Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | |
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صدرنشین مجلسِ مشترکہَ رؤسائے افواجِ پاکستان | |
Four-star officer | |
Status | Leader of the Armed Forces, Highest ranking military officer |
Abbreviation | CJCSC |
Member of | |
Reports to | Muhammad Sharif |
Deputy | Vice Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee |
The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) (
Even as the Principal Staff Officer (PSO), the Chairman does not have any authority over the command of the combatant forces.
The Chairman's mandate is to transmit
The post of CJCSC was created by former Prime minister of Pakistan
Appointment preferences
Despite the post of the chairmanship is bound constitutionally for the rotation, the army generals are strongly preferred for such post, despite coming short of their qualifications, by the civilian prime ministers in a view of stabilizing the civil military relations.[5]: 229 [6]: 426–427
Unlike the American system where the balance is made between the branches of the
In 1999,
The
Seniority in Navy's Candidacy for Chairman joint chiefs | Eventual Appointment for Chairman joint chiefs from Army | Year Zone of appointment |
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Adm. Fasih Bokhari | Lt-Gen. Pervez Musharraf |
1999 |
Adm. Shahid Karim-ullah | Lt-Gen. Ehsan ul Haq | 2006 |
Adm. Noman Bashir | Lt-Gen. K. Shamim Wynne | 2011 |
Adm. Asif Sandila | Lt-Gen. Rashad Mahmood | 2014 |
Due to such preferential treatments given to army department, the retired admirals have given a strong criticism of such criterion, expressing their dissatisfaction towards the appointment processes.[14]
List of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
No. | Portrait | Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Prime Minister |
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1 | Muhammad Shariff NI(M), SI(M) (1921–1999) | General1 March 1976 | 22 January 1977 | 327 days | Pakistan Army | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | |
2 | 22 January 1977 | 13 April 1980 | 3 years, 82 days | Pakistan Navy | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | ||
3 | Iqbal Khan NI(M), SBt (1924–2000) | General13 April 1980 | 22 March 1984 | 3 years, 344 days | Pakistan Army | 1977 – 1985 | None|
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6 | Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), SBt (born 1934) | Admiral10 November 1988 | 17 August 1991 | 2 years, 280 days | Pakistan Navy | Benazir Bhutto | |
7 | Shamim Allam NI(M), SJ, SBt (1937–2021) | General17 August 1991 | 9 November 1994 | 3 years, 84 days | Pakistan Army | Nawaz Sharif | |
8 | Feroz Khan NI(M), SBt (1939–2021) | Air Chief Marshal10 November 1994 | 9 November 1997 | 2 years, 364 days | Pakistan Air Force | Benazir Bhutto | |
9 | Jehangir Karamat NI(M), SBt (born 1941) | General9 November 1997 | 7 October 1998 | 332 days | Pakistan Army | Nawaz Sharif | |
10 | 7 October 1998 | 7 October 2001 | 3 years | Pakistan Army | Nawaz Sharif | ||
11 | Aziz Khan NI(M), SBt (born 1947) | General7 October 2001 | 7 October 2004 | 3 years | Pakistan Army | Zafarullah Khan Jamali | |
12 | Ehsan ul Haq NI(M) (born 1949) | General7 October 2004 | 7 October 2007 | 3 years | Pakistan Army | Shaukat Aziz | |
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- | Ashfaq Parvez Kayani NI(M), HI(M) (born 1952) Acting | General8 October 2013 | 27 November 2013 | 50 days | Pakistan Army | Nawaz Sharif | |
15 | Rashad Mahmood NI(M) (born 1953) | General27 November 2013 | 28 November 2016 | 3 years, 1 day | Pakistan Army | Nawaz Sharif | |
16 | Zubair Hayat NI(M) (born 1960) | General28 November 2016 | 27 November 2019 | 2 years, 364 days | Pakistan Army | Nawaz Sharif Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Imran Khan | |
17 | Nadeem Raza HI(M) (born 1965) | General27 November 2019 | 27 November 2022 | 3 years | Pakistan Army | Imran Khan Shehbaz Sharif | |
18 | Sahir Shamshad Mirza NI(M), HI(M) | General27 November 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 146 days | Pakistan Army | Shehbaz Sharif |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Branch of Service
- Army - 14
- Navy - 2
- Air Force - 1
See also
- Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
- Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan)
- Grade 22
- Chief of Air Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of General Staff (Pakistan)
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Navy
Notes
- ^ General Sharif resigned in 1977 after the coup but had been ineffective from his duty as early as 22 January 1977. Admiral M.S. Khan filled his position on several occasion. General Sharif's resignation was not approved until March 1979.
References
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- ^ "Nawaz meets Kayani; appointment of new CJCSC discussed". DAWN.COM. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "CJCSC headhunt: Names shortlisted for Gen Wynne's replacement | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ "Remembering Our Warriors - Vice Admiral Tasneem". 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ Standard, Manila (17 March 1987). Pakistan Retires Two Generals. Manila Standard.