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Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)
Officer in the Pakistani Navy
Officer in the Pakistani Navy
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Chief |
| body | the Naval Staff |
| native_name | رئیسِ عملۂ پاک بحریہ |
| flag | Pakistan Navy Admiral.svg |
| flagborder | Yes |
| flagcaption | Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff |
| image | Chief of The Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf NI(M) 08-09-25.jpg |
| incumbent | Admiral Naveed Ashraf |
| incumbentsince | 7 October 2023 |
| department | Ministry of Defence |
| Navy Secretariat-III at MoD | |
| member_of | National Security Council |
| reports_to | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Minister of Defence | |
| seat | Naval Headquarters (NHQ) |
| Islamabad, Pakistan | |
| nominator | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| appointer | President of Pakistan |
| termlength | 5 years |
| termlength_qualified | renewable irrespective of age |
| precursor | Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy |
| formation | |
| first | Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed |
| succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
| abbreviation | CNS |
| unofficial_names | Naval chief |
| deputy | Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
| website | Official website |
Navy Secretariat-III at MoD Minister of Defence Islamabad, Pakistan
The Chief of the Naval Staff (reporting name: CNS) is a military appointment and a statutory office held by a four-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, who is nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and confirmed by the President of Pakistan.
The Chief of Naval Staff is one of the senior-most appointments in the Pakistan Armed Forces who is one of the senior members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, providing senior consultation to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee to act as a principal military advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and its Government of Pakistan in the line of defending and safeguarding the expedition, maritime and sealine borders of the nation.
The Chief of Naval Staff exercise its responsibility of command and control of the operational, combatant, logistics, administration, and training commands within the Pakistan Navy, in a clear contrast to the U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Due to its responsibility and importance, the Chief of Naval Staff plays a critical role in assessing the coastal defense and conducting reconnaissance to insure its strike capability against aggressive forces.
In principle, the appointment is constitutionally subjected for three years but extensions may be granted by the President upon recommendations and approvals from the Prime Minister. The Chief of Naval Staff is based on the Navy NHQ, and the current Chief of Naval Staff is Admiral Naveed Ashraf, who took over the command as chief of naval staff on 7 October 2023.
History
The Pakistan Navy was created from the partition of the Royal Indian Navy after the India's partition on 14/15 August of 1947. Direct appointments in the navy was in the responsibility of the British Admiralty who appointed Rear Admiral James Wilfred Jefford as Pakistan Navy's first Flag Officer Commanding (FOC).
The post was changed to Commander-in-Chief on 30 March 1950. On 20 March 1972, it was renamed Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) with Vice-Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed becoming the first chief, though his rank was not elevated to four-star rank.
The term of the superannuation was then constrained to three years in the office as opposed to four years and was made a permanent member of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Since 1972, there have been 14 four-star rank admirals appointed as chiefs of naval staff by statute. The Prime Minister, with the President's confirmation, approved the nomination and appointment of the Chief of Naval Staff.
The leadership of the navy is based in the Navy NHQ located in the vicinity of Air AHQ, and Army GHQ staff offices that form that JS HQ in the Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan. The CNS controls the navy, assisted by the civilians from the Navy Secretariat-III of the Ministry of Defense (MoD).
The Chief of Naval Staff exercises its responsibility of completing operational, training and logistics commands. The CNS has several principal staff officers and controls the navy through seven principle staff commands directed by its appointed Deputy Chiefs of Naval Staff.
- DCNS Operations
- DCNS Supply
- DCNS Training and Personnel
- DCNS Projects
- DCNS Materials
- DCNS Administration
- DCNS Welfare and Housing
List of Commanders
The following is a list of Admirals who have served as either Flag Officer Commanding, Commander-in-Chief, and the Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.
Flag Officer Commanding
Commander-in-Chief
On 30 March 1950, the position was re-designated as Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Pakistan Navy.
Chiefs of the Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy
Notes
References
References
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- "Organizations in Navy". Navy ISPR.
- (2002). "The Armed Forces of Pakistan". NYU Press.
- (2003). "Command & Structure". PakDef Military Consortium.
- (2015). "Pakistan's Nuclear Policy: A Minimum Credible Deterrence". Routledge.
- (9 January 2017). "Pakistan attains 'second strike capability' with test-fire of submarine-launched cruise missile".
- (1997). "No Easy Answers". Sona Printers, India.
- (2008). "The Military Factor in Pakistan". Lancer Publishers.
- "Pakistan Navy Official Website". Navy ISPR.
- (30 September 2014). "Navy chief to retire next week". Dawn Newspapers, 2014.
- (31 March 1950). "Change of Title of Defence Chiefs". Civil and Military Gazette, Lahore.
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