Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi appointed as Naval Chief

Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi appointed as Naval Chief.

President Dr Arif Alvi has appointed Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi as Chief of the Naval Staff.

He also promoted him to the rank of Admiral.

According to a Pakistan Navy press release, his promotion to the rank of Admiral will become effective from the date of assuming Command of Pakistan Navy.

The Change of Command ceremony will be held at PNS ZAFAR, Islamabad.

Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi will succeed Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi who will relinquish the Command of Pakistan Navy on Oct 7,2020.

Mr Niazi was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1985 and won the coveted Sword of Honour upon completion of initial training at Pakistan Naval Academy.

During his illustrious career, Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi has served on various Command and Staff appointments.

Notably, Command appointments of the Admiral include command of two Type 21 ships PNS BADR and PNS TARIQ.

He remained Commander 18thDestroyer Squadron, Commandant PNS BAHADUR, Commandant Pakistan Navy War College/ Commander Central Punjab Lahore, Commander Pakistan Fleet and Commander Karachi.

Moreover, his distinguished staff appointments include Principal Secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff, Head of F-22P Mission China, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Training & Evaluation) and Director General Naval Intelligence.

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Currently, the Admiral is serving as Chief of Staff (Operations) at Naval Headquarters, Islamabad.

The Admiral is a graduate of Army Command & Staff College Quetta and National Defence University Islamabad.

Besides, he also holds Masters Degree in Underwater Acoustics from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China.

In recognition of his meritorious services, the Admiral has been awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara e Basalat.

The Government of France also had conferred with the French Medal Chevalier (Knight).

Meanwhile, his predecessor, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi NI(M) had been serving as Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy since 07 October 2017.

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