The Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (COAS) 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. The five principal officers assisting him in his duties at the lieutenant general level include a Chief of General Staff (CGS), who supervises army intelligence and operations; the Master General of Ordnance (MGO); the Quartermaster General (QMG); the Adjutant General (AG); the Inspector General for Evaluation and Training (IGT&E); and the Military Secretary (MS).
List of all Generals:
| Serial Number |
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 |
Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan |
January 16, 1951 – October 26, 1958 |
1/14 Punjab Regiment |
NPk, HJ, GCMG, MBE |
|
| 4 |
General Muhammad Musa Khan |
October 27, 1958 – June 17, 1966 |
6/13 Frontier Force Rifles |
HJ, MBE |
|
| 5 |
General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan Qizilbash |
June 18, 1966 – December 20, 1971 |
4/10 Baluch Regiment |
HJ |
|
| 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 Janjua |
August 16, 1991 – January 8, 1993 |
Punjab Regiment |
NI(M), SBt & Bar |
|
| 11 |
General Abdul Waheed Kakar |
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 28, 2007 – |
Baloch Regiment |
NI(M), HI |
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