Vice Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)

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Vice chief of the Army Staff
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Last VCOAS
General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

8 October 2007 – 28 November 2007
TypeSecond in command of Pakistan army
StatusAbolished
AbbreviationVCOAS
Reports to Chief of the Army Staff
Term length 3 years,
Renewable once
Formation25 March 1969;54 years ago (1969-03-25)
First holderGeneral Abdul Hamid Khan
Final holderGeneral Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Abolished28 November 2007;15 years ago (2007-11-28)
Deputy Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (Abolished)

The Vice chief of the 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 the 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. [1] The post is now obsolete and no longer in existence with the army – the Chief of the General Staff now serves as the second-in-command in the army leadership. [2]

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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." [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. [1] The post of the vice army chief is a very senior position and the appointment holder is a four-star general.

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 post of Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Army. General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani was the last vice chief of army staff till date.

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officeUnit of commissionRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
General
Abdul Hamid Khan HQA , SPk
(1917–1984)
25 March 196920 December 19712 years, 270 days 10th Baloch
1General
Sawar Khan NI(M)
(1924–2023)
13 April 198022 March 19843 years, 344 days 1st (SP) Med Regt Arty (FF) [3] [4]
2 Khalid Mahmud Arif.jpg General
Khalid Mahmud Arif NI(M) , SBt
(1930–2020)
23 March 198429 March 19873 years, 6 days 11th Cavalry (FF) [5] [6]
3 Gen Mirza Aslam Beg visiting Pakistan Army Unit (cropped).jpg General
Mirza Aslam Beg NI(M) , SBt
(born 1931)
29 March 198717 August 19881 year, 141 days 16th Baloch [7]
4General
Yusaf Khan NI(M)
(born 1948)
8 October 20016 October 20042 years, 364 days Guides Cavalry [8]
5General
Ahsan Saleem Hayat NI(M)
(born 1948)
7 October 20047 October 20073 years, 0 days 33rd Cavalry [9] [10]
6 Ashfaq Parvez Kayani-2009.jpg General
Ashfaq Parvez Kayani NI(M) , HI(M)
(born 1952)
8 October 200728 November 200752 days 5th Baloch [7]

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