Vice Admiral Tanveer Faiz (

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three-star Pakistani naval officer and former vice admiral of the

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. He also served in

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as the

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from 2015 until 2018. From 2006–07, Faiz served in the

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(MoD) as an

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where he led bilaterals diplomatic talks with

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and

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to seek to resolve issues involving

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and water dispute. In 2012, Vice-Admiral Faiz was also the first commander of the naval strategic command, which is the custodian of the nation's

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Biography

Faiz attended and was educated at the

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in 1973, and commissioned in the Navy in 1975 in the

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Faiz later joined the Submarine Service Branch, serving in the Hangor-class and Agosta 70A-class submarines throughout his career as junior officer in the Navy. His war appointment included his role as Cdr. Faiz commanded two submarines and a

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as a

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. In addition, he also commanded the submarine squadron as part of his war assignment. In the 1980s–90s, he attended and graduated from the

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where he attained

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and later attended and graduated from the National Defence University in Islamabad, graduated with an MS in

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. In the 1990s,

Faiz was selected by the

(MoD) to be served as the

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, and was posted at the Pakistan Embassy in

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. Cdre Faiz also served in the

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, eventually becoming its director-general in the 2000s, before being appointed as ACNS (Ops) at the Navy NHQ in Islamabad. In 2006, Cdre. Faiz was promoted to two-star assignment but remained posted as ACNS (Ops) at the Navy NHQ. In 2006,

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Faiz was posted in the

as an

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(Add. Secy) to the

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. On 22/23 December 2006, RAdm Faiz held meeting with Rear-Admiral B.R. Rao, the Chief Hydrographer of

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, over the issue of

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to discuss the boundaries of disputed areas. RAdm Faiz headed the delegation that held talks with

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M. Gopal Rao of

, to begin talks in nearby Rawalpindi to resolve the dispute over

, a marshy estuary off the Gujarat coast, whose determination would enable both countries to finalise maritime boundaries. In 2009, RAdm Faiz took over the command of the Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK) as its senior

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. In 2010, he was promoted to three-star rank, Vice-Admiral in the Navy. In 2010, Vice-Admiral Faiz commissioned the

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helicopters in the

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, and the third

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Zulfikar-class frigate . In 2011, Vice-Admiral Faiz was in the race of being promoted as

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in the Navy. and to be appointed as Chief of Naval Staff, but it was Admiral Sandila who was the most senior, promoted to four-star appointment. In 2012, Vice-Admiral Faiz was appointed as first commander of the Naval Strategic Forces Command (NSFCOM) which is described as the custodian of the nation's

. About the role of the NSFCOM, Vice-Admiral Faiz reportedly highlighted the role and objectives of his command by stating: The Force, which is the custodian of the nation's

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, will strengthen Pakistan's policy of Credible Minimum Deterrence and ensure regional stability. After retiring from Navy in 2015, Vice-Admiral Faiz was appointed

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of the

on 8 February 2015, after taking over from Vice-Admiral (retd)

Shahid Iqbal Vice Admiral Shahid Iqbal (Urdu:شاہد اقبال ; b. 15 July 1953), , is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, and former university administrator who served as the Rector of the Bahria University from 2012 until 2015. In ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Faiz, Tanveer 1958 births People from Karachi Pakistan Naval Academy alumni Pakistan Naval War College alumni Academic staff of Pakistan Naval War College National Defence University, Pakistan alumni Pakistan Navy admirals Pakistani diplomats Chinese–Urdu translators Pakistani expatriates in China Academic staff of Bahria University Pakistani academic administrators Living people Pakistani naval attachés