The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army is the highest post in the Pakistan Army. The current Chief of Army Staff is General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The COAS operates from army headquarters in Rawalpindi, near Islamabad.
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List of Army Chiefs
| No. | Name | Term of Appointment | Unit of Commission | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Sir Frank Messervy | August 15, 1947 – February 10, 1948 | 9th Hodson's Horse | KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO | |
| 2 | General Sir Douglas Gracey | February 11, 1948 – January 16, 1951 | 1st Gurkha Rifles | KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC | |
| 3 | General Muhammad Ayub Khan | January 16, 1951 – October 26, 1958 | 1/14 Punjab Regiment | NPk, HPk, HJ, GCMG, MBE | |
| 4 | General Muhammad Musa Khan | October 27, 1958 – June 17, 1966 | 6/13 Frontier Force Rifles | HPk, HJ, HQA, MBE | |
| 5 | General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan | June 18, 1966 – December 20, 1971 | 4/10 Baluch Regiment | HPk, HJ, SPk | |
| 6 | Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan | December 20, 1971 – March 3, 1972 | Armoured Corps | SPk, SQA | |
| 7 | General Tikka Khan | March 3, 1972 – March 1, 1976 | 12 Artillery | HJ, HQA, SPk | |
| 8 | General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | March 1, 1976 – August 17, 1988 | Armoured Corps | ||
| 9 | General Mirza Aslam Beg | August 17, 1988 – August 16, 1991 | Baloch Regiment | NI(M), SBt | |
| 10 | General Asif Nawaz | August 16, 1991 – January 8, 1993 | Punjab Regiment | NI(M), SBt (Bar) | |
| 11 | General Abdul Waheed | January 11, 1993 – January 12, 1996 | Frontier Force Regiment | NI(M), SBt | |
| 12 | General Jehangir Karamat | January 12, 1996 – October 6, 1998 | Armoured Corps | NI(M), TBt | |
| 13 | General Pervez Musharraf | October 6, 1998 – November 28, 2007 | Artillery | NI(M), TBt | |
| 14 | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani | November 29, 2007 – | Baloch Regiment | NI(M), HI |
List of Army Vice Chiefs
The post of Vice Chiefs of Army Staff existed whenever the Chief of Army Staff was also the President of Pakistan.
| No. | Name | Term of Appointment | Unit of Commission | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Abdul Hamid Khan | March 25, 1969 – December 20, 1971 | Baloch Regiment | HQA, SPk | |
| 2 | General Mohammad Sawar Khan | April 13, 1980 – March 22, 1984 | Artillery | NI(M) | |
| 3 | General Khalid Mahmud Arif | March 22, 1984 – March 29, 1987 | Armoured Corps | NI(M), SBt | |
| 4 | General Mirza Aslam Beg | March 29, 1987 – August 17, 1988 | Baloch Regiment | NI(M), SBt | |
| 5 | General Muhammad Yusaf Khan | October 8, 2001 – October 6, 2004 | Armoured Corps | NI(M) | |
| 6 | General Ahsan Saleem Hyat | October 7, 2004 – October 7, 2007 | Armoured Corps | NI(M) | |
| 7 | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani | October 8, 2007 – November 28, 2007 | Baloch Regiment | NI(M), HI |
See also
- Pakistan Army
- Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)
- Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)
External links
- List of Army Chiefs at Pakistan Army website
- Official Pakistan Army website
- Inter-Services Public Relations
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