List of serving admirals of the Pakistan Navy
This is the list of serving Admirals of the Pakistan Navy. As of 2026, the Navy has 1 Admiral (Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), 6 Vice Admirals, 22 Rear Admirals and 4 Local Rear Admirals.
List of Active Admirals
| Name and Branch | Photo | Position | Decorations | Date of Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Naveed Ashraf, Ops
|
Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) NHQ, Islamabad
|
7 October 2028 |
List of active Vice Admirals
| # | Name and Branch | Position | Decorations | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdul Samad, Ops | Commander Naval Strategic Forces Command (CDR NSFC), Islamabad | 5 July 2029 | |
| 2 | Raja Rab Nawaz, Ops | Chief of Staff, NHQ, Islamabad | 5 July 2029 | |
| 3 | Muhammad Faisal Abbasi, Ops | Commander Karachi (COMKAR), Karachi | 5 July 2029 | |
| 4 | Abdul Munib, Ops | Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK), Karachi[2] | 10 January 2030 | |
| 5 | Syed Ahmed Salman, Supp | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Supply (DCNS–S), NHQ, Islamabad[2] | 10 January 2029 | |
| 6 | Faisal Amin, Ops | Commander Coastal Areas (COMCOAST), Karachi[2] | 10 January 2031 |
List of active Rear Admirals
| # | Name and Branch | Position | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jawad Ahmed, Ops | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Projects (DCNS-P), NHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 1 April 2028 |
| 2 | Shifaat Ali Khan, Ops | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Operations (DCNS-O), NHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 1 January 2029 |
| 3 | Amir Mahmood, Ops | Additional Secretary III (AS-III), MOD, Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 14 July 2029 |
| 4 | Imtiaz Ali, Ops | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Welfare and Housing (DCNS-W&H), NHQ, Islamabad | Hilal-e-Imtiaz(Military) | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 14 July 2029 |
| 5 | Muhammad Hussain Sial, Marine Engg | Director General (Technical), Port Qasim (DGT PQ), Karachi | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 10 December 2029 |
| 6 | Khyber Zaman, Ops | Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 17 February 2030 |
| 7 | Shafquat Hussain Akhtar, Ops | Deputy President National Defence University, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 17 February 2030 |
| 8 | Adnan Majeed, Ops | (Appointment unknown) | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 5 July 2030 |
| 9 | Mazhar Mahmood Malik, Marine Engg | Commander Logistics (COMLOG), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 15 December 2030 |
| 10 | Shahzad Hamid, Ops | Director General Naval Intelligence (DGNI), NHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 15 December 2030 |
| 11 | Azhar Mahmood, Ops | Director General Joint Warfare & Training (DG JW&T), Defence Services HQ, Rawalpindi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 15 December 2030 |
| 12 | Muhammad Khalid, Ops | Director General (Operations), Port Qasim Authority, Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 27 August 2031 |
| 13 | Shahzad Iqbal, Ops | Director General, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (DG PMSA), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 21 October 2031 |
| 14 | Ateeq ur Rehman Abid, Ops | General Manager, Operations (GM-O) at Karachi Port Trust (KPT), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 22 November 2031 |
| 15 | Kashif Munir, Marine Engg | General Manager-Engineering (GM-E), Karachi Port Trust, Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 10 March 2031 |
| 16 | Kamran Ahmed, Const | Director General, Maritime Technology Complex (DG MTC), Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 10 March 2031 |
| 17 | Muhammad Shahnawaz Khan, Supp | Director General Munition Production (DGMP) at Ministry of Defence Production | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 23 October 2030 |
| 18 | Asim Sohail Malik, Ops | DG C4I, NHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 23 October 2030 |
| 19 | Sohail Ahmed Azmie, Ops | Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP), Commandant Pakistan Navy War College, Lahore | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 23 October 2030 |
| 20 | Javed Zia, Weapon Engg | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Materials (DCNS-M), NHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 4 February 2031 |
| 21 | Armaghan Ahmad, Marine Engg | Managing Director PN Dockyard (MD Dockyard), Karachi | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 4 February 2031 |
List of designated and active Local Rear Admirals
Local rank: A higher rank awarded to a person temporarily when serving and restricted to service in a particular region or location.[3] The seniority is never considered in this rank as they are not promoted officially and without the signed approval of Prime Minister of Pakistan thus remaining the most junior two star officers in service with the payscale of previous rank.
| # | Name and Branch | Position | Decoration | Date of Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syed Rizwan Khalid, Ops | (Appointment unknown) | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | |
| 2 | Muhammad Nauman Rafique, Ops | Director General PN Concept and Doctrine Development Center | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | |
| 3 | Saqib Ilyas, Ops | Commander North (COMNOR),NHQ, Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | |
| 4 | Ahmed Hussain, Ops | Director General Public Relations-Navy (DGPR Navy),NHQ,Islamabad | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) | 19 April 2028 |
See also
- List of serving Generals of the Pakistan Army
- List of serving Air Marshals of the Pakistan Air Force
References
- ^ NNI (2025-08-15). "Top civil, military leaders honoured". Brecorder. Retrieved 2026-01-16.
- ^ a b c "THREE PAKISTAN NAVY REAR ADMIRALS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF VICE ADMIRALS".
- ^ "Local Rank". Archived from the original on December 5, 2019.
External links
- Pakistan Navy (Official website)