vice admiral of 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 a former diplomat who served as the
Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.
Biography
Saddique was born in
Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...
,
Sindh
Sindh (; ; ur, , ; historically romanized as Sind) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the southeastern region of the country, Sindh is the third-largest province of Pakistan by land area and the second-largest province ...
, Pakistan on 1 April 1960.
He was initially schooled and educated at the
PAF Public School in
Sargodha
Sargodha ( Punjabi and ur, ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Punjab province, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 12th largest city by population and one of the fastest-growing cities of the country. Sargodha is also known as ...
,
Punjab
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, Pakistan, before attending the
Cadet College Petaro
Cadet College Petaro is a military boarding school in Jamshoro District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan; about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad which is under administration of Pakistan Navy.
Its campus occupies over 700 acres ...
.
He graduated from the
Cadet College Petaro
Cadet College Petaro is a military boarding school in Jamshoro District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan; about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad which is under administration of Pakistan Navy.
Its campus occupies over 700 acres ...
in
Jamshoro
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,
Sindh
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in
Pakistan
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, before joining the Navy in 1977.
He went to the United Kingdom and joined the
Britannia Royal Naval College
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where he did his military training and returned to the
Pakistan Naval Academy
The Pakistan Naval Academy (PNA), PNS Rahbar, Manora is a federal military academy located in Manora, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Established in Manora, Karachi, under Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan in 1970, it is the one of the technologic ...
where he secured his graduation in
communication
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with distinction after being conferred with the
Sword of Honour
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as best All Round graduates.
After returning to Pakistan 1980, he gained
commission as
Lieutenant
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The meaning of lieutenant differs in different militaries (see comparative military ranks), but it is often sub ...
in the Navy in the Naval Operations Branch.
Lt. Saddique served as an
Executive officer
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in the
PNS ''Badr D(161)'', and later elevated as Squadron Operations Officer in the 25th Destroyer Squadron.
He attended the
National Defence University where he attained his
MSc
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* Microelectronics Support Centre of UK Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
* MIDI Show Control
* MSC Malaysia (formerly known as Multimedia Super Corridor)
* USB mass storage device class (USB MSC ...
in
Joint warfare
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,
M.Phil in
National Security
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, and later attained his
MS in
War Studies
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from the
Quaid-i-Azam University
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Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially dedi ...
, also in
Islamabad
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.
Saddique is a graduate of the
Naval Postgraduate School
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It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD ci ...
in
Monterey, California
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, United States where he graduated with an M.Sc. in
Operations Research
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.
War and command appointments in Pakistan Navy
During his career in the Navy, he enjoyed a distinguished career, having attained the vast experience of both command and staff appointments. As
Commander
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...
, he assumed the command of the in 2001–02, and
ACNS (Plans) at the
Navy NHQ as
Captain
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.
Commodore
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* Commodore (rank), a naval rank
** Commodore (Royal Navy), in the United Kingdom
** Commodore (United States)
** Commodore (Canada)
** Commodore (Finland)
** Commodore (Germany) or ''Kommodore''
* Air commodore, a ...
Saddique's
one-star assignments included his role as
Commandant
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of
Naval Academy
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See also
* Military academy
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,
Naval War College
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, and the National Security College at the
National Defence University in Islamabad.
At the
Navy NHQ, Cdre. Saddique also served as the
DCNS (Admin) and
DCNS (Ops).
Cdre Saddique came to public attention he took over the command of the
Combined Task Force 150
Combined Task Force 150 (CTF-150) is a multinational coalition naval task force working under the 34-nation coalition of Combined Maritime Forces and is based in Bahrain established to monitor, board, inspect, and stop suspect shipping to pur ...
at the
NAVCENT HQ in
Bahrain
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as his command assignment, which was vital in combating the Maritime Security and
Counterterrorism
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in 2007.
In 2008, Cdre. Saddique relieved the command to
French Navy
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.
In 2009,
Cdre Saddique was promoted to the
two-star rank
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in the Navy.
After leaving the
CTF-15 in 2010, Rear-Admiral Saddique went to serve as the
DCNS (Admin) and
DCNS (Ops) at the
Navy NHQ.
In 2013, Rear-Admiral Saddique assumed the command of the navy's fleet as its
Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK), becoming responsible for the entire fleet as a fleet commander.
Rear-Admiral
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Saddique remained in this key assignment until 2014 when he assumed the post as
DCNS (Projects) with three-star rank promotion; he left the post to Rear-Admiral
Zafar Abbasi.
In 2014,
Vice-Admiral Saddique was in the race to be appointed as a
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Star ranking
One–star
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and take over the command of the Navy as its
Chief of Naval Staff, alongside
Vice-Admiral Zafar Abbasi and Vice-Admiral
S. A. Hussaini.
However, the most senior admiral in the Navy, Admiral
Moh'd Zakaullah was promoted to the four-star appointment, and Vice-Admiral Saddique was appointed as vice-chief of naval staff.
As vice chief of naval staff, he played a crucial role in stressing the role of the
Pakistan Marines
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as an effective force, eventually supporting his role in establishing the marine bases in the country.
Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
On April 2, 2017, the
Foreign Ministry In many countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the government department responsible for the state's diplomacy, bilateral, and multilateral relations affairs as well as for providing support for a country's citizens who are abroad. The entit ...
announced to appoint Vice-Admiral Saddique as an ambassador to
Saudi Arabia
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once his retirement was confirmed.
He was noted as being the third admiral in the Navy to be appointed as envoy to Saudi Arabia, others being Admiral
Abdul Aziz Mirza
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who head the diplomatic assignment from 2002–05, followed by Admiral
Shahid Karimullah
Admiral Shahid Karimullah (Urdu: شاهد كريم الله; b. 14 February 1948) was a Pakistan Navy officer who served as the Chief of Naval Staff from 2002 until 2005.
Prior to that, he also served as the Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Ara ...
from 2005–09.
He did not seek extension but left his command assignment earlier to be appointed as his country's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia on 2 April 2017.
Before arriving to Saudi Arabia, Vice-Admiral Saddique held meeting with then-
Interior Minister
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Nisar Ali Khan
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.
On 5 June 2017, Vice-Admiral Saddique presented his diplomatic credentials to
Yousef Al-Othaimeen
Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen ( ar, يوسف بن أحمد العثيمين) is a Saudi Arabian politician who served as secretary-general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from November 2016, when Iyad bin Amin Madani stepped do ...
, the
Secretary General
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of the
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
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The word is derived from ...
, and took up his diplomatic assignment in
Riyadh
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.
See also
*
Arab community in Pakistan
*
Saudi Arabia–Pakistan relations
References
External links
Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia presents credentials to OIC chief*Siddiqui, Kazi Zulkader (2015)
(htm). www.petaro.org/. Cadet College Petaro. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
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