Officer in the Pakistani Navy
The
Chief of the Naval Staff
(
Urdu
:
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,
romanized
:
Rais amlah pak bahriyah
;
reporting name
as
CNS
), is a military appointment and a
Statutory office
held by a
four-star
admiral
in the
Pakistan Navy
, who is nominated and appointed by the
Prime Minister of Pakistan
and confirmed by the
President of Pakistan
.
[2]
The Chief of Naval Staff is one of the senior-most appointments in the
Pakistan military
who is one of the senior members of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
in a separate capacity, providing senior consultation to the
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
to act as a principal
military advisor
to the
Prime Minister of Pakistan
and its
civilian government
in the line of defending and safeguarding the
expedition, maritime and sealine borders
of the nation.
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The Chief of Naval Staff exercise its responsibility of
command and control
of the operational, combatant, logistics, administration, and training commands within the
Pakistan Navy
, in a clear contrast to the
U.S. Navy
's
Chief of Naval Operations
(CNO). Due to its responsibility and importance, the Chief of Naval Staff plays a critical role in assessing the
coastal defence
and conducting
reconnaissance
to insure its
strike capability
against aggressive forces.
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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
Pakistan Navy
was created from the partition of the
Royal Indian Navy
after the
India's partition
on
14/15 August
of
1947
.
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Direct appointments in the navy was in the responsibility of the
British Admiralty
who appointed
Rear Admiral
James Wilfred Jefford
as Pakistan Navy's first
Flag Officer Commanding
(FOC).
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The post was changed to Commander-in-Chief when Vice-Admiral
Mohammad Siddiq Choudri
became the first native naval commander in 1953, and the title changed from Commander in Chief to Chief of Staff in 1969 with Vice-Admiral
Muzaffar Hassan
acting as Commander-in-Chief and Rear-Admiral Rashid Ahmad as Chief of Staff.
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On 20 March 1972, the renamed as "Chief of Naval Staff" (CNS) with
Vice-Admiral
H.H. Ahmed
becoming the first chief of naval staff, though his rank was not elevated to four-star rank.
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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
.
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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.
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The leadership of the navy is based in the
Navy NHQ
located in the vicinity of
Air AHQ
, and
Army GHQ
staff offices that form that
JS HQ
in the
Rawalpindi District
, Punjab, Pakistan.
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The CNS controls the navy, assisted by the civilians from the Navy Secretariat-III of the
Ministry of Defence
(MoD).
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The Chief of Naval Staff exercises its responsibility of completing operational, training and logistics commands.
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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.
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List of Chiefs of the Naval Staff
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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.
Naval Commanders-in-Chief, Royal Pakistan Navy (1947?1956) and Pakistan Navy (1956?1972)
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No.
|
Portrait
|
Naval Commander-in-Chief
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
|
Defence branch
|
1
| | Jefford, James
Rear admiral
James Wilfred Jefford
CB
,
CBE
(1901?1980)
as Commander-in-Chief of the
Royal Pakistan Navy
| 15 August 1947
| 30 January 1953
| 5 years, 168 days
|
Royal Navy
|
2
| | Choudri, Haji
Vice admiral
Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri
HPk
,
HI(M)
MBE
(1912?2004)
| 31 January 1953
| 28 February 1959
| 6 years, 28 days
|
Pakistan Navy
|
3
| | Khan, Afzal
Vice admiral
Afzal Rahman Khan
HPk
,
HJ
,
HQA
(1921?2005)
| 1 March 1959
| 20 October 1966
| 7 years, 233 days
|
Pakistan Navy
|
4
| | Ahsan, Syed
Vice admiral
Syed Mohammad Ahsan
HQA
,
SPk
DSC
(1920?1989)
| 20 October 1966
| 31 August 1969
| 2 years, 315 days
|
Pakistan Navy
|
5
| | Hassan, Muzaffar
Vice admiral
Muzaffar Hassan
HQA
,
SPk
,
(1920?2012)
| 1 September 1969
| 22 December 1971
| 2 years, 112 days
|
Pakistan Navy
|
Chiefs of the Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy
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No.
|
Portrait
|
Chief of Naval Staff
|
Took office
|
Left office
|
Time in office
|
1
| | Ahmed, Hasan
Vice admiral
Hasan Hafeez Ahmed
TQA
(1926?1975)
| 3 March 1972
| 8 March 1975 †
| 3 years, 5 days
|
2
| | Shariff, Mohammad
Admiral
Mohammad Shariff
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
HJ
,
SJ
,
SK
(1920?2020)
| 23 March 1975
| 21 March 1979
| 3 years, 363 days
|
3
| | Niazi, Karamat
Admiral
Karamat Rahman Niazi
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SJ
(??2021)
| 22 March 1979
| 23 March 1983
| 4 years, 1 day
|
4
| | Khan, Tariq
Admiral
Tariq Kamal Khan
NI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
SBt
(born 1930)
| 23 March 1983
| 9 April 1986
| 3 years, 17 days
|
5
| | Sirohey, Iftikhar
Admiral
Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
SBt
(born 1934)
| 9 April 1986
| 9 November 1988
| 2 years, 214 days
|
6
| | Malik, Yastur-ul-Haq
Admiral
Yastur-ul-Haq Malik
NI(M)
,
SBt
(born 1933)
| 10 November 1988
| 8 November 1991
| 2 years, 363 days
|
7
| | Khan, Saeed
Admiral
Saeed Mohammad Khan
NI(M)
,
SBt
(1935?2022)
| 9 November 1991
| 9 November 1994
| 3 years
|
8
| | Haq, Mansurul
Admiral
Mansurul Haq
NI(M)
(1931?2018)
| 10 November 1994
| 1 May 1997
| 2 years, 173 days
|
9
| | Bokhari, Fasih
Admiral
Fasih Bokhari
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
SBt
,
SJ
(1942?2020)
| 2 May 1997
| 2 October 1999
| 2 years, 153 days
|
10
| | Mirza, Abdul
Admiral
Abdul Aziz Mirza
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
SBt
(born 1943)
| 2 October 1999
| 2 October 2002
| 3 years
|
11
| | Karimullah, Shahid
Admiral
Shahid Karimullah
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
TI(M)
,
SJ
(born 1948)
| 3 October 2002
| 6 October 2005
| 3 years, 4 days
|
12
| | Tahir, Afzal
Admiral
Afzal Tahir
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
(born 1949)
| 7 October 2005
| 7 October 2008
| 3 years
|
13
| | Bashir, Noman
Admiral
Noman Bashir
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
TI(M)
| 7 October 2008
| 7 October 2011
| 3 years
|
14
| | Sandila, Asif
Admiral
Asif Sandila
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
(born 1954)
| 8 October 2011
| 3 October 2014
| 2 years, 360 days
|
15
| | Zakaullah, Muhammad
Admiral
Muhammad Zakaullah
NI(M)
,
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
,
TI(M)
(born 1958)
| 4 October 2014
| 6 October 2017
| 3 years, 2 days
|
16
| | Abbasi, Zafar
Admiral
Zafar Mahmood Abbasi
HI(M)
,
SI(M)
| 7 October 2017
| 7 October 2020
| 3 years
|
17
| | Niazi, Amjad
Admiral
Amjad Khan Niazi
| 7 October 2020
| 7 October 2023
| 3 years
|
18
| | Ashraf, Naveed
Admiral
Naveed Ashraf
| 7 October 2023
| Incumbent
| 263 days
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See also
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