▁much ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁de ▁fact o ▁vice ▁President ▁of ▁Pakistan . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁main ▁g host ▁writer ▁for ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁aut obi ography ▁entitled ▁Fri ends ▁Not ▁Masters , ▁published ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁also ▁wrote ▁the ▁bi ography , ▁Ay ub ▁Khan ▁: ▁Pakistan ' s ▁First ▁Military ▁R uler , ▁which ▁gave ▁a ▁different ▁story ▁altogether ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁written ▁after ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁old ▁ment or ▁prompt ing ▁people ▁to ▁question ▁' who ▁is ▁the ▁real ▁Ay ub ?' ▁The ▁last ▁official ▁act ▁of ▁President ▁Ay ub ▁Khan ▁before ▁hand ing ▁over ▁power ▁was ▁to ▁inv ite ▁Al ta f ▁G au har ▁to ▁l unch ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁best ow ▁on ▁him ▁the ▁high ▁civil ▁award ▁of ▁Hil al - i - Qu a id - i - Az am . ▁Through ▁some ▁palace ▁intr ig ues , ▁President ▁Y ah ya ▁Khan ▁assumed ▁power ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁A ▁day ▁or ▁two ▁before ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁had ▁a ▁serious ▁alter cation ▁with ▁Al ta f ▁G au har ▁who ▁wanted ▁Ay ub ▁Khan ▁to ▁continue . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁G au har ▁was ▁initially ▁marg inal ized ▁as ▁Director ▁Fin ance ▁Services ▁Academy ▁L ah ore , ▁a ▁position ▁much ▁lower ▁in ▁rank ▁than ▁a ▁Central ▁Secretary . ▁Sub sequently ▁he ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁service ▁and ▁all ▁his ▁four ▁civil ▁awards