A. W. Bhombal

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A. W. Bhombal
Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation
In office
4 December 1980 – 11 January 1986
Preceded byR-Adm Leslie Mungavin
Succeeded byV-Adm. Y. H. Malik
President of the Pakistan Squash Federation
In office
1980–1986
Personal details
Born(1931-10-13)13 October 1931
Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India
(in present-day Sindh, Pakistan)
Died31 December 2008(2008-12-31) (aged 77)
Peshawar, NWFP, Pakistan
Parent(s)
  • E.S.B. Bhombal (father)
Nickname(s)AW Bhombal
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/serviceNaval Jack of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Navy
Years of service1949–86
RankRear admiral Pakistan Navy insignia.svgUS-O8 insignia.svg Rear-Admiral
UnitExecutive Branch
(S/No. PN 296): 202 [1]
CommandsPakistan Naval Air Arm
Naval War College
GM Karachi Port Trust
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani war of 1965
Indo-Pakistani war of 1971
AwardsSitara-i-Imtiaz Pakistan.svg Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military)

Rear-Admiral Abdul Waheed Bhombal (13 October 1931 – 31 December 2008), SI(m), best known as A.W. Bhombal was a two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy and the chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation from 1980 until retiring from his military service in 1986.[2]

Biography[]

Abdul Waheed Bhombal was born on 13 October 1931 in Karachi, Bombay Presidency, British India (in present-day Sindh, Pakistan).[3] He was the son of E.S.B. Bhombal and was of Konkani descent. A.W. Bhombal enlisted in the Pakistani Navy in 1949, and was trained in the England before participating in the second war with India in 1965.[4][1]

In 1971, Cdre. Bhombal volunteered to join the Naval Aviation, boarded on the civilian PIA's Fokker F27 aircraft after the first missile attack in the Port of Karachi.[5] While conducting the maritime reconnaissance in the west of the Cape Monze, Cdre. Bhombal reportedly gave the clearance when he authorized. to send the military signal to the Faisal Air Force Base in Karachi where the F-86 jets were scrambled, and leading an attack on a presumed missile boat that was later identified as the PNS Zulfiqar (K265)— the large River-class frigate.[6]

After the third war with India in 1971, the Air Force held the Navy responsible for the friendly fire incident took place on the PNS Zulfiqar (K265), and identified Cdre. A. W. Bhombal as a responsible for giving clearance to the Air Force, which had little experience in conducting the maritime reconnaissance, for attacking his own warship.[6] In 1972, the Navy reportedly accepted the Air Force's recommendation and took the disciplinary action when he was reportedly demoted from his one-star rank to Captain, and was directed to attend the War studies, earning his MSc in War studies in 1973, graduating in the class of 1973 alongside with then-Lieutenant-Colonel Mirza Aslam Beg.[7]

After his graduation in 1973, Capt. Bhombal joined the faculty staff of the Naval War College in Lahore as a professor of war studies, later appointed as commandant of the staff college— the Naval War College in Lahore.: 20:72 [8]: 100 [9]

In 1977, Capt. Bhombal was promoted to the one-star rank, Commodore, posted as the General-Manager at the Karachi Port Trust (GM KPT).: 202 [1] In 1980, Cdre. Bhombal was promoted to two-star rank, Rear-Admiral, subsequently posted as the Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) on 4 December 1980.[2] R-Adm. Bhombal chaired the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation for six years, eventually retiring on 11 January 1986, and his tenureship was regarded as successfully as the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation turned into a profitable state corporation.: iv [10]: 44 [11][12] In 1980, R-Adm. Bhombal was appointed as the President of the Pakistan Squash Federation, and oversaw the first Pakistan Open in 1980 in Karachi, and remained the President of the Pakistan Squash Federation until 1986.[13]

After his retirement, was involved in an incident when a group of Dacoits held him on gun point in his car while making a monetary transaction from the bank in 1988.[14]

Bhombal died in Peshawar, Pakistan, on 31 December 2008.[3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Pakistan (1980). The Gazette of Pakistan. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Chairmen History". pnsc.com.pk. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b "R. Adm. Abdul Waheed Bhombal". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ "Pakistan Naval Academy". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  5. ^ Haider, Sajjad S.; Chopra, Paran. "War on the Western Front". archive.org. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b Shabbir, Usman. "Operations in the Arabian Sea «". www.pakdef.org. PakDef Military Consortium. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ "1973 ND Course alumni". www.ndu.edu.pk. National Defense University, Islamabad. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  8. ^ Service, United States Foreign Broadcast Information (1972). Daily Report: People's Republic of China. National Technical Information Service. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  9. ^ Issues & Studies. Institute of International Relations, Republic of China. 1972. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. ^ Economic Outlook. Pakistan Press International. 1982. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. ^ Economic Review. Economic & Industrial Publications. 1985.
  12. ^ Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. 1985. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  13. ^ Ahmad, Adil (16 January 2009). "Thank you, Admiral Bhombal". DAWN.COM. Dawn newspaper. Dawn newspaper. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  14. ^ Le Vine, Steve (29 October 1990). "MANY BLAME DEMOCRACY AS CRIME CUTS THE HEART OUT OF KARACHI". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
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