Muhammad Musa (general)

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Mohammad Musa Khan (20 December 1908 — 12 March 1991) was a Pakistani four-star general who served as the fourth Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army from 1958 to 1966, for most of the regime of President Ayub Khan. He was then appointed Governor of West Pakistan by President Ayub and served from 1966 to 1969. He was appointed as the 10th Governor of Balochistan in 1985 and died in office in 1991. 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...

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