Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi
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Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi (
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'' Admiral in the Pakistan Navy who is the 17th and current Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan. He assumed charge on October 7, 2020, after succeeding Zafar Mahmood Abbasi. He previously served as principal secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff and director-general
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, in addition to commanding 2 '' Zulfiquar-class frigate''.


Career

Amjad Khan Niazi was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1985 and also won the coveted
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upon completion of initial training at
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 technol ...
in
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. His command appointments include Commander, Pakistan Fleet, Commanding Officer of PNS Badr and PNS Tariq, 18th Destroyer Squadron Commander, Commandant PNS Bahadur and Commandant Pakistan Navy War College/ Commander Central Punjab, Lahore.


Chief of Naval Staff

On October 7, 2020, the President of Pakistan
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appointed Amjad Khan Niazi the Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan.


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