Musa Khan

Muhammad Musa
Governor of Balochistan
In office 17 December 1985 – 12 March 1991
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Zia-ul-Haq
Prime Minister	Muhammad Junejo Benazir Bhutto Navaz Sharif
Preceded by	Gul Jogezai
Succeeded by	Lieutenant General K. K. Afridi
Governor of West Pakistan
In office 18 September 1966 – 20 March 1969
President	Ayub Khan
Preceded by	Amir Mohammad
Succeeded by	Yusuf Haroon
Army Commander in Chief
In office 27 October 1958 – 17 June 1966
Preceded by	General Ayub Khan
Succeeded by	General Yahya Khan
President of the Pakistan Hockey Federation
In office 1960–1966
Preceded by	Naseer Ahmad
Succeeded by	Air Mrshl Nur Khan
Personal details
Born	Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara (1908-10-20)20 October 1908 Quetta, Baluchistan, British India
Died	12 March 1991(1991-03-12) (aged 82) Quetta, Balochistan Province, Pakistan
Resting place	Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan, Iran
Citizenship	British Subject (1908–1947) Pakistan (1947–1991)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Independent Pakistan Muslim League (1985–91)
Father	Yazdan Khan
Relatives	Yazdan Khan
Alma mater	Indian Military Academy Command and Staff College Imperial Defence College
Occupation	Politician
Civilian awards	Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam Hilal-e-Pakistan
Military service
Service/branch	British Indian Army (1935–1947)  Pakistan Army (1947–1976)
Years of service	1926–1966
Rank	General
Unit	4th Hazara Pioneers, FF Regiment
Commands	Chief of Staff, Army GHQ 14th Infantry Division 8th Infantry Division
Battles/wars	World War II Waziristan campaign Burma campaign North African campaign Indo-Pakistan War of 1947 Indo-Pakistan War of 1965
Military awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz Hilal-i-Jurat Order of the British Empire

World War II

General Muhammad Musa Khan Hazara (Urdu:محمد موسى خان; October 20, 1908– March 12, 1991), HPk, HQA, HI, HJ, MBE, was a four-star rank army general, politician, and the Commander in Chief of Pakistan Army, serving under President Ayub Khan from 1958 until 1966.

Gaining commission as an officer in the British Indian Army, he served with distinction in the World War II on the side of United Kingdom and opted for Pakistan as an aftermath of partition of British India in 1947. He served to command the combat brigades in war with India over Kashmir in 1947 and eventually ascended as the Commander in Chief after the military martial law enforced in 1958. He earned notability and public fame when he commanded the Pakistan Army after the second war with India in 1965.

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