16th Naval Chief of Pakistan
Admiral
Zafar Mahmood Abbasi
NI(M)
HI(M)
SI(M)
BJSN
(
Urdu
:
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) is a retired
four-star
admiral
of the
Pakistan Navy
who served as the 16th
Chief of the Naval Staff
(CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 7 October 2017 until 7 October 2020.
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Career
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Abbasi joined the
Pakistan Navy
in 1979 after graduating from Cadet College Hasanabdal. He was educated at the
Pakistan Naval Academy
and did his initial training at the
Britannia Royal Naval College
in
Dartmouth
in the United Kingdom.
[2]
He was commissioned in the Navy as a
Lieutenant
in 1981 upon graduating from the Naval Academy and was conferred with the
Sword of Honour
.
[3]
He served as an
executive officer
in a
Tariq-class destroyer
.
[3]
Later he joined the
Submarine Branch
, and specialised in
underwater warfare
in Pakistan as well as qualified for the
surface warfare
from the United States.
[4]
He is a graduate of the
Royal Australian Naval College
, attending it in 1989, and attained a
B.S.
, and a
MSc
from the
National Defence University
.
[5]
His command assignment included his role as
commandant
of the
Naval Academy
, as well as
Director-General
of the
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
, which he commanded from 2010 until 2011.
[6]
From 2001 to 2003, he was the
commanding officer
of the
PNS
Khaiber
.
[3]
From 2005 until 2007, he commanded the 21st Mine Squadron and 25th Destroyer Squadron.
[3]
In 2008, he was promoted to one-star rank,
Commodore
, and was the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations) and later, the Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Plans), until he was promoted to two-star rank in 2010.
[7]
Rear-Admiral
Abbasi took over the command of the
Combined Task Force 150
which he led from April 2010 until October 2010.
[8]
In 2013, Rear-Admiral Abbasi took over the command as Commander Logistics (COMLOG) but this was a short-lived appointment.
[9]
In 2013, Rear-Admiral Abbasi was appointed as the Commander of the
Karachi Coast
(COMCOAST), becoming
Flag officer commanding
(FOC) of the
Pakistan Marines
.
[10]
In 2014, Rear-Admiral Abbasi was appointed as fleet commander of the Pakistan Navy as
Commander, Pakistan Fleet
(COMPAK) with three-star rank promotion.
[11]
[12]
[2]
[13]
In 2014, Vice-Admiral Abbasi was a contender to be appointed as a
four-star admiral
and take over the command of the Navy as its
Chief of Naval Staff
, along with
Vice-Admiral
Khan Hasham bin Saddique
and Vice-Admiral
S. A. Hussaini
.
[14]
However, the most senior admiral in the Navy, Admiral
Mohammad Zakaullah
was promoted to the four-star appointment,
[15]
He continued serving as the Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations) at the
Naval Headquarters
.
[16]
Upon the retirement of Vice-Admiral
Khan Hasham bin Saddique
, Vice-Admiral Abbasi took over as the vice chief of naval staff in June 2017.
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Chief of Naval Staff
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On 3 October 2017, Vice-Admiral Abbasi was promoted to
four-star
admiral in the Navy, and was announced by the
MoD
of his appointment to take over the command of the Navy as
Chief of Naval Staff
.
[18]
He supersedes no one and was the senior most-ranking admiral in the Navy.
[19]
On 7 October 2017, Admiral Abbasi took over the command of the Navy as
Chief of Naval Staff
from outgoing Admiral
Muhammad Zakaullah
at the
PNS Zafar
in
Islamabad
.
[20]
On 30 October 2017, Admiral Abbasi was conferred and honored with
Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
by the
President
Mamnoon Hussain
for "recognition of his long meritorious services, exceptionally commendable performance and inspirational devotion to duty."
[21]
On 15 December 2017, Admiral Abbasi was conferred with "Legion of Merit of the Turkish Armed Forces" by Commander Turkish Naval Forces, Vice Admiral Adnan Ozbal during his official visit to Turkey.
[22]
[23]
On 13 March 2018, Abbasi was awarded with Saudi Arabia's
Order of King Abdulaziz
by the Chief of General Staff of the
Royal Saudi Armed Forces
Fayyadh Al Ruwaili
.
[24]
On 1 February 2020, Abbasi was awarded
Bintang Jalasena Utama
, Indonesia's highest military award.
[25]
[26]
He retired from the
Pakistan Navy
as
Chief of the Naval Staff
on 7 October 2020.
