Master-General of Ordnance (Pakistan) explained

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

width=1% Term width=10% Namewidth=10% Took officewidth=10% Left officewidth=10% Tenure
1Major General
A. Whiteside
November 1947[2] 11 February 1951
2Major General
Syed Shahid Hamid
12 February 1951[3] December 1956
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4Major General
Fazal Muqeem Khan,
12 November 1959[4] 15 June 1961
5Major General
Sayad Ghawas,
16 June 1961[5] 31 March 1966
6Major General
Khwaja Wasiuddin,
1 April 1966[6] --

Notes and References

  1. Book: Area Handbook for Pakistan. 1965. 545. U.S. Government Printing Office .
  2. Book: The Army List. 1949. 63. H.M. Stationery Office .
  3. Book: The Army List. 1952. 112. H.M. Stationery Office .
  4. Book: The Army List. 1960. 123. H.M. Stationery Office .
  5. Book: The Army List. 124. 1962. H.M. Stationery Office .
  6. Book: The Army List. 99. 1969. H.M. Stationery Office .