The Master General of Ordnance (or MGO) of the Pakistan Army is one of the five principal officers assisting the Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army (COAS) in his duties, operating from army headquarters in Rawalpindi. The other principal officers are the Chief of General Staff (CGS); the Quartermaster General (QMG); the Adjutant General (AG); and the Inspector General for Evaluation and Training (IGT&E).[1]
Major General Syed Shahid Hamid was the first native Master General of Ordnance of the Pakistan Army.
Master Generals of Ordnance
edit| Term | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Major General A. Whiteside |
November 1947[2] | 11 February 1951 |
| 2 | Major General Syed Shahid Hamid |
12 February 1951[3] | December 1956 |
| 3 | Major General Mian Ghulam Jilani |
January 1957[4] | December 1957 |
| 4 | Major General Altaf Qadir |
January 1958[4] | November 1959 |
| 5 | Major General Fazal Muqeem Khan SQA |
12 November 1959[5] | 15 June 1961 |
| 6 | Major General Syed Ghawas SQA |
16 June 1961[6] | 31 March 1966 |
| 7 | Major General Khwaja Wasiuddin SPk |
1 April 1966[7] | Unknown |
References
edit- ^ Area Handbook for Pakistan. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1965. p. 545.
- ^ The Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1949. p. 63.
- ^ The Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1952. p. 112.
- ^ a b The Civil and Military Gazette (Lahore). 1957.
- ^ The Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1960. p. 123.
- ^ The Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1962. p. 124.
- ^ The Army List. H.M. Stationery Office. 1969. p. 99.
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