# Chief of the Serbian General Staff

The Chief of the Serbian Armed Forces General Staff (Serbian: Начелник Генералштаба Војске Србије, romanized: Načelnik Generalštaba Vojske Srbije) is the principal head of the Serbian Armed Forces. The Chief of the Serbian General Staff is appointed by the President of the Republic, who is the commander-in-chief.
The incumbent Chief of the General Staff is General Milan Mojsilović. He was appointed by President Aleksandar Vučić on 14 September 2018.
The Deputy Chief of the General Staff is simultaneously the Joint Operations Commander in peacetime. The incumbent Joint Operations Commander is Lt. Col. General Petar Cvetković.

## List of chiefs of the general staff

For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.
| No. | Chief of the General Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Commander-in-Chief |
| Principality of Serbia ||||||||
| 1 | Zach, FrantišekGeneral František Zach (1807–1892) | 1876 | 1877 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV |
| – | Dragašević, JovanLieutenant Colonel Jovan Dragašević (1836–1915) Acting | 1877 | 1878 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV |
| – | Protić, KostaGeneral Kosta Protić (1831–1892) Acting | 1878 | 1879 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV |
| 2 | Lešjanin, MilojkoGeneral Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | 1879 | 1880 | 0–1 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV |
| – | Andjelković, JovanGeneral Jovan Andjelković (1840–1885) Acting | 1880 | 1882 | 1–2 years | Army of the Principality of Serbia | Milan Obrenović IV |
| Kingdom of Serbia ||||||||
| (2) | Lešjanin, MilojkoGeneral Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | 1882 | 1885 | 2–3 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I |
| (2) | Lešjanin, MilojkoGeneral Milojko Lešjanin (1830–1896) | 1886 | 1888 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I |
| 3 | Mišković, JovanGeneral Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | 1888 | 1890 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Milan I Alexander I |
| – | Putnik, RadomirColonel Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) Acting | 1890 | 1892 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I |
| (3) | Mišković, JovanGeneral Jovan Mišković (1844–1908) | 1893 | 1896 | 2–3 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I |
| – | Atanacković, JovanGeneral Jovan Atanacković (1848–1921) Acting | 1897 | 1898 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I |
| 4 | Cincar-Marković, DimitrijeGeneral Dimitrije Cincar-Marković (1849–1903) | 1901 | 1902 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I |
| – | Nešić, SvetozarColonel Svetozar T. Nešić (1851–1927) Acting | 1902 | 1903 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Alexander I |
| 5 | Putnik, RadomirGeneral Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | 1903 | 1904 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| – | Mišić, ŽivojinColonel Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) Acting | 1904 | 1904 | 0 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| (5) | Putnik, RadomirGeneral Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | 1904 | 1905 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| – | Mašin, AleksandarColonel Aleksandar Mašin (1857–1910) Acting | 1905 | 1906 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| – | Bojović, PetarColonel Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | 1906 | 1908 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| (5) | Putnik, RadomirGeneral (when appointed) Field Marshal (since 20 October 1912) Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) | 1908 | 8 December 1915 | 6–7 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| – | Bojović, PetarGeneral Petar Bojović (1858–1945) Acting | 8 December 1915 | 1916 | 0–1 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| 6 | Bojović, PetarGeneral Petar Bojović (1858–1945) | 1916 | 1 July 1918 | 1–2 years | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| 7 | Mišić, ŽivojinField Marshal Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) | 1 July 1918 | 1 December 1918 | 153 days | Royal Serbian Army | Peter I |
| Republic of Serbia ||||||||
| 8 | Ponoš, ZdravkoLt. Col. General Zdravko Ponoš (born 1962) | 4 June 2006 | 30 December 2008 | 2 years, 209 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić |
| – | Miletić, MilojeLt. Col. General Miloje Miletić (born 1953) Acting | 30 December 2008 | 15 February 2009 | 47 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić |
| 9 | Miletić, MilojeGeneral Miloje Miletić (born 1953) | 15 February 2009 | 12 December 2011 | 2 years, 300 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić |
| 10 | Diković, LjubišaLt. Col. General (when appointed) General (since 13 February 2013) Ljubiša Diković (born 1960) | 12 December 2011 | 14 September 2018 | 6 years, 276 days | Serbian Army | Boris Tadić Tomislav Nikolić Aleksandar Vučić |
| 11 | Mojsilović, MilanLt. Col. General (when appointed) General (since 23 April 2019) Milan Mojsilović (born 1967) | 14 September 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 53 days | Serbian Army | Aleksandar Vučić |