Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, Pakistan

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In March 1976, the Government of Pakistan adopted the recommendations of the White Paper on Higher Defence Reorganization. A formal committee was established, the membership of which comprised the three service chiefs and the Secretary of the Defence Ministry.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee was to be headed by a four star officer (a full (four star) General or equivalent).

Contents 1 Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 2 Pakistan Army 2.1 Commanders in Chief 2.2 Chiefs of Army Staff 3 Pakistan Air Force 3.1 Chiefs of Air Staff 4 Pakistan Navy 4.1 Chiefs of Naval Staff

[edit] Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff

• General Muhammed Shariff. March 1976 - 1978

• General Muhammad Iqbal. 1978 - 1984

• General Rahimuddin Khan. 1984 - 1987

• General Akhtar Abdur Rahman. 1987 - August 17, 1988

• Admiral Iftikhar Ahmad Sirohey. August 17, 1988 - August 17, 1991

• General Shamim Alam Khan. August 17, 1991 - November 9, 1994

• Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan. November 9, 1994 - November 9, 1997

• General Jehangir Karamat. November 9, 1997 - October 7, 1998

• General Pervez Musharraf. October 1998 - October 7, 2001

• General Muhammad Aziz Khan. October 7, 2001 - October 2004.

• General Ehsan ul Haq. October 2004 -

[edit] Pakistan Army

[edit] Commanders in Chief

• General Sir Frank Messervy. August 15, 1947 - February 10, 1948

• General Sir Douglas David Gracey. February 11, 1948 - January 16, 1951

• General Mohammad Ayub Khan. January 17, 1951 - October 28, 1958

• General Mohammad Musa Khan. October 28, 1958 - September 17, 1966

• General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan. September 17, 1966 - December 20, 1971

• Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan. December 20, 1971 - March 3, 1972

[edit] Chiefs of Army Staff

• General Tikka Khan. March 3, 1972 - March 1, 1976

• General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq. March 1, 1976 - August 17, 1988

• General Mirza Aslam Beg. August 17, 1988 - August 16, 1991

• General Asif Nawaz Janjua. August 16, 1991 - January 8, 1993

• General Abdul Wahid Kakar. January 12, 1993 - January 12, 1996

• General Jehangir Karamat. January 12, 1996 - October 7, 1998

• General Pervez Musharraf. October 7, 1998 -

[edit] Pakistan Air Force

[edit] Chiefs of Air Staff

• Air Vice Marshal Allan Perry-Keane (August 1947 - February 1949)
• Air Vice Marshal R.L.R. Atcherley (February 1949 - May 1951)
• Air Vice Marshal L.W. Cannon (May 1951 - February 1955)
• Air Vice Marshal A.W.B. McDonald (February 1955 - July 1957)
• Air Vice Marshal Asghar Khan (July 1957 - July 1965)
• Air Marshal M. Nur Khan (July 1965 - September 1969)
• Air Marshal A. Rahim Khan (September 1969 - March 1972)
• Air Marshal Zafar Chaudhry (March 1972 - April 1974)
• Air Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan (April 1974 - July 1978)
• Air Chief Marshal M. Anwar Shamim (July 1978 - March 1985)
• Air Marshal Jamal A. Khan (March 1985 - March 1988)
• Air Chief Marshal Hakimullah (March 1988 - November 1991)
• Air Chief Marshal Farooq Feroze Khan (November 1991 - November 1994)
• Air Chief Marshal Abbas Khattak (November 1994 - November 1997)
• Air Chief Marshal Pervaiz Mehdhi Qureshi (November 1997 - November 2000)
• Air Chief Marshal Mushaf Ali Mir (November 2000 - February 2003)
• Air Chief Marshal Kaleem Sadaat (February 2003 - March 2006)
• Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed (March 2006 - Present)

[edit] Pakistan Navy

[edit] Chiefs of Naval Staff

• Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir. October 2005 - Present