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 coup d'état
surface form: 1958 Pakistani military coup
branch Pakistan Army
commandLevel four-star general officer
country Pakistan
equivalentOffice Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
surface form: Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan

Chief of Naval Staff
surface form: Chief of the Naval Staff, Pakistan
firstHolder Sir Frank Messervy
surface form: General Sir Frank Messervy
firstHolderCitizenship United Kingdom
firstHolderRank General
firstHolderServiceEnd 1948
firstHolderServiceStart 1947
followedBy Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 President Mohammad Ayub Khan
surface form: 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 Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 GHQ Rawalpindi
surface form: General Headquarters (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 surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan) equivalentOffice Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
this entity surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
Lieutenant-General Frank Messervy positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
subject surface form: Frank Messervy
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief Pakistan Army
Chief of Army Staff predecessorOffice Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
subject surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
Chief of Army Staff nativeName Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
subject surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
this entity surface form: سربراہ پاک فوج
Chief of Air Staff reportsTo Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
subject surface form: Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan Air Force)
this entity surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee worksWith Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
this entity surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
سپریم کمانڈر مسلح افواج پاکستان equivalentOffice Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
this entity surface form: کمانڈر اِن چیف آف دی آرمڈ فورسز آف پاکستان
Defence Secretary of Pakistan worksWith Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
this entity surface form: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
بین الخدماتی مخابرات reportsTo Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army
this entity surface form: چیف آف آرمی اسٹاف (پاکستان)
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army followedBy Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan
Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army replacedBy Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Army self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chief of Army Staff, Pakistan