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Commander in Chief (Pakistan)

Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
C-in-C
Flag of the Pakistani Army.svg
Flag of the Pakistan Army
Ministry of Defence
Army Secretariat-I at MoD
Abbreviation C-in-C
Seat Army GHQ
Rawalpindi Cantonment in Punjab, Pakistan
Nominator President of Pakistan
Appointer President of Pakistan
Formation August 15, 1947; 70 years ago (1947-08-15)
First holder General Frank Messervy
Final holder Lt. General Gul Hassan Khan
Abolished 3 March 1972
Succession Chief of Army Staff
Deputy Chief of General Staff
Deputy C-in-C
Website Official website

The Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army (abbreviation: C-in-C of the Pak Army) was the most senior appointment of the Pakistan Army till 1972. This post was held by a full-general except in the case of Ayub Khan whose rank was General of the Army (local rank Field Marshal) and Gul Hassan Khan who served the post in the rank of Lieutenant-General. The C-in-C was assisted by deputy C-in-C till mid 60's, the last deputy C-in-C was Yahya Khan served till 1966. The C-in-C designation was changed to 'Chief of Army Staff' in 1972, Tikka Khan was the first person to hold the new title.Six men have served as C-in-C, the first two of them were native British.


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