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unusual facts about Chief of General Staff



Hasan Mashhud Chowdhury

After one year, he was appointed as Chief of General Staff and then as Commandant of the National Defence College.

Herzliya Conference

The Herzliya Conference, hosted by the Interdisciplinary Center at Herzliya, is Israel's center stage for the articulation of national policy by its most prominent leaders, including the Israeli President, the Prime Minister, the IDF Chief of General Staff, and the leading contenders for high political office.

Maqsood Ahmad

Ahmad took over the position from his predecessor Lt Gen. Rashad Mahmood, who was posted as the new Chief of General Staff of the Pakistan Army


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1982 Kenyan coup d'état attempt

The putsch was quickly suppressed by forces commanded by Chief of General Staff Mahamoud Mohamed, a veteran Somali military official.

Aftab Ahmad Khan

After various staff appointments in General Headquarters, Rawalpindi, including as Vice Chief of General Staff, Director General Military Training, Research and Development, he commanded a division in Chamb Sector in 1972 followed by taking command of a newly raised X Corps with the rank of Lieutenant General from where he retired after 34 years of service.

Asif Nawaz

At the completion of three-year term of General Mirza Aslam Beg, four generals were in the race to replace him: Lt Gen Shamim Alam Khan, commander XXXI Corps, Bahawalpur; Lt Gen Asif Nawaz, chief of general staff (CGS); Lt Gen Zulfiqar Akhtar Naz commander I Corps, Mangla ; and Lt Gen Hamid Gul, commander II Corps, Multan.

Attaque à outrance

Joseph Joffre, French chief of general staff from 1911 on, had originally adopted the doctrine for the French military and purged the army of 'defensively-minded' commanders.

Jaime Hernández Méndez

Together with General Mejía Víctores as Chief of State and Minister of Defense and General Rodolfo Lobos Zamora as Sub Chief of State and Chief of General Staff of National Defense, General Hernández started the process for the return to democracy with elections for a Constituent Assembly in 1984 followed with free general elections in 1985.

James Hoth Mai

Formally Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, then Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, he preplaced Oyay Deng Ajak as Chief of General Staff in May 2009.

Kim Jong-gak

General Kim Jong-gak was seen as one of the next generations of KPA leaders, along with Chief of General Staff Ri Yong-ho, as well as a key asset to Kim Jong-un's rise to power.

Sarıkız, Ayışığı, Yakamoz and Eldiven

The current commander of the Land Forces (Gen. Aytaç Yalman) told me how Eruygur is digging a pit for (Chief of General Staff Gen.) Yaşar (Büyükanıt).