Pakistan Navy - List of Past Chiefs of Naval Staff

List of Past Chiefs of Naval Staff

The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), a four-star Admiral, is a most senior and high-ranking member officer of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee as well as the National Security Council (NSC) and the Nuclear Command Authority, and is responsible for the sea defense of the country.

  1. Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford (August 15, 1947 – January 30, 1953)
  2. Vice Admiral Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri (January 31, 1953 – 28 February 1959)
  3. Vice Admiral Afzal Rahman Khan (March 1, 1959 – October 20, 1966)
  4. Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan (October 20, 1966 – August 31, 1969)
  5. Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hassan (September 1, 1969 – December 22, 1971)
  6. Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed (March 3, 1972 – March 9, 1975)
  7. Admiral Mohammad Shariff (March 23, 1975 – March 21, 1979)
  8. Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi (March 22, 1979 – March 23, 1983)
  9. Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan (March 23, 1983 – April 9, 1986)
  10. Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey (April 9, 1986 – November 9, 1988)
  11. Admiral Yastur-ul-Haq Malik (November 10, 1988 – November 8, 1991)
  12. Admiral Saeed Mohammad Khan (November 9, 1991 – November 9, 1994)
  13. Admiral Mansurul Haq (November 10, 1994 – May 1, 1997)
  14. Admiral Fasih Bokhari (May 2, 1997 – October 2, 1999)
  15. Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza (October 2, 1999 – October 2, 2002)
  16. Admiral Shahid Karimullah (October 3, 2002 – October 6, 2005)
  17. Admiral Afzal Tahir (October 7, 2005 – October 7, 2008)
  18. Admiral Noman Bashir (October 7, 2008–October 7, 2011)
  19. Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila (October 7, 2011–Present)

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