Pakistan Army

Chiefs of Army Staff

 1. General Sir Frank Walter
Messervy (1893 – 1974)
 Place of birth: Trinidad
 Place of death: Heyshott near
Midhurst
 Allegiance: Unite Kingdom
 Service/branch British Indian
Army;
 Pakistan Army
 Years of service 1913 – 1948
 Rank General Commands held
13th Duke of Connaught's Own
Lancers (1938 to 1939)
Gazelle Force (1941)
 Indian 9th Infantry Brigade 1941
 Indian 4th Infantry Division (1941
to 1942)
 1st Armoured Division (1942)
 7th Armoured Division (1942)
 (1942 to 1943)
 Indian 7th Infantry Division (1943 to 1944)
 Indian IV Corps (1944 to 1945)
 Malaya Command (1945 to 1946)
 Northern Command India (1946 to 1947
 Commander-in-Chief Pakistan Army (1947 to 1948)
Battles/wars
 East African Campaign
 Western Desert Campaign
 Burma Campaign Awards KCSI (12 Jun 1947)
 Legion of Merit (date?)
 Other work Honorary Colonel, 16th
 Light Cavalry (1945 to 1948)
 Honorary Colonel, The Jat Regiment (1947 to 1955)
 Deputy Chief Scout (1949 to 1950)
Berkshire County Councillor (1953 to 1956)
 2. General Sir Douglas David
Gracey (1894 - 1964)
 Born:1894
 Army Chief (1948-
1951)
 2nd army Chief of
Pakistan army
 The last Army Chief
belong to British
Era.
 Army career summary

