Chief of the Serbian General Staff

Coat of Arms of the Chief of the General Staff of Serbia

The Chief of the General Staff (Serbian language: Начелник Генералштаба / Načelnik Generalštaba) is the chief of the General Staff and Serbian Armed Forces. The chief of staff is appointed by the head-of-state (president), who is the commander-in-chief. The position dates back to the Principality of Serbia. The current Chief of the General Staff is General Ljubiša Diković.

Chiefs of the General Staff (1876-1918)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	František Zach		1807–1892	General	1876	1877
	Jovan Dragašević		1836–1915	General Staff Colonel	1877	1878	Acting Chief of the General Staff
	Kosta Protić		1831–1892	General	1878	1879	Acting Chief of the General Staff
2	Milojko Lešjanin		1830–1896	General	1879	1880
	Jovan Anđelković		1840–1885	General	1880	1882	Acting Chief of the General Staff
3	Milojko Lešjanin		1830–1896	General	1882	1885
(3)	Milojko Lešjanin		1830–1896	General	1886	1888
4	Jovan Mišković		1844–1908	General	1888	1890
5	Radomir Putnik		1847–1917	General Staff Colonel	1890	1892
(4)	Jovan Mišković		1844–1908	General	1893	1896
	Jovan Atanacković		1848–1921	General	1897	1898	Acting Chief of the General Staff
6	Dimitrije Cincar-Marković		1849–1903	General	1901	1902
	Svetozar Nešić		1851–1927	General Staff Colonel	1902	1903	Acting Chief of the General Staff
(5)	Radomir Putnik		1847–1917	General	1903	1905
7	Aleksandar Mašin		1857–1910	General Staff Colonel	1905	1906
	Petar Bojović		1858–1945	General Staff Colonel	1906	1908	Acting Chief of the General Staff
(5)	Radomir Putnik		1847–1917	General / Vojvoda	1908	1912	Promoted to Vojvoda on October 20, 1912
(5)	Radomir Putnik		1847–1917	Vojvoda (Field Marshal)	1913	1915
8	Petar Bojović		1858–1945	General	1916	1918	Acting Chief of the General Staff (1915–1916)
9	Živojin Mišić		1855–1921	Vojvoda (Field Marshal)	1918	1918	Continue as Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia

For period from 1918 to 2006, see Chief of the General Staff of Yugoslavia.

Chiefs of the General Staff (2006-Present)

#	Name	Image	Born–Died	Rank	Start	End	Note
1	Zdravko Ponoš		1962–	Lt. General	June 4, 2006	December 30, 2008	Dismissed by President Boris Tadić over dispute with Minister of Defence, Dragan Šutanovac
2	Miloje Miletić		1953–	General	December 30, 2008	December 12, 2011	Acting Chief of the General Staff until February 15, 2009
3	Ljubiša Diković		1960–	General	December 12, 2011	Present

See also

• Serbian General Staff

Sources

• Chief of the General Staff: 1876-2000, Ivetić Velimir, Belgrade 2000.