Vice Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
| Vice Chief of the Army Staff | |
|---|---|
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| Typ | Second in command of Pakistan army |
| Status | Abolished |
| Abbreviation | VCOAS |
| Reports to | Chief of the Army Staff |
| Term length | 3 years Renewable once |
| Formation | 25 March 1969 |
| First holder | General Abdul Hamid Khan |
| Final holder | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani |
| Abolished | 28 November 2007 |
The Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS), is the post that is principal deputy and second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Army, reporting under the Chief of Army Staff. The position was created in the existence of army chief is simultaneously the President of Pakistan, having taking over by imposing the martial law against the elected civilian government.: contents [1] The post is now nonexistence and no longer in commission with the army— the Chief of General Staff now serves as the second-in-command in the army leadership.[2]
The function and scope of the vice army chief was to "exercise and perform all the powers and functions vested in the chief of army staff under the law. rules, regulations, orders, and instructions for the time being in the force.": contents [1]
The vice army chiefs are considered to be the principle commander of the army but not altogether, as the vice army chief has to report to the army chief, specifically in taking decisions regarding the promotions.: contents [1] The post of the vice army chief is a very senior position and the appointment holder is a four-star general. To date only one Deputy COAS has been appointed. 3 star General Muzaffar Usmani[3] was appointed as Deputy chief on 3 May 2001 by then Chief executive and COAS General Pervez Musharraf.
List of vice chiefs of army staff
All persons mentioned below have served as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff with distinction of General Abdul Hamid Khan who acted as the 'Chief of Staff' (COS) of the army under General Yahya Khan who was the President of Pakistan and also the holder of the appointment 'C-in-C of the Army'. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was the last vice chief of army staff till date.
| Order | Name | Rank | Photo | Appointment Date | Left Office | Unit of Commission | Decorations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ± | Abdul Hamid Khan | Allgemein | 25 March 1969 | 20 December 1971 | 10th Baloch | HQA, SPk | |
| 1 | Sawar Khan | Allgemein | 13 April 1980 | 23 March 1984 | 1st (SP) Med Regt Arty (FF) | NI(M) | |
| 2 | Khalid Mahmud Arif | Allgemein |  |
22 March 1984 | 29 March 1987 | 11th Cavalry (FF) | NI(M), S Bt |
| 3 | Mirza Aslam Beg | Allgemein | .jpg) |
29 March 1987 | 17 August 1988 | 16th Baloch | NI(M), S Bt |
| 4 | Yusaf Khan | Allgemein | 8 October 2001 | 6 October 2004 | Guides Cavalry | NI(M) | |
| 5 | Ahsan Saleem Hayat | Allgemein | 7 October 2004 | 7 October 2007 | 33rd Cavalry | NI(M) | |
| 6 | Ashfaq Parvez Kayani | Allgemein | |
8 October 2007 | 28 November 2007 | 5th Baloch | NI(M), HI |
See also
References
- ^ a b c Cloughley, Brian (2016). A History of the Pakistan Army: Wars and Insurrections. New York [u.s[: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. ISBN 9781631440397. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ "General's first gambit". The Indian Express. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Muzaffar Usmani "Pakistan: Lt. Gen. Usmani Appointed Deputy Chief Of Army Staff". Arab News. 2 February 2001. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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