Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee - wikipedia Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee CJCSC Incumbent General Zubair Mahmood Hayat since November 28, 2016 Ministry of Defence Member of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Reports to Prime Minister of Pakistan Seat Joint Staff Headquarters Rawalpindi, Pakistan Nominator The Prime Minister Appointer The President Term length 3 years renewable once Precursor Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy Formation 1 March 1976 First holder General Muhammad Sharif Deputy DG Joint Staff The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee ( CJCSC ) is, in principle, the highest - ranking and senior most military officer, typically at four - star rank, in the Pakistan Armed Forces who serves as a principal military adviser to the civilian government led by elected Prime minister of Pakistan and his / her National Security Council. The role of advisement is also extended to the elected members in the bicameral Parliament and the Ministry of Defence. The Chairman leads the meetings and coordinates the combined efforts of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee ( JCSC ), comprising the Chairman, the Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Air Staff and the Chief of Naval Staff, Commandant of Marines, DG Strategic Plans Division, and commanders of the service branches in the paramilitary command. Even as the Principal Staff Officer ( PSO ), the Chairman does not have any authority over the command of the combatant forces. The individual service chiefs are solely responsible for the coordination and logistics of the armed and combatant forces. Due to this constraint, the chiefs of army, air force, navy and marines are much in command and control of their respected commands. The Chairman 's mandate is to transmit strategic communications to the combatant commanders from the Prime minister and President as well as allocate additional funding to the combatant commanders if necessary. The Chairman is nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister ; and is finally confirmed by the President. Unlike United States 's Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the appointment of Chairman does not need confirmation via majority vote by the Parliament. Though, the appointment needs confirmation from the Prime minister. By statute, the Chairman is appointed as a four - star general, four - star air chief marshal and / or four star admiral. By law required, all four - star officers are required to have vast experience in joint uniformed services of Pakistan during their 40 - year - long military careers. The post of CJCSC was created by former Prime minister of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in March 1976, and the first Chairman was four star rank officer, General Muhammad Shariff. The current holder of the office is General Zubair Mahmood Hayat appointed in 2016. Contents 1 Appointment preferences 2 List of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee 3 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Branch of Service 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Appointment preferences Main articles : Revolt of the Admiral Bokhari, 1999 Pakistani coup d'état, Interservice rivalry, Institutional discrimination, and Army vs. Navy Despite the post of the chairmanship is bound constitutionally for the rotation, the army generals are strongly preferred for such post, despite coming short of their qualifications, by the civilian prime ministers in a view of stabilizing the civil military relations. Unlike the American system where the balance is made between the branches of the U.S. military, the majority of the chairmen are appointed from the department of the army, superseding the officers in the navy, marines, and the air force. In 1999, Prime Minister Sharif notably refused to appoint the senior most officer, Admiral Fasih Bokhari, to such post in favor of appointing junior-most officer, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. This action of Prime Minister Sharif led towards Adm. Bokhar revolting against this decision in public in 1999, creating strain in the relation between the civilian government and the military. The four - star admirals in the Pakistan Navy have been notably superseded by the junior army officers, in instances took place in 2005 when Adm. Karim was superseded by junior-most Lt - Gen. Ehsan ul Haq and, in 2011 when Adm. Numan was bypassed in favor of Lt - Gen. Wynne. Due to such preferential treatments, the retired admirals have given a strong criticism of such criterion, expresseing their dissatisfaction towards the appointment processes. List of Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee List of Chairmen Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee No. Image Name Branch Term of Office Prime Minister Began Ended Honors 1. General Muhammad Shariff Pakistan Army 1 March 1976 22 January 1977 NI ( m ), SI ( m ) Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 2. Admiral Mohammad Sharif Pakistan Navy 22 January 1977 13 April 1980 NI ( M ), HI ( M ), SI ( M ), LM, HJ, SJ, SK Zulfikar Ali Bhutto 3. General Iqbal Khan Pakistan Army 13 April 1980 22 March 1984 NI ( M ), SBt. 4. General Rahimuddin Khan Pakistan Army 22 March 1984 29 March 1987 NI ( M ), SBt. Muhammad Junejo 5. General Akhtar Abdur Rahman Pakistan Army 29 March 1987 17 August 1988 NI ( M ), SBt. Muhammad Junejo 6. Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey Pakistan Navy 10 November 1988 17 August 1991 NI ( M ), HI ( M ), SI ( M ), SBt Benazir Bhutto 7. General Shamim Allam Pakistan Army 17 August 1991 9 November 1994 NI ( M ), SJ, SBt Nawaz Sharif 8. Air Chief Marshal Feroz Khan Pakistan Air Force 10 November 1994 9 November 1997 NI ( M ) SBt Benazir Bhutto 9. General Jehangir Karamat Pakistan Army 9 November 1997 7 October 1998 LOM, NI ( M ), SBt Nawaz Sharif 10. General Pervez Musharraf Pakistan Army 7 October 1998 7 October 2001 NI ( M ), TBt Nawaz Sharif 11. General Aziz Khan Pakistan Army 7 October 2001 7 October 2004 NI ( M ), SBt 12. General Ehsan ul Haq Pakistan Army 7 October 2004 7 October 2007 NI ( M ) Shaukat Aziz 13. General Tariq Majid Pakistan Army 7 October 2007 7 October 2010 NI ( m ), HI ( m ), LDH, OAS, LOM ( Turkey ) 14. General K. Shamim Wynne Pakistan Army 8 October 2010 8 October 2013 NI ( m ) Yousaf Raza Gillani 15. General Rashad Mahmood Pakistan Army 27 November 2013 28 November 2016 NI ( m ) Nawaz Sharif 16. General Zubair Hayat Pakistan Army 28 November 2016 Present NI ( m ) Nawaz Sharif Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by Branch of Service Car used by Chairman Joint Chiefs with the flag and star plate Army - 13 Navy - 2 Air Force - 1 See also Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Chief of Army Staff ( Pakistan ) Chief of Air Staff ( Pakistan ) Chief of Naval Staff ( Pakistan ) Chief of General Staff ( Pakistan ) References Jump up ^ USA, IBP ( 2009 ). `` Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee ''. Pakistan Air Force Handbook : Strategic Information and Contacts ( google books ) ( 3rd ed. ). Islamabad : Lulu.com. p. 222. ISBN 9781438737027. Jump up ^ Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal ( 2002 ). The armed forces of Pakistan ( 1st ed. ). New York : New York University Press. p. 200. ISBN 9780814716335. Retrieved 30 December 2017. Jump up ^ Rizvi, H. ( 2000 ). `` Civilian interlude ''. Military, State and Society in Pakistan ( googlebooks ) ( 1st ed. ). New York, U.S. : Springer. p. 295. ISBN 9780230599048. Retrieved 30 December 2017. ^ Jump up to : Rizvi, H. ( 2000 ). `` Civilian Interlude ''. Military, State and Society in Pakistan ( google books ). U.K. : Springer. p. 300. ISBN 9780230599048. Retrieved 2 January 2018. Jump up ^ http://dawn.com/news/1058927/raheel-sharif-being-appointed-new-army-chief Jump up ^ Shafqat, Saeed ( 1997 ). Civil - military relations in Pakistan : from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to Benazir Bhutto. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press. ISBN 9780813388090. Jump up ^ Nawaz, Shuja. Crossed Swords : Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195476606. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ Dogar, PA, Brig. Yakob Ali ( January 1999 ). `` Pakistan 's Higher Defence Organization ''. www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad, Pakistan : defence Journal, Ali. Retrieved 2 January 2018. Jump up ^ Siddiqi, MA ( 8 September 2017 ). `` Only PM to choose 30 % of Pakistan 's army chiefs ''. The Friday Times. The Friday Times. Retrieved 2 January 2018. Jump up ^ Staff Correspondents, et.al. ( 3 October 2004 ). `` New JCSC chief, VCOAS appointed ''. DAWN.COM. Dawn newspapers, Staff 2004. Dawn Newspapers. Retrieved 10 January 2017. Jump up ^ Maverick Pakistan release. `` Navy chief to command Pakistani military ''. Maverick Pakistan release. Retrieved 11 March 2013. Jump up ^ Amin, A.H ( May 2001 ). `` Remembering Our Warriors -- Vice Admiral Tasneem ''. www.defencejournal.com. Islamabad, Pakistan : Defence Journal, Amin. Retrieved 18 August 2017. Jump up ^ Gen. Sharif resigned in 1977 after the coup but had been ineffective from his duty as early as 22 January 1977. Adm. M.S. Khan filled his position on several occasion. General Sharif 's resignation was not approved until March 1979. Jump up ^ Gen. Mahmood appointed in this post on 27 November 2013. The position was chaired by Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kayani as an acting. He was not appointed in this position. 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Question: chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee (cjcsc) of pakistan is
Answer: General Zubair Mahmood Hayat