Who did Ayub Khan defeat in the presidential election in 1965?
Who did Ayub Khan defeat in the presidential election in 1965?
(a) Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto
(b) Fatima Jinnah
(c) Iskandar Mirza
(d) Yahya Khan
Correct option (b) Fatima Jinnah. Ayub Khan defeated Fatima Jinnah in 1965 presidential elections in Pakistan with 62.43% of electoral college votes. Backing of the basic Democrates and rural support helped him in this victory.