| Pakistan Army Engineer-in-Chief | |
Incumbent: Lieutenant-General Najib Ullah Khan | |
| First | General Muhammad Anwar Khan |
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| Formation | August 1947 |
| Website | Official Website |
Engineer-in-Chief or E-in-C, is a Colonel Commandant of the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, Frontier Works Organisation and the Military Engineering Services of Pakistan. In the Pakistan Army, the Engineer-in-Chief is a chief engineer and topographer of the Army and currently holds the rank of Lieutenant General, advises the Pakistan Army in matters of science, engineering, and technology.[1] Lieutenant-General Najib Ullah Khan is a current E-in-C of Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, Military Engineering Service, and Frontier Works Organisation. The Engineer-in-Chief commands the Corps of Engineers, Pakistan Army and other military engineering and maintenance corps of the Army. As a senior commander and senior staff officer at the Army General Headquarters (GHQ), the Engineer-in-Chief advises the Army on science and engineering matters and serves as the Army's topographer. The E-in-C also serves as the proponent for real estate and other science and engineering programs of the Army. As commander of the Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers, the Engineer-in-Chief leads a major Army Engineering command in civil and military infrastructure programs. This office defines policy and guidance and plans direction for the organizations within the Corps.
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| Rank | Lieutenant General (3-Star) | ||||||||||
| NATO Equivalent | OF-8 | ||||||||||
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Rank Structure and Uniform Insignia[]
| Pakistani Officer Ranks | |||||||||||
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| Rank | Field Marshal (5-Star) | General (4-Star) | Lieutenant General (3-Star) | Major General (2-Star) | Brigadier General (1-Star) | Colonel | Lieutenant Colonel | Major | Captain | Lieutenant | 2nd Lieutenant |
| NATO Equivalent | OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 |
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| Pakistani Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and Enlisted Ranks | |||||||||||
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| Rank | Subedar Major (JCO) | Subedar (JCO) | Naib Subedar (JCO) | Battalion Havildar Major | Battalion Quartermaster Havildar | Company Havildar Major | Company Quartermaster Havildar | Havildar | Naik | Lance Naik | Jawan |
| NATO Equivalent | None | None | None | OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-5/6 | OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-1/2 |
| Uniform Insignia | No Insignia | ||||||||||
Notable Engineer-in-Chief[]
- General Muhammad Anwar Khan
- Lieutenant General Ziauddin Butt
- Brigadier-General Muhammad Sarfaraz
- Lieutenant-General Zahid Ali Akbar Khan
- Lieutenant-General Talat Masood
- Lieutenant-General Javed Nasir
- Lieutenant-General Shahid Niaz
- Lieutenant-General Asif Ali
- Lieutenant-General Taufiq Rafiq
- General Mushtaq Ahmed Gill
Notes[]
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