Yastur-ul-Haq Malik

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Chief of Naval Staff
In office
10 November 1988 – 8 November 1991
Preceded byAdm. Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey
Succeeded byAdm. S.M. Khan
Chairman of National Shipping Corporation
In office
1 November 1986 – 8 November 1988
Personal details
Born
Yasturul Haq Malik

(1931-12-24) 24 December 1931 (age 92)
Sitara-e-Basalat

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 10 November 1988 until retiring from his military service on 8 November 1991.[1]

Admiral belonged to a Military family. Notable members of the family include his brothers Commodore Ikram ul Haq Malik (R), Brigadier Mansoor Ul Haq Malik (R), Brigadier Manzoor Ul Haq Malik (R) and General Zahoor Ul Haq Malik (late).

Biography

Naval career and education

Yastur-ul-Haq Malik was born on 24 December 1931 in Peshawar, KPK, in Pakistan.[2]

He attended and graduated from the

commissioned as Midshipman in 1951 and inducted in the Surface Branch of the Pakistan Navy in 1954.[3][full citation needed] After his initial training at the Pakistan Military Academy, he was sent to United Kingdom to attend the Britannia Royal Naval College at Darmouth where he graduated and further trained with the Royal Navy in 1958.[3][full citation needed
]

Upon returning to Pakistan in 1958, he was promoted as

]

He then participated in

Lieutenant-Commander while stationing in Karachi.[1]

After the war in 1971,

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Staff appointments and Chief of naval staff

Throughout his career, Malik served in the administrative branches of the

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In 1980s, he was assumed the command of

Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) from 1984 until 1986 before being appointed as Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) in 1986.[5][4][full citation needed
]

In 1988,

Chief of Naval Staff and Vice-Admiral Malik took over the command of Navy from Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey who was elevated as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee on 10 November 1988.[6][7][1]

His tenure only ran for two years and left the command of the Navy to his

Vice-Admiral S.M. Khan who was promoted as Admiral on 11 August 1991.[8] As Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Malik is credited for commissioning the "PNS Ahsan"— the naval base which is situated in Ormara, Balochistan in Pakistan.[1]

Awards and decorations

Nishan-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Order of Excellence)

Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Basalat

(Star of Good Conduct)

Tamgha-e-Diffa

(General Service Medal)

1.

1965 War
Clasp

2.

1971 War
Clasp

Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War

(War Star 1965)

Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War

(War Star 1971)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War

(War Medal 1965)

Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War

(War Medal 1971)

10 Years Service Medal
20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 40 Years Service Medal Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Tamgha-e-Jamhuria

(Republic Commemoration Medal)

1956

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "پاک بحریہ کے سربراہ۔ ایڈمرل یسطور الحق ملک". www.pakistanconnections.com/ (in Urdu). Pakistaniconnections. Retrieved 25 January 2017.[dead link]
  2. ^ a b "Economic Review". Economic Review. 18. Economic & Industrial Publications: 103. 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Excerpts: biography". Excerpts. 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d "Excerpts II". Excerpts II. 1987. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Chairmen History". www.pnsc.com.pk. Pakistan National Shipping Corporation. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  6. ^ Khan, Mohammad Habib (1989). Restoration of democracy in Pakistan. Islamabad, Pakistan: Directory Bureau. p. 89. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Defence Journal". Defence Journal. 17: 15. 1991. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
  8. . Retrieved 25 January 2017.

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Military offices
Preceded by
Chief of Naval Staff

1988 – 1991
Succeeded by