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General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq was President of Pakistan from 13 September 1978 to 17 August 1988. After the military coup of 5 July 1977, Zia-ul-Haq became the Chief Martial Law Administrator. His period in office was noted for the unjust trial and execution of former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and for Pakistan's campaign against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. It also brought forth a plethora of legislation regarded as primitive and unfair to women and minorities, the spread of addiction to hard drugs, the growth of ethnic and sectarian tensions, and the breakdown of law and order. His death in a plane crash in 1988 marked the end of his Presidency.
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