Muhammad Musa (general)

Muhammad Musa Khan
HPk  HJ  HQA  MBE
4th Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
In office
27 October 1958 – 17 September 1966
PresidentAyub Khan
Preceded byAyub Khan
Succeeded byYahya Khan
4th Governor of West Pakistan
In office
18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969
PresidentAyub Khan
Preceded byAmir Mohammad
Succeeded byYusuf Haroon
10th Governor of Balochistan
In office
17 December 1985 – 12 March 1991
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Zia-ul-Haq
Prime MinisterMuhammad Junejo
Benazir Bhutto
Nawaz Sharif
Preceded byGul Jogezai
Succeeded byLieutenant General K. K. Afridi
President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation
In office
1960–1966
Preceded byNaseer Ahmad
Succeeded byNur Khan
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Musa

(1908-10-20)20 October 1908
Quetta, Baluchistan, British India
Died12 March 1991(1991-03-12) (aged 82)
Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan
Resting placeMashhad
Nationality
Political partyIndependent
Pakistan Muslim League (1985–91)
RelationsSardar Mehdi Hassan Musa, (Minister Irrigation & Power Balochistan 2002) grandson
Children5
Parent
Alma mater
OccupationMilitary officer
Politician
Military service
Allegiance
(1947–1966)
Branch/service
Years of service1926–1966
Rank General
Unit 4th Hazara Pioneers
Frontier Force Regiment
Commands
Battles/wars
Awards Hilal-e-Pakistan
Hilal-e-Jurat
Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Order of British Empire
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General Muhammad Musa Khan HPk HJ HQA MBE (Urdu: محمد موسی خان; 20 October 1908 – 12 March 1991) was a Pakistani senior military officer who served as the 4th Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966, under president Ayub Khan. Following his tenure as C-in-C of the Army, he later became a politician.

Gaining commission as a Second lieutenant in the British Indian Army, Khan served with distinction in the Burma and North African campaigns as part of the Allied effort in World War II. Following the Partition of India in 1947, he opted for the Dominion of Pakistan, subsequently transferring his military service to the newly created Pakistan Army. He led a brigade against India during the First Kashmir War in 1947–1948, and eventually ascended the ranks to become the C-in-C of the Army after the 1958 coup d'état. Khan gained notability and public fame throughout Pakistan when he was in command of the Pakistan Army during the Second Kashmir War with India in 1965.

Khan retired shortly after the 1965 war and embarked on a career in national politics, after which he was appointed to serve as the Governor of West Pakistan, a position he held from 1966 to 1969. In 1985, he was appointed as the Governor of Balochistan and remained in office until his death in 1991.