Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army?

پاکستان آرمی کا پہلا کمانڈر انچیف کون تھا؟

Gen. George Murphy

G.M. Ayub Khan

Gen. Frank Meservy

Gen. Sadique Chaudhry

None of these

Explanation

General Sir Frank Messervy was appointed as the first Army Commander-in-Chief of the new Pakistan Army.

General Messervy was succeeded in this post in February 1948, by General Sir Douglas Gracey, who served until January 1951.

LIST OF Army Commander-in-Chief

S.No	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Duration
1	General Sir Frank Walter Messervy KCSI, KBE, CB, DSO & Bar	15 August 1947	10 February 1948	179 Days
2	General Sir Douglas David Gracey KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC & Bar	11 February 1948	16 January 1951	2 years, 339 Days
3	Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan NPk, HJ, HPk,MBE	17 Januar 1951	27 October 1958	7 years, 284 days
4	General Muhammad Musa Khan HPk, HJ, HQA,MBE	27 October 1958	17 September 1966	7 years, 325 days
5	General Agha Muhammad Yahya Khan HPk, HJ, SPk	18 September 1966	20 December 1971	5 years, 93 days
6	Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan SQA, SPk	20 December 1971	3 March 1972	74 Days
7	General Tikka Khan HJ, HQA, SPk	3 March 1972	1 March 1976	3 years, 364 days
8	General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq	1 March 1976	17 August 1988	12 Years, 169 Days
9	General Mirza Aslam Beg NI(M), SBt	17 August 1988	16 August 1991	2 years, 364 Days
10	General Asif Nawaz Janjua NI(M), SBt	16 August 1991	8 January 1993	1 Year, 145 Days
11	General Abdul Waheed Kakar NI(M), SBt	11 January 1993	12 Januar 1996	3 years, 1 day
12	General Jehangir Karamat NI(M), TBt	12 January 1996	6 October 1998	9 years, 53 days
13	General Pervez Musharraf NI(M), TBt	6 October 1998	29 November 2007	9 years, 53 days
14	General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani NI(M), HI(C)	29 November 2007	29 November 2013	6 years, 0 Days
15	General Raheel Sharif NI(M), HI(M)	29 November 2013	29 November 2016	3 years, 0 Days
16	General Qamar Javed Bajwa NI(M), HI(M)	29 November 2016	24 November 2022	5 years, 360 days
17	General Asim Munir (general) HI(M)	29 November 2022	Incumbent	-