Admiral Zakaullah appointed new Chief of Naval Staff
Admiral Zakaullah has replaced Admiral Asif Sandila as new naval chief.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - President Mamnoon Hussain has appointed Admiral Zakaullah as new Chief of Naval Staff on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Outgoing naval chief Admiral Asif Sandila will retire from his post on October 7.
Muhammad Zakaullah was commissioned in the operations branch of Pakistan Navy in June 1978. He is a recipient of the Sword of Honour. On his graduation, he was awarded Chief of The Naval Staff Gold Medal.
Admiral Zakaullah is a graduate of Royal Naval Staff College (UK) and National Defence University Islamabad. He holds MA (Defence Studies) degree from London University and MSc (War Studies) degree from Quaid-e-Azam University.
He has commanded the destroyer Tippu Sultan, Pakistan Naval Academy and the 25th destroyer squadron. His other appointments include directing staff PN Staff College, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Plans) and Defence Attaché in Qatar. Zaka has been awarded president’s award for pride of performance, president’s medal, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (military), sitara-e-Imtiaz (military) and Hilal-e-Imtiaz (military) as well.