 Commissioned into 1st King George's Own Gurkha Rifles

(The Malaun Regiment) (1915)
 Brigadier General Staff Western Command, India - 1938
 Commanding Officer 2nd Battalion 3rd Queen Alexandra's
Own Gurkha Rifles - 1939 to 1940
 Assistant Commandant of Staff College Quetta, India -
1940 to 1941
 Commanding Officer 17th Indian Brigade, Iraq and Syria -
1941 to 1942
 General Officer Commanding 20th Indian Division, Burma -
1942 to 1946
 Commander in Chief Allied Land Forces French Indochina -
1945 to 1946
 General Officer Commander in Chief Northern Command,
India -1946
 General Officer Commanding Indian I Corps - 1946 to 1947
 Chief General Staff, Pakistan - 1947 to 1948
 Commander in Chief Pakistan Army - 1948 to 1951
 Retired with honorary rank of general - 1951
 Field Marshal Ayub Khan
(May 14, 1907 – April 19, 1974)
 Place of birth
Rehana village, Haripur
District, British India
 Place of death
Islamabad, Pakistan
 Allegiance
Pakistan
 Service/branch
Pakistan Army (PA – 10)
 Years of service
1928 – 1958
 Rank
Field Marshal
 Unit
Infantry (1/14th Punjab Regiment)
 Commands held
Brigade in Waziristan
14th Infantry Division, Dhaka
Adjutant General (AG)
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army
 Battles/wars
Burma Campaign
World War II
 Awards
Hilal-e-Jurat
Hilal-e-Pakistan
Nishan-e-Pakistan
President of Pakistan (1958 - 1969)
 Defence Minster 1954.
 Legal Reform
 Presidential Election against Fatima
Jinnah
 1965 War with India
 Mery Hum-watno (the magical speech
lead to success)
 Mass industrial development.
 Strong military ruler.
 The Decline of Ayub??
 Tashkent declaration and resign by Foreign
Minister ZA BHUTTO
 Movement by Bhutto & Molana Bhashani.
 Government corruption and nepotism.
 Increase in sugar price Rs.1/kg add fuel to
fire.
 Transferred powers to Yahya khan instead
of speaker of National Assembly.
 4. Agha Muhammad Yahya
Khan
 (February 4, 1917 –
August 10, 1980)
(aged 63)
 Place of birth
Chakwal, British
India
 Place of death
Rawalpindi, Pakistan
 Allegiance
Pakistan
 Service/branch
Pakistan Army (PA – 98)
 Years of service
1939 – 1971
 Rank
General
 Unit
Infantry (4/10th Baloch Regiment)
 Commands held
105 Independent Brigade
Deputy Chief of General Staff (DCGS)
Chief of General Staff (CGS)
14th Infantry Division, Dhaka
15th Infantry Division, Sialkot
7th Infantry Division, Peshawar
Deputy Commander-in-Chief
Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army
 Battles/wars
World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
 Awards
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Hilal-e-Jurat
Hilal-e-Pakistan
 As President.
 (25 March 1969 – 20 December 1971)
 1970 elections.
 Majority of PPP in West Pakistan while
Awami League in east Pakistan.
 Yahya delayed the transfer of power.
 1971 war & The fall of Dhaka.
 Birth of Bangladesh
 Died in 1980 in Rawalpindi.
5. General Muhammad Musa Khan
 Born
20 October 1908
 Died
12 March 1991
 Occupation
Chief of the Army Staff
 Known for
4th Commander-in-Chief of
Pakistan Armed forces (1958-
1969)
Governor of :
West Pakistan and
Baluchistan
Author of:
"My Version" –
"Jawan to General“
 Religious beliefs
Shi'a Islam
 6.General Gul Hassan Khan
(1921 – October 10, 1999)
 Allegiance
Pakistan
 Service/branch
Pakistan Army
 Years of service
1940 – 1972
 Rank
Lieutenant General
 Unit
Armoured Corps
 Commands held
1st Armoured Division, Multan
Chief of General Staff (CGS)
Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army
 Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
 Awards
Sitara-i-Quaid-i-Azam (SQA)
Sitara-e-Pakistan (SPk)
 7. General Tikka Khan
(July 7, 1915) – March 28, 2002)
 Place of birth Rawalpindi, British India
 Place of death Rawalpindi, Pakistan
 Allegiance Pakistan
 Service/branch Pakistan Army (PA – 124)
 Years of service 1940 – 1976
 Rank General
 Unit Corps of Artillery (12th Medium
Regiment)
 Commands held 8th Infantry Division, Rann of Kutch
15th Infantry Division, Sialkot
IV Corps, Lahore
Eastern Command, Dhaka
II Corps, Multan
Chief of Army Staff
 Battles/wars Battle of Rann of Kutch
Battle of Chawinda
Operation Searchlight
 Awards Hilal-i-Jurat (HJ)
Hilal-i-Quaid-i-Azam (HQA)
Sitara-e-Pakistan (SPk)
 General Tikka Khan
 Defense Minister of
ZA Bhutto cabinet
 Poisoned by Zia
Govt. as he is now
PPP leader.
 General secretary
of PPP.
 Governor Punjab
(1988-1990)
 Retired from active
politics in 1990.
 8.General Muhammad Zia Ul Haq
(1976-1988)
 Born
12 August 1924)
Jalandhar, British India
 Died
17 August 1988
(aged 64)
Bahawalpur, Punjab,
Pakistan
 Religion
Sunni Muslim
 Promoted by ZA Bhutto by superseding
7 senior generals.
 Imposed martial law in 1977.
 Hanged most popular political leader
ZA Bhutto.
 Promised election in 03 months but
did’nt.
 Afghan jihad and its consequences.
 Islamization & sectarianism.
 Non-party election.
 Died in Plane crash on 17 August near
Bahawalpur along with military officers
and US ambassador.
 09. General Mirza Aslam Baig
August 2, 1931 (1931-08-02) (age 78)
 Place of birth Azamgarh,
 India Allegiance
Pakistan Service/branch
 Pakistan Army (PA –
4064) Years of service
1952 – 1991 Rank
 General Unit Infantry
(Baloch Regiment)
 Commands held Chief of General Staff
(CGS)
XI Corps, Peshawar
Vice Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Army Staff
 Battles/wars
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
Siachen conflict
 Awards
 Sitara-e-Basalat
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
 10. General Asif Nawaz Janjua
January 3, 1937(1937-01-03) – January 8, 1993 (aged 56)

