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Rear Admiral Amjad Mazhar Hussain, (born 15 May 1958) is a senior retired
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officer. He was the highest-ranking member of the British Armed Forces from an ethnic minority.


Background and personal life

Born in Pakistan, Hussain and his mother moved to the United Kingdom in 1962 when he was three years old, to join his father who was working as a
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. In 1983 Amjad married Wendy Downer; they have three children: Sam, Zara and Hannah.


Career

Hussain joined the
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as a Weapons Engineering Officer in 1976, and was sponsored to study engineering science and business administration at Collingwood College,
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, from 1976 to 1979. He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1981 (seniority from 1 April). He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1992, and to captain on 31 December 1997. Hussain served as Naval Base Commodore, Portsmouth, from mid-2002, where his accommodation was in Spithead House. In 2006 he was appointed Director General Logistics (Fleet) and promoted to the rank of rear admiral, and thereby became the highest ranking Muslim and the highest-ranking officer from an ethnic minority in the British Armed Forces. He was appointed Director-General Weapons in 2008, and Director (Precision Attack) and Controller of the Navy in March 2009. Hussain is a prominent advocate of greater minority participation in the armed forces. However, he dislikes too much emphasis being placed on his religion. He was recognised in the Muslim Power 100 List as one of the most influential Muslims in the United Kingdom. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the
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Awards and nominations

In January 2013, Hussain was awarded the Civil Servant of the Year award at the
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See also

*
List of British Pakistanis The following is a list of notable British Pakistanis, namely notable citizens or residents of the United Kingdom whose ethnic origins lie in Pakistan: Academia and education Humanities * Sara Ahmed – professor of Race and Cultural Studies ...


References


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