Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)
Chief of Naval Staff | |
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رئیسِ عملۂ پاک بحریہ | |
Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy | |
Formation | 3 March 1972 |
First holder | Vice Admiral H. H. Ahmad |
Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
Unofficial names | Naval chief |
Deputy | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
Website | Official website |
The Chief of the Naval Staff (
The Chief of Naval Staff is one of the senior-most appointments in the
The Chief of Naval Staff exercise its responsibility of
In principle, the appointment is constitutionally subjected for three years but extensions may be granted by the President upon recommendations and approvals from the Prime Minister. The Chief of Naval Staff is based on the Navy NHQ, and the current Chief of Naval Staff is Admiral Admiral Naveed Ashraf serving as chief of naval staff, who took over the command as chief of naval staff on 7 October 2023.
History
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The
The post was changed to Commander-in-Chief when Vice-Admiral
The term of the superannuation was then constrained to three years in the office as opposed to four years and was made a permanent member of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee.[9]: 62 Since 1972, there have been 14 four-star rank admirals appointed as chiefs of naval staff by statute. The Prime Minister, with the President's confirmation, approved the nomination and appointment of the Chief of Naval Staff.[11]
The leadership of the navy is based in the
The Chief of Naval Staff exercises its responsibility of completing operational, training and logistics commands.[3]: 92–93 The CNS has several principal staff officers and controls the navy through seven principle staff commands directed by its appointed Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff.[2]
- DCNS Operations
- DCNS Supply
- DCNS Training and Personal
- DCNS Projects
- DCNS Materials
- DCNS Administration
- DCNS Welfare and Housing
The following is a list of Admirals who have served as either Commander-in-Chief or the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.
No. | Portrait | Naval Commander-in-Chief | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch |
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1 | 15 August 1947 | 30 January 1953 | 5 years, 168 days | Royal Navy | ||
2 | 31 January 1953 | 28 February 1959 | 6 years, 28 days | Pakistan Navy | ||
3 | 1 March 1959 | 20 October 1966 | 7 years, 233 days | Pakistan Navy | ||
4 | 20 October 1966 | 31 August 1969 | 2 years, 315 days | Pakistan Navy | ||
5 | 1 September 1969 | 22 December 1971 | 2 years, 112 days | Pakistan Navy |
No. | Portrait | Chief of Naval Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Hasan Hafeez Ahmed TQA (1926–1975) | Vice admiral3 March 1972 | 8 March 1975 † | 3 years, 5 days | |
2 | 23 March 1975 | 21 March 1979 | 3 years, 363 days | ||
3 | Karamat Rahman Niazi NI(M), HI(M), SJ (?–2021) | Admiral22 March 1979 | 23 March 1983 | 4 years, 1 day | |
4 | Tariq Kamal Khan NI(M), SI(M), SBt (born 1930) | Admiral23 March 1983 | 9 April 1986 | 3 years, 17 days | |
5 | Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), SBt (born 1934) | Admiral9 April 1986 | 9 November 1988 | 2 years, 214 days | |
6 | Yastur-ul-Haq Malik NI(M), SBt (born 1933) | Admiral10 November 1988 | 8 November 1991 | 2 years, 363 days | |
7 | Saeed Mohammad Khan NI(M), SBt (1935–2022) | Admiral9 November 1991 | 9 November 1994 | 3 years | |
8 | Mansurul Haq NI(M) (1931–2018) | Admiral10 November 1994 | 1 May 1997 | 2 years, 173 days | |
9 | Fasih Bokhari NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), SBt, SJ (1942–2020) | Admiral2 May 1997 | 2 October 1999 | 2 years, 153 days | |
10 | Abdul Aziz Mirza NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), SBt (born 1943) | Admiral2 October 1999 | 2 October 2002 | 3 years | |
11 | Shahid Karimullah NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M), SJ (born 1948) | Admiral3 October 2002 | 6 October 2005 | 3 years, 4 days | |
12 | Afzal Tahir NI(M), HI(M), SI(M) (born 1949) | Admiral7 October 2005 | 7 October 2008 | 3 years | |
13 | Noman Bashir NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M) | Admiral7 October 2008 | 7 October 2011 | 3 years | |
14 | Asif Sandila NI(M), HI(M) (born 1954) | Admiral8 October 2011 | 3 October 2014 | 2 years, 360 days | |
15 | Muhammad Zakaullah NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M) (born 1958) | Admiral4 October 2014 | 6 October 2017 | 3 years, 2 days | |
16 | Zafar Mahmood Abbasi HI(M), SI(M) | Admiral7 October 2017 | 7 October 2020 | 3 years | |
17 | Amjad Khan Niazi | Admiral7 October 2020 | 7 October 2023 | 3 years | |
18 | Naveed Ashraf | Admiral7 October 2023 | Incumbent | 197 days |
See also
- Pakistan Navy
- Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)
- List of Pakistan Navy admirals
- Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (Pakistan)
- Chief of the Army Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of the Air Staff (Pakistan)
- Chief of the General Staff (Pakistan)
References
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