 Place of birth
 Chakri village, Jhelum
District, British India
 Place of death Rawalpindi,
Pakistan
 Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch
 Pakistan Army (PA – 5336)
Years of service 1957 –
1993 Rank
 General
 Unit Punjab Regiment Commands held 7th
Infantry Division, Peshawar
Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul
V Corps, Karachi
Chief of General Staff (CGS)
Chief of Army Staff
 Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistan War of 1971
 Awards Sitara-e-Basalat (Bar)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military
 11. Abdul Waheed Kakar
March 20, 1937 (1937-03-20) (age 72)

 Place of birth
Peshawar, British India
 Allegiance Pakistan
 Service/branch
Pakistan Army (PA –
5977)
 Years of service 1959
– 1996
 Rank General
 Unit Frontier Force Regiment (5 FF)
Commands held 16th Infantry Division,
Pano Aqil
Adjutant General (AG)
XII Corps, Quetta
Chief of Army Staff
 Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of
1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
 Awards Sitara-e-Basalat
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
 12. General Jahangir Karamat
February 20, 1941 (1941-02-20) (age 68)

 Allegiance Pakistan
 Service/branch
Pakistan Army (PA
– 6399)
 Years of service
1961 – 1998
 Rank General
 Unit Armoured Corps (13th Lancers)
 Commands held DG Military Operations
(DGMO)
II Corps (Multan)
Chief of General Staff (CGS)
Chief of Army Staff
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
 Awards Tamgha-e-Basalat
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
 Other work Pakistan Ambassador to the
United States
 13. General Pervaiz Musharraf
(August, 11 1943)

 BORN ON AUG.11 1943 IN DEHLI

 EDUCATION FROM KARACHI &
LAHORE
 JOINED ARMY IN 1961
 1965 &1971 WARS WITH INDIA
 ARMY CHIEF ON OCT.7 1998
 TURNED OVER NAWAZ GOVT.
ON OCT.12 1999
 PRESIDENT ON JUNE 20 2001
 SUPPORT FOR USA AFTER 9/11
ATTACKS
 Military Career
 Service/branch Pakistan Army (PA – 6920)
 Years of service 1964 - 2007
 Rank General
 Unit Corps of Artillery (16 SP) Commands held 40th Infantry
Division (Okara)
DG Military Operations (DGMO)
I Strike Corps (Mangla)
Chief of Army Staff
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
 Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Siachen conflict
Kargil War
2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff
War in North-West Pakistan
 Awards Tamgha-e-Basalat
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military
 As President…
 DISTT.GOVT SYSTEM
 REFERENDUM ON APRIL,19 2002
 PROMISE TO LEAVE ARMY ON DEC.31 2004
 PUPPET ASSEMBLIES
 CHANGES OF PRIME MINISTERS
 BALOACH-CRISES
 ENLIGHTED-MODRATION
 DILOGUE WITH INDIA
 POLITICAL UNCERTAINITY
 Resigned in 2008.
 14. General Ashfaq Pervaiz
Kiani April 1952 (age 57)
 Nickname Kayani
 Place of birth Gujar Khan
Tehsil, Punjab, Pakistan
 Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch
 Pakistan Army (PA –
12850)
 Years of service 1971 –
 Rank General
 Unit Baloch Regiment (5 Baloch)
 Commands held 12th Infantry Division (Murree)
DG Military Operations (DGMO)
X Corps (Rawalpindi)
DG Inter-Services Intelligence
Vice Chief of Army Staff
Chief of Army Staff
 Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff
War in North-West Pakistan
 Awards
 Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Beside all Pakistan Army is
always united force and last
hope for the nation.

Long Live Pakistan &

Pakistan Army