Commander-in-Chief

Q1: General Yahya Khan became the Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Pakistan Army in 1966. Who was C-in-C before him?

جنرل یحییٰ خان 1966 میں پاک فوج کے کمانڈر انچیف بنے، ان سے پہلے کمانڈر انچیف کون تھا؟

General Takka Khan

General Ayub Khan

None of these

General Musa Khan

General Sir Frank Messervy was appointed as the first Army Commander-in-Chief of the new Pakistan Army.

General Messervy was succeeded in this post in February 1948, by General Sir Douglas Gracey, who served until January 1951.

LIST OF Army Commander-in-Chief

S.No	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
1	General Sir Frank Walter Messervy KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar	15 August 1947	10 February 1948	179 Days
2	General Sir Douglas David Gracey KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC & Bar	11 February 1948	16 January 1951	2 years, 339 Days
3	Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan NPk, HJ, HPk,MBE	17 Januar 1951	27 October 1958	7 years, 284 days
4	General Muhammad Musa Khan HPk, HJ, HQA,MBE	27 October 1958	17 September 1966	7 years, 325 days
5	General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan HPk, HJ, SPk	18 September 1966	20 December 1971	5 years, 93 days
6	Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan SQA, SPk	20 December 1971	3 March 1972	74 Days
7	General Tikka Khan HJ, HQA, SPk	3 March 1972	1 March 1976	3 years, 364 days
8	General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq	1 March 1976	17 August 1988	12 Years, 169 Days
9	General Mirza Aslam Beg NI(M), SBt	17 August 1988	16 August 1991	2 years, 364 Days
10	General Asif Nawaz Janjua NI(M), SBt	16 August 1991	8 January 1993	1 Year, 145 Days
11	General Abdul Waheed Kakar NI(M), SBt	11 January 1993	12 Januar 1996	3 years, 1 day
12	General Jehangir Karamat NI(M), TBt	12 January 1996	6 October 1998	9 years, 53 days
13	General Pervez Musharraf NI(M), TBt	6 October 1998	29 November 2007	9 years, 53 days
14	General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani NI(M), HI(C)	29 November 2007	29 November 2013	6 years, 0 Days
15	General Raheel Sharif NI(M), HI(M)	29 November 2013	29 November 2016	3 years, 0 Days
16	General Qamar Javed Bajwa NI(M), HI(M)	29 November 2016	24 November 2022	5 years, 360 days
17	General Asim Munir (general) HI(M)	29 November 2022	Incumbent	-

جنرل ایوب خان کو کس سال پاک فوج کا کمانڈر انچیف مقرر کیا گیا؟

1952

1951

1955

1949

General Ayub Khan was appointed as the first Pakistani Commander-in-Chief of the Army on 17 January 1951 by Prime Minister Ali Khan.

This ended the transitional role of British military officers.

He played a pivotal role in shaping Pakistan's military and political landscape.

He later became President in 1958.

General Ayub Khan Pakistani Army Commander-in-Chief

پاک فوج کے کس کمانڈر انچیف نے بھی کابینہ میں وزیر دفاع کے طور پر کام کیا؟

General Ayub Khan

General Yahya Khan

General Frank Messervy

General Jahangir Khan

General Ayub Khan also served as the Defense Minister of the Cabinet while being the Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army.
He served as the Commander-in-Chief from January 23, 1951, to October 26, 1958.
He served as the Defense Minister from October 28, 1958, to October 21, 1966.