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Major General Muhammad Hayat Khan
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
In office 1 November 1978 – 31 January 1983
Preceded by	Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan
Succeeded by	Major General Abdul Rahman Khan
Personal details
Born	20 December 1928[citation needed]
Died	18 May 2010(2010-05-18) (aged 81)[citation needed]
Awards	Sitara-i-Imtiaz Sitara-e-Basalat
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Army
Rank	Major General

Major General Muhammad Hayat Khan was a Kashmiri politician who served as the 15th President of Azad Kashmir from 1 November 1978 to 31 January 1983.^[1]

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He was born on 20 December 1928 in Chhota Gala, a village in Tehsil Rawalakot, District Poonch, Azad Kashmir. He received his education from Government High School Rawalakot and was commissioned into the Pakistan Army on 15 November 1958. He was awarded with Sitara-i-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Basalat.

In 1977, with the advice of all political parties, the Legislative Assembly of AJK and AJK Council had been dissolved while Sardar Muhammad Ibrahim Khan was the president. Major General Habib Ur Rahman was appointed as the President of AJK. Shortly after, he resigned due to illness.

On 5 November 1977, martial Law was declared in Azad Kashmir in the aftermath of the 1977 Pakistani military coup. Muhammad Hayat Khan, a brigadier at the time, was appointed as the caretaker, and later the President of AJK.