Amjad Khan Niazi

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Admiral
Amjad Khan Niazi
امجد خان نیازی
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Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi
Chief of Naval Staff
Assumed office
07 October 2020
PresidentArif-ur-Rehman Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byZafar Mahmood Abbasi
Personal details
BornPakistan
Alma materNational Defence University
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/servicePakistan Navy
Years of service1985–present
RankAdmiral
Commands
Awards


Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi (Urdu: محمد امجد خان نیازی) is an admiral in the Pakistan Navy who is the 17th and current Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan. He assumed charge on 7 October 2020 after succeeding Zafar Mahmood Abbasi. He previously served as principal secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff and director-general Naval Intelligence, in addition to commanding 2 Zulfiquar-class frigate.[1]

Career[]

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

His command appointments include Commander, Pakistan Fleet, Commanding Officer of PNS Badr and PNS Tariq, 18th Destroyer Squadron Commander, Commandant PNS Bahadur and Commandant Pakistan Navy War College/ Commander Central Punjab, Lahore.[2]

Chief of Naval Staff[]

On 7 October 2020, the President of Pakistan Arif Alvi appointed Amjad Khan Niazi the Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan.[3]

Awards and decorations[]

Sword of Honour @ Royal Military College of Canada.jpg
Surface Warfare Officer Insignia.png
Navy CaS.png
Order Zayed rib.png Legion Honneur Chevalier ribbon.png Star of Good Conduct Sitara-e-Basalat.png Rib bar 2 of Order of State.png
Tamgha-e-Jamhuria, A.H.1375.svg Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg
Medal of Service Tamgha-e-Khidmat Class I.png Tamgha-e-Baqa Pakistan.svg Tamgha-e-Diffa Pakistan.svg
Hijri Tamgha, Pakistan.svg Jamhuriat Tamgha Pakistan.svg Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg
Sword of Honour
Surface Warfare Officer Pin
Command at Sea insignia
Chevalier Knight Medal (France) Sitara-e-Basalat (Military) Legion of Merit of Turkey(Medal)
Tamgha-e-Jamhuria Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) Pakistan Tamgha
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) Medal of Service (Military) Tamgha-e-Baqa Tamgha-e-Diffa
10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 35 Years Service Medal
Hijri Tamgha Jamhuriat Tamgha Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

Dates of rank[]

Insignia Rank Date
Pakistan-Navy-OF-9-collected.svgUS-O10 insignia.svg Admiral (CNS) October 2020
Pakistan-Navy-OF-8-collected.svgUS-O9 insignia.svg Vice Admiral January 2019
Pakistan-Navy-OF-7-collected.svgUS-O8 insignia.svg Rear Admiral July 2015
Pakistan-Navy-OF-6-collected.svgUS-O7 insignia.svg Commodore February 2011
British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-5.svg Captain September 2007
British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-4.svg Commander June 2002
British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-3.svg Lieutenant commander October 1995
British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-2.svg Lieutenant July 1988
British Royal Navy (sleeves) OF-1b.svg Sub Lieutenant June 1986
07.RNO-MIDN.svg Midshipman June 1985

References[]

  1. ^ "Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi assumes command as Chief of Naval Staff". The Express Tribune. October 7, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi appointed new Naval Chief". The News International. October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi, commissioned in 1985, takes over as new Pakistan Navy chief - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
Military offices
Preceded by Chief of the Naval Staff
2020 – - 		Incumbent
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