Vice Admiral Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani is a retired Pakistani

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and vice admiral in the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English language, English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Quran, Qur'an, Al Imran, 3:173' ...

and the former

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. Before assuming the office, he was serving as Chief of Staff branch Personnel, and later was assigned onboard for Washington as an

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of Pakistan navy and now has retired from service.

Education

Gilani graduated from the

Pakistan Navy War College The Naval War College is a staff college providing training and education primarily to the mid-career officers of the Pakistan Navy as well as to a limited number of officers from Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Army and various allied forces. It i ...

, and later attended Pakistan National Defence University where he received naval education. He later did military operational research, gaining a master's degree from

Cranfield University , mottoeng = After clouds light , established = 1946 - College of Aeronautics 1969 - Cranfield Institute of Technology (gained university status by royal charter) 1993 - Cranfield University (adopted current name) , type = Public research uni ...

, in the United Kingdom.

Career

Gilani was commissioned in Pakistan navy department in 1984 with operations branch appointment. He served at various posts, including commanding officer for '' PNS Moawin'' and ''PNS PISHIN''. He served at Commander Pakistan Fleet as a chief of staff officer and naval secretary, and later, he was promoted to staff appointments of fleets and units, including operations, projects, personnel, and training and evaluation.

Awards and decorations

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