Vice Admiral Syed Arifullah Hussaini ( ur, ; 23 April 1961 December 17, 2020) also known as S.A. Hussaini, was a 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' ...

. He also served as the

Commander, Pakistan Fleet Commander, Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK) is a formal title in the Pakistan Navy to denote the head (usually a two star or three star vice admiral) as the commander of Pakistan Fleet Command with duties sanctioned by the navy for fleet support, progre ...

on 14 June 2016.

Biography

Hussaini 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 Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

into an

Urdu-speaking Native speakers of Urdu are spread across South Asia. The vast majority of them are Muslims of the Hindi–Urdu Belt of northern India, followed by the Deccani people of the Deccan plateau in south-central India (who speak Deccani Urdu) and the M ...

family on 23 April 1961. He was educated at 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 ...

Jamshoro Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial capi ...

and left the college to attend 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 ...

. He graduated from the

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in 1981, and gained commissioned as

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. He was further educated at the Command and Staff College in

Quetta Quetta (; ur, ; ; ps, کوټه‎) is the tenth List of cities in Pakistan by population, most populous city in Pakistan with a population of over 1.1 million. It is situated in Geography of Pakistan, south-west of the country close to the ...

, and attained MS in

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from the National Defence University (NDU). He also studied for the national defence course in

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, and qualified for the

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from the

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. His sea command assignment included his role as

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of PNS ''Zulfikar'' and PNS ''Tariq''. In 2008, he was promoted to one-star rank, and

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Hussaini served as the ACNS (Plans) and ACNS (Personnel). In 2013,

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Hussaini was appointed Commander Coast (COMCOAST). He was promoted to three-star rank, Vice-Admiral, in 2014, and took over the command of Karachi, as COMKAR, which is the responsibility of naval establishment in Karachi. In 2014, Vice-Admiral Hussain was in the race to be appointed as a

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and take over the command of the Navy as its Chief of Naval Staff, along with Vice-Admiral

Khan Hasham bin Saddique Khan Hasham bin Saddique (Urdu: خان حشام بن صديق) is a retired vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy and a former diplomat who served as the Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. Biography Saddique was born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakista ...

and Vice-Admiral Z.M. Abbasi. However, the most senior admiral in the Navy, Admiral Moh'd Zakaullah was promoted to the four-star appointment, On 3 December 2015, Vice-Admiral Hussaini was appointed as a senior

fleet commander The Fleet Commander is a senior Royal Navy post, responsible for the operation, resourcing and training of the ships, submarines and aircraft, and personnel, of the Naval Service (United Kingdom), Naval Service. The Vice-Admiral incumbent is requ ...

in the Pakistan Navy, taking over the command, from Vice-Admiral He has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) and

Tamgha-e-Basalat Tamgha-i-Basalat ( ur, تمغہِ بسالت, , ''Medal of Good Conduct'') is an award of the Pakistan Armed Forces. It is a non operational award. See also * Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces The awards and decorations of ...

On 17 December 2020, he died due to

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Awards and decorations

References

External links

Navy website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussaini, Syed Arifullah 1961 births 2020 deaths Military personnel from Karachi Muhajir people Cadet College Petaro alumni Pakistan Naval Academy alumni Chinese–Urdu translators National Defence University, Pakistan alumni Pakistan Navy admirals Recipients of Hilal-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Sitara-i-Imtiaz Recipients of Tamgha-e-Basalat