Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
| Yaqub Ali Khan صاحبزادہ یعقوب خان; |
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| Foreign Minister of Pakistan | |
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In office 11 November 1996 – 24 February 1997 |
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| President | Farooq Leghari |
| Prime Minister | Moin Qureshi |
| Preceded by | Asif Ahmad Ali |
| Succeeded by | Gohar Ayub |
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In office 21 March 1982 – 20 March 1991 |
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| President |
Zia-ul-Haq (1982–88) Ghulam Ishaq Khan (1988–91) |
| Prime Minister |
Mohammad Juneijo Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Agha Shahi |
| Succeeded by | Abdul Sattar |
| Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara | |
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In office 23 March 1992 – August 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Johannes Manz |
| Succeeded by | Erik Jensen |
| Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 19 December 1973 – 3 January 1979 |
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| President | Fazal Illahi |
| Prime Minister | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Syed Mohammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Syed Mohammad Khan |
| Governor of East-Pakistan | |
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In office 7 March 1971 – 6 April 1971 |
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| President | Yahya Khan |
| Prime Minister | Nurul Amin |
| Preceded by | VAdm Syed Mohammad Ahsan |
| Succeeded by | Lt.Gen Tikka Khan |
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In office 23 August 1969 – 1 September 1969 |
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| President | Yahya Khan |
| Preceded by | MGen Muzzafaruddin |
| Succeeded by | VAdm S.M. Ahsan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mohammad Yaqub Ali Khan 23 December 1920 Rampur, Uttar-Pradesh, British Indian Empire (Present-day India) |
| Died | 26 January 2016 (aged 95) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Citizenship |
British Subject (1920–1947) Pakistan (1947–2016) |
| Political party |
Pakistan Peoples Party (1974–77; 1988–96) |
| Alma mater |
Rashtriya Indian Military College Command and Staff College |
| Cabinet |
Zia administration Yahya administration Benazir ministry |
| Civilian awards |
  Sitara-e-Pakistan
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| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) |
SYAK Prince Soldier |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 British Indian Army (1940–1947) Pakistan Army(1947–1971) |
| Years of service | 1940–1971 |
| Rank |
  Lieutenant-General
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| Unit | 18th Cavalry, Armoured Corps |
| Commands |
Eastern Military Command, East Pakistan 1st Armoured Division, Armoured Corps Command and Staff College Chief of General Staff |
| Battles/wars |
Siege of Tobruk Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War Soviet war in Afghanistan |
| Military awards |
  Military Cross
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| S/No. | PA – 136 |
Sahabzada Yaqub Ali Khan Urdu: (صاحبزادہ یعقوب خان; December 23, 1920 – January 26, 2016) MC, SPk, was a Pakistani statesman, diplomat, military figure, pacifist, linguist, and a retired three-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army.
Born into an Indian nobility, he was educated at the Indian Military College at Dehradun and served well in the World War II on the side of Great Britain as an officer in the British Indian Army. After the partition of India in 1947, he opted for Pakistan and joined Pakistan Army where he participated in war against India in 1965. He was the Chief of General Staff of East Pakistani military and eventually appointed its commander in 1967. He was appointed as Governor of East-Pakistan in 1969 and 1971 but recalled to Pakistan after submitting resignation amid civil unrest. In 1973, he joined the Foreign Service and was appointed as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States and later ascended as Foreign Minister, serving under President Zia-ul-Haq in 1982.
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