Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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: ﺁصف ہمایوں; b.1952), , is a retired three-star rank admiral of

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, currently serving as visiting faculty at the

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, Pakistan. In 2008, he was notably superseded by Admiral Noman Bashir for the promotion to the four-star admiral in the Navy but was appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff which he served until retiring in 2009. After retirement, he joined the faculty of the

and penned columns on maritime security, ''

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''.

Biography

Humayun was born in

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, Sindh. He completed his early education from a local school and college in

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, Sindh. In 1970, Humayun passed Higher Secondary School exam (Standing 2nd in overall merit) and also passed the entrance test to Pakistan Naval Academy, from Inter Services Selection Board Kohat. He joined

in December 1970, commissioning in 1973. In 1971, Humayun served in the PNS ''Shushak'' on the western front of the third war with

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. After the war, he completed his initial training at the

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, and was sent to the United Kingdom where he attended the

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in 1973. In 1974, S/Lieutenant Humayun was qualified in additional training from the United Kingdom. He joined the Submarine Service Branch. In 1980s, Cdr Humayun held the commands of ''Hangor'' and ''Shushak''. In 1986, he attended the

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, United States, attaining his diploma in

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. In 1992–95,

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Humayun was selected by the

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(MoD) to serve as the

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at the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi. In 1990s, Capt. Humayun held the commands of the ''Tippu Sultan'' and . In 1998, he was promoted to the one-star assignment, holding the command of the Submarine Squadron as Commodore. From 1999 to 2000, Cdre. Humayun attended the National Defence University in

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, where he gained master's degree in Defence and Strategic Studies. In 2002, Cdre Humayun was promoted to two-star while appointed as

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NHQ. From 2002 to 2006, Rear-Admiral Humayun was appointed as

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of Maritime Technologies Complex (MTC) at the

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, where he was noted for his leadership in employing technological systems on board the naval combatant ships. In 2006, Rear-Admiral Humayun assumed the command of the Pakistan Navy Fleet (COMPAK), eventually supervising the deployment of Pakistan Navy Fleet in the Indian Ocean to ward off the Indian Navy. The same year, Rear-Admiral Humayun participated in the

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, alongside then-

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Noman Bashir. In 2007,

Humayun was promoted to Vice-Admiral while appointed as

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in command of Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK). As the Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK), he successfully supervised the first ever multinational naval exercise held by Pakistan Navy "''Aman 07''". In 2007, Humayun was made Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Navy, second-in-command to the Chief of Naval Staff.

Vice Chief of Naval Staff and retirement

In 2008, Vice-Admiral Humayun and Vice-Admiral Bashir were considered for promotion as four-star admiral in the Navy and being appointed as the Chief of Naval Staff, in a nomination summary sent by then-Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar to the Prime minister

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Biography

Vice Chief of Naval Staff and retirement

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