List of Pakistan Army Chiefs (1947 to date)
C-in-C (Commander-in-Chief) of Pakistan Army
1. ?? Gen Sir Frank Messervy (Aug 15, 1947 – Feb 10, 1948)
Parent unit: 9th Hodson’s Horse.
2. IA-38 Gen Sir Douglas Gracey (Feb 11, 1948 – Jan 16, 1951)
Parent unit: 1st Gurkha Rifles.
3. PA-10 Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan (Jan 17, 1951 – Oct 26, 1958)
Parent unit: 5 Punjab.
Course: Trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Date of Commission in British Indian Army; Feb 02, 1928).
4. PA-28 Gen Muhammad Musa (Oct 27, 1958 – Sep 17, 1966)
Parent unit: 1 FF.
Course: Joined British Indian Army as a Jawan in 1926. Later joined Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun as a cadet in October 1932 and got commission in 1935.
5. PA-98 Gen Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (Sep 18, 1966 – Dec 20, 1971)
Parent unit: 10 Baloch.
Course: Commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, on July 15, 1939.
6. PA-457 Lt Gen Gul Hassan Khan (Acting C-in-C: Dec 20, 1971 – Jan 21, 1972. C-in-C: Jan 22, 1972 – Mar 2, 1972).
Parent unit: 9th Battalion Frontier Forces Rifles. Posted to 5 Horse (Probyn’s) before Independence.
Course: Commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, in 1942.
He was the only Army Chief who was not a four-Star General.
1. ?? Gen Sir Frank Messervy (Aug 15, 1947 – Feb 10, 1948)
Parent unit: 9th Hodson’s Horse.
2. IA-38 Gen Sir Douglas Gracey (Feb 11, 1948 – Jan 16, 1951)
Parent unit: 1st Gurkha Rifles.
3. PA-10 Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan (Jan 17, 1951 – Oct 26, 1958)
Parent unit: 5 Punjab.
Course: Trained at Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (Date of Commission in British Indian Army; Feb 02, 1928).
4. PA-28 Gen Muhammad Musa (Oct 27, 1958 – Sep 17, 1966)
Parent unit: 1 FF.
Course: Joined British Indian Army as a Jawan in 1926. Later joined Indian Military Academy at Dehra Dun as a cadet in October 1932 and got commission in 1935.
5. PA-98 Gen Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan (Sep 18, 1966 – Dec 20, 1971)
Parent unit: 10 Baloch.
Course: Commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, on July 15, 1939.
6. PA-457 Lt Gen Gul Hassan Khan (Acting C-in-C: Dec 20, 1971 – Jan 21, 1972. C-in-C: Jan 22, 1972 – Mar 2, 1972).
Parent unit: 9th Battalion Frontier Forces Rifles. Posted to 5 Horse (Probyn’s) before Independence.
Course: Commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, in 1942.
He was the only Army Chief who was not a four-Star General.
COAS (Chief of Army Staff) of Pakistan Army
7. PA-124 Gen Tikka Khan (Mar 3, 1972 – Mar 1, 1976)
Parent unit: 12 Med Regt Arty.
Course: Joined the British Indian Army as a NCO in 1935, got commission on Dec 22, 1940.
8. PA-1810 Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Mar 1, 1976 – Aug 17, 1988)
Parent unit: Guides Cavalry (FF).
Course: Commissioned from the Officer Training School, Mhow, on May 12, 1943.
9. PA-4064 Gen Mirza Aslam Beg (Aug 17, 1988 to Aug 16, 1991)
Parent unit: 16 Baloch.
Course: 6th PMA L/C.
10. PA-5336 Gen Asif Nawaz Janjua (Aug 16, 1991 – Jan 8, 1993)
Parent unit: 5 Punjab.
Course: 15th PMA L/C.
11. PA-5977 Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar (Jan 12, 1993 – Jan 12, 1996)
Parent unit: 5 FF.
Course: 20th PMA L/C.
12. PA-6399 Gen Jehangir Karamat (Jan 12, 1996 – Oct 7, 1998)
Parent unit: 13 Lancers.
Course: 24th PMA L/C.
13. PA-6920 Gen Pervez Musharraf (Oct 7, 1998 – Nov 29, 2007)
Parent unit:16 (SP) Fd Regt Arty.
Course: 29th PMA L/C.
14. PA-12850 Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Nov 29, 2007 – Nov 29, 2013)
Parent unit: 5 Baloch.
Course: 45th PMA L/C.
15. PA-???? Gen Raheel Sharif (29 Nov 29, 2013 – Nov 29, 2016)
Parent unit: 6 FF
Course: 54th PMA L/C.
16. PA-???? Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa (Nov 29, 2016 – Present)
Parent unit: 16 Baloch
Course: 62nd PMA L/C.
7. PA-124 Gen Tikka Khan (Mar 3, 1972 – Mar 1, 1976)
Parent unit: 12 Med Regt Arty.
Course: Joined the British Indian Army as a NCO in 1935, got commission on Dec 22, 1940.
8. PA-1810 Gen Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (Mar 1, 1976 – Aug 17, 1988)
Parent unit: Guides Cavalry (FF).
Course: Commissioned from the Officer Training School, Mhow, on May 12, 1943.
9. PA-4064 Gen Mirza Aslam Beg (Aug 17, 1988 to Aug 16, 1991)
Parent unit: 16 Baloch.
Course: 6th PMA L/C.
10. PA-5336 Gen Asif Nawaz Janjua (Aug 16, 1991 – Jan 8, 1993)
Parent unit: 5 Punjab.
Course: 15th PMA L/C.
11. PA-5977 Gen Abdul Waheed Kakar (Jan 12, 1993 – Jan 12, 1996)
Parent unit: 5 FF.
Course: 20th PMA L/C.
12. PA-6399 Gen Jehangir Karamat (Jan 12, 1996 – Oct 7, 1998)
Parent unit: 13 Lancers.
Course: 24th PMA L/C.
13. PA-6920 Gen Pervez Musharraf (Oct 7, 1998 – Nov 29, 2007)
Parent unit:16 (SP) Fd Regt Arty.
Course: 29th PMA L/C.
14. PA-12850 Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Nov 29, 2007 – Nov 29, 2013)
Parent unit: 5 Baloch.
Course: 45th PMA L/C.
15. PA-???? Gen Raheel Sharif (29 Nov 29, 2013 – Nov 29, 2016)
Parent unit: 6 FF
Course: 54th PMA L/C.
16. PA-???? Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa (Nov 29, 2016 – Present)
Parent unit: 16 Baloch
Course: 62nd PMA L/C.
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