Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army

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The Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army was the former title for the professional head of Pakistan’s army, a role later restructured and retitled as the Chief of Army Staff.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military office
appliesTo Pakistan Army
appointedBy Governor-General of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
associatedWithEvent 1958 Pakistani military coup
branch Pakistan Army
commandLevel four-star general officer
country Pakistan
equivalentOffice Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan
Chief of the Naval Staff, Pakistan
firstHolder General Sir Frank Messervy
linked to: Sir Frank Messervy
firstHolderCitizenship United Kingdom
firstHolderRank General
firstHolderServiceEnd 1948
firstHolderServiceStart 1947
followedBy Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
historicalPeriod early years of Pakistan
insigniaType rank insignia of a four-star general
jurisdiction land forces of Pakistan
legalBasis executive authority of the Governor-General and later President
notableHolder General Muhammad Ayub Khan
notableHolderCitizenship Pakistan
notableHolderRank General
notableHolderServiceEnd 1958
notableHolderServiceStart 1951
officeAbolished 1972
officeHolderCouldBecome Chief Martial Law Administrator of Pakistan
partOf Pakistan Armed Forces command structure
precededBy Commander-in-Chief, British Indian Army
replacedBy Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
reportsTo civilian leadership of Pakistan
responsibility command of the Pakistan Army
implementation of defence policy for the army
operational readiness of the Pakistan Army
role professional head of the Pakistan Army
scopeOfAuthority administrative control of the Pakistan Army
operational command of army formations
seat General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi
linked to: GHQ Rawalpindi
secondHolder General Sir Douglas Gracey
secondHolderCitizenship United Kingdom NERFINISHED
secondHolderRank General
secondHolderServiceEnd 1951
secondHolderServiceStart 1948
status defunct office
style General
subordinateTo Governor-General of Pakistan
President of Pakistan
usedDuring Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
early Cold War era

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Commander-in-Chief, India replacedBy Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
subject linked to: Commander‑in‑Chief, India
Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan) equivalentOffice Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Frank Messervy positionHeld Commander-in-Chief Pakistan Army
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) predecessorOffice Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
subject linked to: Chief of Army Staff
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) nativeName سربراہ پاک فوج
subject linked to: Chief of Army Staff
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan Air Force) reportsTo Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
subject linked to: Chief of Air Staff
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee worksWith Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
سپریم کمانڈر مسلح افواج پاکستان equivalentOffice کمانڈر اِن چیف آف دی آرمڈ فورسز آف پاکستان
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Defence Secretary of Pakistan worksWith Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
بین الخدماتی مخابرات reportsTo چیف آف آرمی اسٹاف (پاکستان)
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army followedBy Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army replacedBy Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
linked to: Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army