 May 1996.{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/special/ayub-khan-the-war-hero-who-became-an-mp/20150928.htm|title=Ayub Khan, the war hero who became an MP|date=2015-09-28|accessdate=2020-11-23}}{{cite web|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/759802/1/Council_of_Ministers_English.pdf|title=Council of Ministers (1947-2015)|date=2016|accessdate=2020-11-24}}
Khan died on 15 September 2016 at the age of 84 years in his village Nua.{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/1965-indo-pak-war-hero-capt-ayub-khan-dies/states/news/624611.html|title=1965 Indo-Pak war hero Capt Ayub Khan dies|date=2016-09-15|accessdate=2020-11-24}}{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Indo-Pak.-war-hero-Captain-Ayub-Khan-dead/article14982498.ece|title=1965 Indo-Pak war hero Captain Ayub Khan dead|newspaper=The Hindu |date=2016-09-16|accessdate=2020-11-24}} On 15 September 2019, a gate was inaugurated in the name of Ayub Khan in his native village.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}