General Muhammad Musa

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General Muhammad Musa was a Pakistani military leader who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army during the 1960s and played a central role in directing Pakistan’s forces in the 1965 war against India.

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instanceOf Pakistani general
person
allegiance British Indian Army
Pakistan
appointedBy President Ayub Khan
awardReceived Hilal-e-Jurat
linked to: Hilal-i-Jurat

Nishan-e-Imtiaz
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Second World War
linked to: World War II
countryOfBirth British India
countryOfCitizenship Pakistan
ethnicGroup Hazara
linked to: Hazaras
fieldOfWork military strategy
national defence
genreOfWork military memoir
hasHonorificSuffix HJ
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honorificPrefix General
memberOf Pakistan Army high command
militaryBranch Pakistan Army
militaryRank General
name Muhammad Musa
notableFor command role in the 1965 Indo-Pakistani War
leadership of the Pakistan Army in the 1960s
notableWork My Version
occupation army general
military officer
placeOfBirth Quetta
placeOfDeath Pakistan
positionHeld Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Army
Governor of West Pakistan
precededBy General Ayub Khan
religion Islam
residence Quetta
Rawalpindi
roleInConflict directed Pakistan’s forces in the 1965 war against India
serviceIn British Indian Army
Pakistan Army
succeededBy General Yahya Khan
wrote My Version (memoir)

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 belligerentCommander General Muhammad Musa