Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army




















































Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army

C-in-C

Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg
Flag of the Pakistan Army


Ministry of Defence
Army Secretariat-I at MoD[1]
Abbreviation
C-in-C
Seat
Army GHQ
Rawalpindi Cantonment in Punjab, Pakistan
Nominator
President or Prime Minister of Pakistan
Appointer
President or Prime Minister of Pakistan
Formation
August 15, 1947; 71 years ago (1947-08-15)
First holder
Gen. Frank Messervy
Final holder
Lt. Gen. Gul Hassan Khan
Abolished
3 March 1972
Succession
Chief of Army Staff
Deputy
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
Chief of General Staff
Website
Official website

The Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (reporting name: C-in-C) was generally recognized to be a single and senior most appointment held by the four-star officer in the Pakistan Army.:105[2] Though, not a statutory office in existence, the Commander was subordinate to the Defence Minister but this was contested.


Direct appointments to the command of the Pakistan Army came from the British Army Council until 1951, when the first native commander-in-chief was nominated and appointed by the Government of Pakistan.:24[3]


The C-in-C was assisted by deputy C-in-C till mid 60's, the last deputy C-in-C was Yahya Khan served till 1966. The C-in-C designation was changed to 'Chief of Army Staff' in 1972, Tikka Khan was the first person to hold the new title. Six men have served as C-in-C, the first two of them were native British and the post was largely akin to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army. [4][5][6][7][8][9]



List of Commanders-in-Chief


































































#
 Picture
 Name
 Rank
 Start of tenure
 End of tenure
 Notes
1

Frank MesservyFrank Messervy
General General
August 15, 1947
February 10, 1948
 The first Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army who took command in the rank of Acting General.
2
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Douglas GraceyDouglas Gracey
General General
February 11, 1948
January 16, 1951
 The first officer with the rank of substantive full general (honorary) to hold the C-in-C title.
3
Muhammed Ayub Khan 1940-41.jpg
Ayub KhanAyub Khan
General General
January 17, 1951
October 27, 1958
 The first native Pakistani person to be the C-in-C, also the first chief to become President of the country. He was a self promoted Field Marshal after becoming the President.[10]
4
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Ayub KhanMusa Khan
General General
October 27, 1958
June 17, 1966
 C-in-C during the Indo-Pak war of 1965 and also the longest serving officer to hold the post (8 years).
5
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Yahya KhanYahya Khan
General General
June 18, 1966
December 20, 1971
 Last C-in-C of unified west and East Pakistan and also served as President of the country from 1969 to 1971.
6

Gul Hassan KhanGul Hassan Khan
Lieutenant-General Lieutenant General
December 21, 1971
March 2, 1972
 First C-in-C of the Pakistan Army after the secession of East Pakistan, serving till 1972 in the rank of Lieutenant General.


References





  1. ^ MoD, Ministry of Defence. "Organogram of MoD" (PDF). Ministry of Defence (Pakistan). Ministry of Defence Press. Retrieved 22 July 2017..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ Bajwa, Kuldip Singh (2003). "Kashmir Valley saved". Jammu and Kashmir War, 1947-1948: Political and Military Perspective (googlebooks) (1st ed.). New Delhi, India: Har-Anand Publications. p. 320. ISBN 9788124109236. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


  3. ^ Harmon, Daniel E. (2008). Pervez Musharraf: President of Pakistan: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition. ReadHowYouWant.com. ISBN 9781427092038. Retrieved 3 December 2017.


  4. ^ Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). "Defence Administration". The Armed Forces of Pakistan (google books) (1st ed.). New York, U.S.: NYU Press. p. 225. ISBN 9780814716335. Retrieved 25 July 2017.


  5. ^ Shabbir, Usman (2003). "Command and Structure control of the Pakistan Army" (html). pakdef.org. PakDef Military Consortium. Retrieved 24 July 2017.


  6. ^ Cloughley, Brian (2016). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781631440397. Retrieved 24 July 2017.


  7. ^ "Pakistan: Army and Paramilitary Forces". www.factba.se. Retrieved 16 December 2013.


  8. ^ Cloughley, Brian (2016). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. New York [u.s[: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781631440397. Retrieved 21 July 2017.


  9. ^ "The Army Chief's". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 December 2013.


  10. ^ "Gen. Ayub becomes President". Dawn (newspaper). 6 September 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2017.










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