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{{Short description|Administrative post of the ministry of defence}}
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The '''Defence Secretary of Pakistan''' is the [[Federal Secretary (Pakistan)| Federal Secretary]] for [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Ministry of Defence]] of Pakistan.<ref>https://www.tribune.com.pk/story/744114/pm-approves-appointment-of-new-defence-secretary%3famp=1</ref>
The '''Defence Secretary of Pakistan''' is the [[Federal Secretary (Pakistan)| Federal Secretary]] for the [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Ministry of Defence]] of Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribune.com.pk/story/744114/pm-approves-appointment-of-new-defence-secretary%3famp=1|title=PM approves appointment of new defence secretary|date=4 August 2014}}</ref>
He is the chief defense advisor to the Prime Minister and Chief or Army Staff of Pakistan. He has powers to order attacks and has power to buy weaponry and machinery.


== List of Defence Secretaries ==
== List of Defence Secretaries ==
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!align=center|Left Office
!align=center|Left Office
|-
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|[[Maj Gen]] [[Iskander Mirza]]
|[[Maj Gen|Maj Gen(R)]] [[Iskander Mirza]]
|October 1947
|October 1947
|May 1954
|May 1954
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|September 1980
|September 1980
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|Maj Gen (R) M Rahim Khan
|Maj Gen (R) [[M. Rahim Khan]]
|November 1980
|November 1980
|December 1985
|December 1985
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|May 2005
|May 2005
|-
|-
|Lt Gen (R) Tariq Waseem Ghazi
|Lt Gen (R) [[Tariq Waseem Ghazi]]
|May 2005
|May 2005
|April 2007
|April 2007
|-
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|Kamran Rasool
|[[Kamran Rasool]]
|April 2007
|April 2007
|November 2008
|November 2008
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|Lt Gen (R) Ikram ul Haq
|Lt Gen (R) Ikram ul Haq
|25 August 2018
|25 August 2018
|25 August 2020
|-
|-
|Lt Gen (R) Mian [[Hilal Hussain]]
|25 August 2020
|August 2022
|-
|Lt Gen (R) [[Hamood Uz Zaman]]
|August 2022
|23 August 2024
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|Maj Gen [[Amer Ashfaq Kayani]]
|23 August 2024
|30 September 2024
|-
|Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Ali <ref>{{Cite web |last=Akbar |first=Naveed |date=2024-09-27 |title=Lt General Muhammad Ali appointed defence secretary |url=https://english.aaj.tv/news/330381412/lt-general-muhammad-ali-appointed-defence-secretary |access-date=2024-09-28 |website=Aaj English TV |language=en}}</ref>
|1 October 2024
|''incumbent''
|}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819190043/http://pakistan.gov.pk/ministries/defence-ministry/images/Pub_YearBook_04-05.doc Ministry of Defence Year Book 2004-2005]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080819190043/http://pakistan.gov.pk/ministries/defence-ministry/images/Pub_YearBook_04-05.doc Ministry of Defence Year Book 2004-2005]


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Latest revision as of 22:40, 22 November 2024

Defence Secretary of Pakistan
Incumbent
Lt Gen(R) Muhammad Ali
Reports toDefence Minister of Pakistan
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
WebsiteMinistry of Defence

The Defence Secretary of Pakistan is the Federal Secretary for the Ministry of Defence of Pakistan.[1]

List of Defence Secretaries

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Ikram ul Haq 2018 Left Office
Maj Gen(R) Iskander Mirza October 1947 May 1954
Akhter Husain June 1954 August 1957
Muhammad Khurshid March 1958 June 1959
S Fida Hussain July 1958 August 1961
Nazir Ahmed August 1961 September 1965
S Fida Hussain September 1965 June 1966
S I Haque June 1966 December 1966
S. Ghias Uddin Ahmed December 1966 August 1973
Maj Gen (R) Fazal Muqeem Khan August 1973 October 1977
Ghulam Ishaq Khan (Secretary General) October 1975 July 1977
Lt Gen Ghulam Jilani Khan (Secretary General) October 1977 April 1980[2]
Rasheed Ud Din Arshad May 1980 September 1980
Maj Gen (R) M. Rahim Khan November 1980 December 1985
Asif Rahim June 1981 June 1984
Aftab Ahmad Khan February 1984 August 1985
Ijlal Haider Zaidi August 1985 November 1989
Salim Abbas Jilani November 1989 November 1996
Hasan Raza Pasha November 1996 May 1997
Lt Gen (R) Iftikhar Ali Khan May 1997 October 1999
Lt Gen (R) Naseem Rana October 1999 March 2001
Lt Gen (R) Hamid Nawaz Khan March 2001 May 2005
Lt Gen (R) Tariq Waseem Ghazi May 2005 April 2007
Kamran Rasool April 2007 November 2008
Lt Gen (R) Syed Athar Ali November 2008 November 2011
Lt Gen (R) Naeem Khalid Lodhi November 2011 January 2012
Nargis Sethi January 2012 July 2012
Lt Gen (R) Asif Yaseen Malik July 2012 August 2014
Lt Gen (R) Alam Khattak August 2014 August 2016
Maj Gen Muhammad Abid Nazir (Acting) August 2016 August 2016
Lt Gen (R) Zamir ul Hassan Shah 26 August 2016 24 August 2018
Lt Gen (R) Ikram ul Haq 25 August 2018 25 August 2020
Lt Gen (R) Mian Hilal Hussain 25 August 2020 August 2022
Lt Gen (R) Hamood Uz Zaman August 2022 23 August 2024
Maj Gen Amer Ashfaq Kayani 23 August 2024 30 September 2024
Lt Gen (R) Muhammad Ali [3] 1 October 2024 incumbent

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PM approves appointment of new defence secretary". 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ Hasan Akhtar 'Pakistan Army hierarchy switch by President Zia' in The Times, issue 60608 dated April 23, 1980, p. 6, col. B
  3. ^ Akbar, Naveed (2024-09-27). "Lt General Muhammad Ali appointed defence secretary". Aaj English TV. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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