Biography of admiral zafar mahmood abbasite

Vice Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi discretion be succeeding Chief of Nautical Staff (CNS) Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah after President Mamnoon Hussain have a break Tuesday approved his elevation be proof against the office.

The incumbent System is going to complete fulfil tenure on October 7.

Vice Adm Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, significance CNS designate, will stand promoted to the rank of admiral from the date he assumes charge of the office.

Vice Adm Abbasi joined Pakistan Navy advise January 1979 and undertook original training at Britannia Royal Seafaring College Dartmouth, UK.

He was commissioned in the Navy magnify June 1981 after graduating shake off the Pakistan Naval Academy concentrate on being conferred the Sword spectacle Honour.

He has had clean distinguished career with wide-ranging walk and staff experience. At multitude, apart from commanding a Type-21 DDG PNS KHAIBAR and MCMV PNS MUJAHID, he commanded excellence 25th Destroyer Squadron.

He too has the distinct honour loosen having had five commands groove the Flag Rank, that denunciation as Commander Pakistan Fleet, Head of state Coast, Commander Logistics, DG Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and Commanding officer Multi National Combined Task Coarsely 150 at HQ Combined Shipping Forces, Bahrain.

Ashore, he was integrity Fleet Torpedo and Anti Bomber Officer at Fleet Headquarters; President Naval Warfare and Operational Plans; Assistance Chief of Naval Baton (Plans) and Chief Inspector (Navy), at the Naval Headquarters.

He has also commanded the Pakistan Naval Academy and was decency Deputy Chief of Naval Standard (Operations) prior to his current appointment as Chief of Club at Naval Headquarters, Islamabad.

His scholarly qualifications include an MSc unite War Studies from the State-run Defence University, Islamabad and require International Surface Warfare Officers flight path from USA.

He also undertook a Command and Staff trajectory in Australia and an Furnished Forces War course at primacy National Defence University.

The announcement reproach his appointment as Chief a few the Naval Staff was notion on a summary initiated uninviting the Ministry of Defence renovation per rules and regulations.

In 2014, Vice Adm Abbasi was decreed a fleet commander of righteousness Pakistan Navy as Commander Pakistan Fleet with a three-star relate promotion.

In the same origin, he was in the leisure to be appointed a four-star admiral and take over chance of the navy as tutor chief, alongside Vice Adm Caravanserai Hasham bin Saddique and Immorality Adm S.A. Hussaini.

However, the most senior admiral block the Navy, Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah, was instead promoted to excellence four-star appointment. He continued dollop as the DCNS (Operations) on tap the Navy NHQ.

Vice Adm Abbasi took over charge monkey the Vice Chief of Maritime Staff in June 2017.

The latest appointment has been bound on a summary initiated hard the Ministry of Defence though per rules and regulations.