The office of the chief martial law administrator (CMLA) was a senior and authoritative post created in countries such as

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

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and

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that gave considerable executive authority and powers to the holder of the post to enforce

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in the country in events to ensure the continuity of government. This office has been used mostly by military officers staging a ''

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''. On some occasions, the office has been under a civilian head of state.

Pakistan

Some famous holders of this post in Pakistan include:

Bangladesh

Some famous holders of this post in Bangladesh include: # Brig. Gen.

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(1975): held this post in 1975 for four days after a bloodless coup only to be killed in a counter coup resulting from a popular uprising led by JSD leader retired Lt. Col. Abu Taher. # Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem (1975–76): held this post after Mosharraf's death while serving as the fifth president of Bangladesh. # Maj. Gen.

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(1976–79): succeeded to this post during Sayem's presidency until the withdrawal of

a year after being elected as president. # Lt. Gen.

Hussain Muhammad Ershad Hussain Muhammad Ershad (1 February 1930 – 14 July 2019) was a Bangladeshi military officer, dictator and politician who served as President of Bangladesh, the president of Bangladesh from 1982 to 1990. He seized power as a result of a 1982 ...

(1982—86): held this post after a bloodless coup overthrowing Abdus Sattar until withdrawal of martial law in 1986.

Indonesia

In Indonesia, this post was briefly held by army chief

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, who seized power in

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and forced President

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to resign in

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. Sukarno had also enforced martial law during his tenure as

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* {{cite journal , last=Sayeed , first=Khalid B. , date=May 1959 , title=Martial Law Administration in Pakistan , journal=Far Eastern Survey , publisher=Institute of Pacific Relations , volume=28 , issue=5 , pages=72–79 , jstor=3024211 , doi=10.2307/3024211
Bangladesh (1975-77)

Martial law in Bangladesh
Heads of government Government of Bangladesh Presidents of Bangladesh Political terminology in Pakistan Military terminology of Pakistan Continuity of government in Pakistan Pakistani military appointments

Pakistan

Bangladesh

Indonesia

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