Shahid Iqbal
Pakistan Navy admiral / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vice Admiral Shahid Iqbal (Urdu: شاہد اقبال ; b. 15 July 1953), HI(M), is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, and former university administrator who served as the Rector of the Bahria University from 2012 until 2015.[1]
Quick Facts Vice Admiral, Rector of the Bahria University ...
Shahid Iqbal | |
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Rector of the Bahria University | |
In office 7 February 2012 – 8 February 2015 | |
Succeeded by | Tanveer Faiz |
Personal details | |
Born | Shahid Iqbal (1953-07-15) July 15, 1953 (age 70) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Navy |
Years of service | 1972–2010 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
Commands | VCNS at NHQ Commander Pakistan Fleet Combined Task Force 150 Combined Task Force 151 DCNS (Operations) DCNS of (Training and Personnel) ACNS (Ops) DG Naval Intelligence (DGNI) |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistan standoff 2001 Piracy off the coast of Somalia |
Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (military) |
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In 2005, he was notable for being the first admiral in the Pakistan Navy when he took over the command of the Combined Task Force 150, helping to conduct military operations against the Somali pirates operating in the coast of Somalia.[2] He took over this post from retiring Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun on 30 December 2009.[3] From 2009 to 2010, Vice-Admiral Iqbal served as the Chief of Staff (now known as Vice Chief of Naval Staff) at NHQ.[4]