List of Army Chiefs of Pakistan

List of Army Chiefs of Pakistan



Pak Army (PA)

Headquater : GHQ, Rawalpindi

Employes/Troops : Active 520,000 Reserves 500000
Chief of Army Staff : General Qamar Javed Bajwa
Pak army came into existence after the independence of Pakistan 1947 from British Indain Army. The Pakistan Army is the largest branch of the Pakistan Armed Forces, and is mainly responsible for protection of the state borders, the security of administered territories and defending the national interests of Pakistan within the framework of its international obligations. The Pakistan Army a total strength of 520,000, about the size of the Army of the United States, with a reserve element of 500,000 who have a reserve obligation up to the age of 45 years. Reserve status lasted for eight years after leaving active service or until age forty-five for enlisted men and age fifty for officers.
General Headquarters (GHQ) is the headquarters of Pakistan Army located at Rawalpindi. It was established on 14 August 1947 in Northern Command Headquarters of the British Indian Army.

S.NONameAppointment DateLeft Office
01General Sir Frank MesservyAugust 15, 1947February 10, 1948
02General Sir Douglas GraceyFebruary 11, 1948January 16, 1951
03Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub KhanJanuary 16, 1951October 26, 1958
04General Muhammad Musa KhanOctober 27, 1958June 17, 1966
05General Agha Muhammad Yahya KhanJune 18, 1966December 20, 1971
06Lieutenant General Gul Hassan KhanDecember 20, 1971March 3, 1972
07General Tikka KhanMarch 3, 1972March 1, 1976
08General Muhammad Zia-ul-HaqMarch 1, 1976August 17, 1988
09General Mirza Aslam BegAugust 17, 1988August 16, 1991
10General Asif Nawaz JanjuaAugust 16, 1991January 8, 1993
11General Abdul Waheed KakarJanuary 11, 1993January 12, 1996
12General Jehangir KaramatJanuary 12, 1996October 6, 1998
13General Pervez MusharrafOctober 6, 1998November 28, 2007
14General Ashfaq Parvez KayaniNovember 29, 2007November 28, 2013
15General Raheel SharifNovember 29, 2013November 29, 2016
16General Qamar Javed BajwaNovember 29, 2016Present