Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan) - List of Past Chiefs of The Naval Staff

List of Past Chiefs of The Naval Staff

The following is a list of Admirals who have served as the either Commander-in-Chief or the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.

No. Name Appointment Date Left Office Decorations

Naval Commander-in-Chief, Royal Pakistan Navy (RN Rear-Admiral)
1 Rear-Admiral James Wilfred Jefford 15 August 1947 30 January 1953

Naval Commander-in-Chief, Pakistan Navy (3-star Vice-Admirals)
2 Vice-Admiral Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri 31 January 1953 28 February 1959 HPk, MBE
3 Vice-Admiral Afzal Rahman Khan 1 March 1959 20 October 1966 HPk, HJ, HQA
4 Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan 20 October 1966 31 August 1969 HQA, SPk, DSC
5 Vice-Admiral Muzaffar Hassan 1 September 1969 22 December 1971 HQA, SPk
6 Vice-Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed 3 March 1972 9 March 1975 TQA

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy (4-star Admirals)
7 Admiral Mohammad Shariff 23 March 1975 21 March 1979 HJ, NI, SJ
8 Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi 22 March 1979 23 March 1983 NI(M), SJ
9 Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan 23 March 1983 9 April 1986 NI(M)
10 Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey 9 April 1986 9 November 1988 NI(M), SBt
11 Admiral Yastur-ul-Haq Malik 10 November 1988 8 November 1991 NI(M), SBt
12 Admiral Saeed Mohammad Khan 9 November 1991 9 November 1994 NI(M), SBt
13 (deposed Admiral) Mansurul Haq 10 November 1994 1 May 1997 stripped off (NI(M), SBt)
14 Admiral Fasih Bokhari 2 May 1997 2 October 1999 NI(M), SBt
15 Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza 2 October 1999 2 October 2002 NI(M), SBt, L'Honour
16 Admiral Shahid Karimullah 3 October 2002 6 October 2005 NI(M), SJ, L'Honour, L'Merit
17 Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir 7 October 2005 7 October 2008 NI(M), L'Merit
18 Admiral Noman Bashir 7 October 2008 7 October 2011 NI(M), L'Merit
19 Admiral Asif Sandila 7 October 2011 Present NI(M), L'Merit

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