Who is the Current Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pakistan?
Who is the Current Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Pakistan?
Explanation
Syed Asim Munir is the 11th and current COAS of Pakistan
Syed Asim Munir Born: Rawalpindi
Syed Asim Munir Assumed office as COAS: 29 November 2022
Succeeded: Qamar Javed Bajwa
Served in first Military Intelligence (MI) in 2017 and then the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2018.
Promoted to the rank of a three-star general in September 2018.
No. | Portrait | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Unit of Commission |
1 | Tikka Khan HJ, HQA, SPk | 3-Mar-72 | 1-Mar-76 | 3 years, 364 days | 2 Fd Regt Arty |
2 | Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq | 1-Mar-76 | 17-Aug-88 | 12 years, 169 days | 13 Lancers |
3 | Mirza Aslam Beg | 17-Aug-88 | 16-Aug-91 | 2 years, 364 days | 16 Baloch |
4 | Asif Nawaz Janjua | 16-Aug-91 | 8-Jan-93 | 1 year, 145 days | 5 Punjab |
5 | Abdul Waheed Kakar | 11-Jan-93 | 12-Jan-96 | 3 years, 1 day | 5 FF |
6 | Jehangir Karamat | 12-Jan-96 | 6-Oct-98 | 2 years, 267 days | 13 Lancers |
7 | Pervez Musharraf | 6-Oct-98 | 28-Nov-07 | 9 years, 53 days | 16 (SP) Medium Regt Arty |
8 | Ashfaq Pervez Kayani | 29-Nov-07 | 29-Nov-13 | 6 years, 0 days | 5 Baloch |
9 | Raheel Sharif | 29-Nov-13 | 29-Nov-16 | 3 years, 0 days | 6 FF |
10 | Qamar Javed Bajwa | 29-Nov-16 | 29-Nov-22 | 6 years | 16 Baloch |
11 | Syed Asim Munir | 29-Nov-22 | Incumbent |
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RY 4-12-2022