Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
وائس چیف آف دی نیول اسٹاف
Flag of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Incumbent
Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami
since December 2023
Ministry of Defence
Navy Secretariat-III at MoD
AbbreviationVCNS
Reports toChief of the Naval Staff
SeatNaval Headquarters (NHQ)
Islamabad, Pakistan
AppointerPrime Minister of Pakistan
Formation3 March 1972 (1972-03-03)
SuccessionOn basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Unofficial namesVice Naval chief
DeputyDeputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS)
SalaryAccording to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade(BPS-22)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is the post that is, in principle, the deputy and the second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Navy and is also the most senior Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at NHQ, reporting and functioning under the Chief of the Naval Staff.[1] This post is usually held by a senior flag officer of Vice Admiral rank.

Office holders

Order Name Rank Photo Appointment date Left office Unit of commission Decorations Ref.
±Rashid Ahmad Rear-Admiral25 March 196920 December 1971Executive BranchSK, TQA
1Mohammad Sharif Rear-Admiral19741975Executive BranchHI(M), SI(M), HJ, SJ, SK

Khaled Jamil was chief of naval staff until his retirement in 1956

2Leslie Norman Mungavin Rear-Admiral19751977Operations BranchSPk, SK
3Karamat Rahman Niazi Vice-Admiral19771979Submarine Command SJ, HI(M)
4Iqbal F. Qadir Vice-Admiral19801983Operations BranchHI(M), TI(M), SBt, TQA
5Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey Vice-Admiral19851988Engineering BranchNI(M)
6Yastur-ul-Haq Malik Vice-Admiral19881991Surface BranchNI(M)
7Syed Iqtidar Husain Vice-Admiral19921993Operations BranchNI(M)
?Mohammad Haroon Vice-Admiral7 Nov 2005[2]2007?Operations BranchNI(M)
?Asaf Humayun Vice-Admiral30 Oct 2008[3]26 Dec 2009Operations BranchNI(M)
?Shahid Iqbal Vice-Admiral30 Dec 200912 Aug 2010Operations BranchNI(M)
?Asif Sandila Vice-Admiral10 Aug 20106 October 2011Operations BranchNI(M)
?Tayyab Ali Dogar Vice-AdmiralOctober 20112012?Operations BranchNI(M)
?Khan Hasham bin Saddique Vice-Admiral10 November 2014?Operations BranchHI(M), SI (M)
?Kaleem Shaukat Vice-Admiral?Operations BranchNI(M)
?Fayyaz Gilani Vice-Admiral17 November 2019Operations Branch
?Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi Vice-Admiral?7 October 2020Operations BranchNI(M)
?Faisal Rasul Lodhi Vice-Admiral3 September 2021Operations Branch
?Naveed Ashraf Vice-AdmiralMarch 2023October 2023Operations Branch
Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami Vice-Admiral October 2023 Incumbent Operations Branch

See also

References

  1. ↑ Pakistan Navy Official Website PN Organizations
  2. ↑ "Admiral Haroon appointed Vice Chief of Naval Staff". 8 November 2005.
  3. ↑ "Vice Admiral (Retd) Asaf Humayun HI(M) – NCMPR".
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