Musa Khan

Date of Birth:	20th Oct. 1908
Date of Death:	12th March 1991
Chief of the Army Staff
Tenure Order:	4th Army Staff Chief
Held Office:	1958 - 1969
Governor:	West Pakistan and Baluchistan Musas book of poems This image is a book cover. ...
Author of:	"My Version" – "Jawan to General"

General Musa Khan Hazara was the Chief of Pakistan's Army Staff. He succeeded Field Marshal Ayub Khan, who assumed Presidency of Pakistan. This article is about a Pakistani military officer. ...

He was the eldest son of Sardar Yazdan Khan, born in a Hazara family in Quetta, He used to belong to the sardar family of hazara tribe in Afghanistan. Balochistan, Pakistan. He was a Naik (Junior Officer) in Hazara Pioneers and went to the Indian Military Academy in Dehra Dun as a cadet and graduated with the first batch of the Indian commissioned officers. He was posted to the 6th Royal Battalion,the 13th Frontier Force Rifles as a Platoon Commander in 1936. He took part in the Waziristan Operations in 1936-1938 and in World War II, where he served in North Africa. He served with distinction in the Pakistani Army and rose to the rank of the commander in chief of Pakistan Armed Forces during President Mohammad Ayub Khan’s regime (1958-1969). The Hazara are an ethnic group of mostly Mongolian origin who reside mainly in the central Afghanistan mountain region, called Hazarajat or Hazaristan, and speak the Hazaragi dialect. ... Quetta (Urdu: کوئٹہ) is the capital of the province Balochistan in Pakistan. ... The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) (Urdu: بلوچستان) in Pakistan is the largest in the country by geographical area. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Waziristan location map A flag used by a resistance movement in Waziristan against the British during the 1930s, with the Takbir written on it. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...  Northern Africa (UN subregion)  geographic, including above North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...

After Gen. Musa retired from the army, President Ayub Khan appointed him as the Governor of West Pakistan from 1967 to 1969. After serving for a few years, he retired and settled in Karachi. In 1987, he was once again involved in politics. He was appointed Governor of the Balochistan Province by the then President General Zia-ul-Haq. In Balochistan, Governor; General (Retd) Musa dissolved the provincial assembly in December 1988. However, the Balochistan High Court restored the assembly amid public condemnation of Governor's move. The step towards dissovling the assembly was believed to have been taken with the consent of the President and Prime Minister. Are you kidding?, this is solid truth here, nothing escapes the eyes of Gov!!!, not even. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Karachi (Urdu: كراچى, Sindhi: ڪراچي) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the most populated city in Pakistan, sometimes known as the City of Light and the City of Quaid (شہرِ قائد), after Muhammad Ali Jinnah the founder of Pakistan. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Are you kidding?, this is solid truth here, nothing escapes the eyes of Gov!!!, not even. ... The province of Balochistan (or Baluchistan) (Urdu: بلوچستان) in Pakistan is the largest in the country by geographical area. ... Gen. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

General Mohammed Musa commanded the Army in the 1965 India - Pakistan War, and had overall responsibility for operations throughout the conflict. As Army Chief, he was critisized for not anticipating an assualt across the international border. However he was given credit for blunting the Indian offensive towards Sialkot during the Battle of Chawinda. He has narrated the events and experiences of the war in his book "My Version". In the book he has given accounts of the secret war that was going on in Kashmir between the two countries, long before the real war actual began.

General Musa was a simple man. He gave his opinion, then did not make it a matter of pride and remained quiet.

General Musa Khan is the author of his autobiography, Jawan to General in which he describes his lifetime experiences from a simple foot-soldier rising to become a general.

He died on 12 March 1991 in Quetta.