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Awards and decorations
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Foreign decorations
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See also
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References
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"Zafar Mahmood Abbasi takes over command as Pakistan Navy chief"
. Pakistan Navy.
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"Promotions: Two rear admirals made vice admirals"
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The Express Tribune
. The Express Tribune, 2014. 22 August 2014
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
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"Promotions in Navy notified"
.
Business Recorder
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. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"Rear Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi SI(M)"
.
Google documents
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officialnews.pk
. Official news pakistan. 21 October 2014
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"::Pakistan Maritime Security Agency::"
.
www.pmsa.gov.pk
. PMSA
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"PM approves Pak Navy promotions"
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DAWN.COM
. Dawn Newspaper, 2010. 1 January 2010
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"Pakistan Assumes Command of Combined Task Force 150"
. cusnc.navy.mil. 15 April 2010.
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"Rear Admiral Z M Abbasi takes over as Commander Logistics and Rear Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini as Commander Coast Pakistan Navy | Pakistan Press Releases"
.
pakistanpressreleases.com
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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Pakistan Military & Defence News
. Pakistan Military & Defence News. 10 June 2013
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"Rear Admiral Zafar assumes Pakistan fleet command"
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DAWN.COM
. 31 May 2014
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"Rear Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi takes over as Commander Pakistan Fleet, Rear Admiral Imdad Hussain Jafri as Commander Logistic Pakistan Navy"
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medialinepakistan.com
. medialinepakistan. medialinepakistan. 2014
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"Vice Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi HI(M) Commander Pakistan Fleet in a group"
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The News International
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
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"Navy chief to retire next week"
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DAWN.COM
. Dawn Newspapers, 2014. 30 September 2014
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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staff (30 November 2014).
"Vice Admiral Khan Hasham appointed Vice Naval Chief"
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www.thenews.com.pk
. News International
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"KARACHI: October 29 ? Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations), Vice Admiral Zafar Mehmood Abbasi and Commander Pakistan Fleet, Vice Admiral Arif Ullah Hussaini along with Turkish Mission Commander witnessing the exercise onboard the Turkish Ship
Buyukada
at North Arabian Sea. APP | APP Photo Service"
.
photo.app.com.pk
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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"Pakistan Navy - Ilm Se Dunya"
.
Ilm Se Dunya
. 18 July 2017
. Retrieved
14 August
2017
.
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Anis, Mohammad; Zaafir, M. Saleh (4 October 2017).
"Admiral Zafar Abbasi appointed as new naval chief"
.
www.thenews.com.pk
. The News International
. Retrieved
10 October
2017
.
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"Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi appointed Pakistan's new Naval Chief"
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Daily Pakistan Global
. Daily Pakistan Global. 10 October 2017
. Retrieved
10 October
2017
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Siddiqui, Naveed (7 October 2017).
"Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi takes charge of Pakistan Navy"
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DAWN.COM
. Dawn Newspaper, 2017. Dawn Newspaper
. Retrieved
10 October
2017
.
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"President confers Nishan-e-Imtiaz on Naval Chief Zafar Abbasi"
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Dunya News
. Retrieved
31 October
2017
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b
c
"Pak naval chief conferred with Turkish award"
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www.thenews.com.pk
. Retrieved
2022-04-01
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b
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"Naval Chief awarded Turkish Armed Forces Legion of Merit"
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www.radio.gov.pk
. Retrieved
2022-04-01
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b
c
"Naval chief awarded medal in Saudi Arabia"
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Geo News
. 13 March 2018.
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b
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"Indonesia's highest military award conferred on Naval Chief"
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The News International
. 2 February 2020.
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"Indonesia confers highest military award on Admiral Abbasi"
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The Express Tribune
. 2020-02-01
. Retrieved
2022-04-01
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"Admiral Amjad Niazi assumes command of Pak Navy"
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The Nation
. 2020-10-08
. Retrieved
2020-10-10
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DGPR Navy [@dgprPaknavy] (2019-11-19).
"The CNS also attended Strategic Round Conference & visited HMS VICTORY, HMS DIAMOND, UK's National Maritime Info Centre & British Think Tank, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) where he delivered a Talk and interacted with the think tank participants. (2/2)"
(
Tweet
)
. Retrieved
2022-09-19
– via
Twitter
.
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Techie (2019-11-22).
"PAKISTAN NAVAL CHIEF Conferred With Britannia Royal Naval College Medal During UK Visit"
.
PAKDEFENSE
. Retrieved
2022-04-01
.
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