Pakistan has had 10 honorable four-star rank Army Generals appointed as Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan since from 1972 till present (2022).
The designation was created from the previous title ‘Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army’.
List of Chief of Army Staff
Following are the Chief of Army staff of Pakistan till date:
1. Tikka Khan
Gen. Tikka Khan was the first ever Army official, to obtain the title of Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan (COAS).
Appointment Date: 3 March 1972
Left Office: 1st March 1976
Time in office: 3 years, 364 days
Decorations: Hilal-i-Juraat, Nishan-e-Pakistan
2. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq
Appointment Date: 1 March 1976
Left Office: 17 August 1988
Time in Office: 12 years, 169 days
3. Mirza Aslam Baig
Appointment Date: 17 August 1988
Left Office: 16 August 1991
Time in Office: 2 years, 364 days
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Basalat
4. Asif Nawaz Janjua
Appointment Date: 16 August 1991
Left Office: 8 January 1993
Time in Office: 1 year, 145 days
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Basalat
5. Abdul Waheed Kakar
Appointment Date: 11 January 1993
Left Office: 12 January 1996
Time in Office: 3 years, 1 day
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Basalat
6. Jehangir Karamat
Appointment Date: 12 January 1996
Left Office: 6 October 1998
Time in Office: 2 years, 267 days
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Basalat
7. Pervez Musharraf
Appointment Date: 6 October 1998
Left Office: 28 November 2007
Time in Office: 9 years, 53 Days
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Basalat
8. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani
Appointment Date: 29 November 2007
Left Office: 29 November 2013
Time in Office: 6 years, 0 days
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilaal-e-Imtiaz
9. Raheel Shareef
Appointment Date: 29 November 2013
Left Office: 29 November 2016
Time in Office: 3 years, 0 days
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilaal-e-Imtiaz
10. Qamar Javed Bajwa
Appointment Date: 29 November 2016
Time in Office: 4 years (till date)
Decorations: Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilaal-e-Imtiaz