. "Mansurul Haq"@en . . . . . . "1989"^^ . "1958"^^ . "Haji Mohammad Siddiq Choudri"@en . . "1947-08-15"^^ . . . . "1954"^^ . "Chief of Naval Staff"@en . "Tahir, Afzal"@en . . "Portrait"@en . "1966-10-20"^^ . . "1994-11-09"^^ . . "y"@en . . "1966-10-20"^^ . "2004"^^ . . "2005"^^ . . . "1997-05-02"^^ . . "2008-10-07"^^ . . "Naval Staff"@en . "2012"^^ . . "2008-10-07"^^ . . . "1934"^^ . . "1935"^^ . "1933"^^ . "1930"^^ . "1991-11-09"^^ . "1931"^^ . "Hassan, Muzaffar"@en . . . . "1926"^^ . "y"@en . . "1969-08-31"^^ . . "y"@en . . "1920"^^ . "2011-10-08"^^ . "y"@en . "Ahmed, Hasan"@en . "Renewable only once"@en . "1921"^^ . . . "y"@en . . . . "1948"^^ . "1949"^^ . "Chief"@en . "Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey"@en . . "2017-10-07"^^ . "Naval Commander-in-Chief"@en . . "1942"^^ . . . "1943"^^ . . "2002-10-03"^^ . . . . "2014-10-04"^^ . "Bokhari, Fasih"@en . . . "Naval chief"@en . . "1901"^^ . . . "Malik, Yastur-ul-Haq"@en . . . "On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan."@en . . . "n"@en . . . . "1975-03-23"^^ . . . . "n"@en . "Tariq Kamal Khan"@en . . "1912"^^ . "Jefford, James"@en . . "Yes"@en . . . "Muhammad Zakaullah"@en . "Noman Bashir"@en . "According to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade"@en . . . . . . . . "9.46728E7"^^ . "Rear admiral"@en . "The Chief of Naval Staff (Urdu: \u0631\u0626\u06CC\u0633\u0650 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u06C2 \u067E\u0627\u06A9 \u0628\u062D\u0631\u06CC\u06C1, romanized: Rais amlah pak bahriyah; reporting name as CNS), is a military appointment and a Statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the Pakistan Navy, who is nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and confirmed by the President of Pakistan. The Chief of Naval Staff is one of the senior-most appointments in the Pakistan military who is one of the senior members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in a separate capacity, providing senior consultation to the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee to act as a principal military advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan and its civilian government in the line of defending and safeguarding the expedition, maritime and sealine borders of the nation. The Chief of Naval Staff exercise its responsibility of command and control of the operational, combatant, logistics, administration, and training commands within the Pakistan Navy, in a clear contrast to the U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). Due to its responsibility and importance, the Chief of Naval Staff plays a critical role in assessing the coastal defence and conducting reconnaissance to insure its strike capability against aggressive forces. In principle, the appointment is constitutionally subjected for three years but extensions may be granted by the President upon recommendations and approvals from the Prime Minister. The Chief of Naval Staff is based on the Navy NHQ, and the current Chief of Naval Staff is Admiral Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi serving as chief of naval staff, who took over the command as chief of naval staff on 7 October 2020."@en . "Yastur-ul-Haq Malik"@en . . . "22148492"^^ . "Khan, Saeed"@en . "Haq, Mansurul"@en . "Vice admiral"@en . "?"@en . . . "Ahsan, Syed"@en . "National Security Council"@en . . . "Syed Mohammad Ahsan"@en . . . . . . . "Sandila, Asif"@en . "Bashir, Noman"@en . "Asif Sandila"@en . . . "Karimullah, Shahid"@en . "Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)"@en . . "2020-10-07"^^ . "1971-12-22"^^ . . "2020-10-07"^^ . . . . . "1994-11-10"^^ . "Fasih Bokhari"@en . . . . "1988-11-09"^^ . . . "Choudri, Haji"@en . "James Wilfred Jefford"@en . . . . "Niazi, Amjad"@en . . "Saeed Mohammad Khan"@en . . "1991-11-08"^^ . . . . "1975-03-08"^^ . . . . . "Admiral"@en . . . . . "Shariff, Mohammad"@en . "Khan, Tariq"@en . . "1997-05-01"^^ . . "2005-10-06"^^ . "23237"^^ . . . "Afzal Tahir"@en . . "Sirohey, Iftikhar"@en . "1124821223"^^ . . . "1988-11-10"^^ . "CNS"@en . "Zakaullah, Muhammad"@en . . "1999-10-02"^^ . . . . "1999-10-02"^^ . "Muzaffar Hassan"@en . "1953-01-31"^^ . "1959-03-01"^^ . "1953-01-30"^^ . . . . . . "1972-03-03"^^ . . . . "1975"^^ . . "Mohammad Shariff"@en . . . "Karamat Rahman Niazi"@en . . "1983-03-23"^^ . "1986-04-09"^^ . "1979-03-22"^^ . . . "1980"^^ . "1983-03-23"^^ . "1986-04-09"^^ . . . "Zafar Mahmood Abbasi"@en . "Niazi, Karamat"@en . "Navy Secretariat-III at MoD"@en . . "Afzal Rahman Khan"@en . . . "The Chief of Naval Staff (Urdu: \u0631\u0626\u06CC\u0633\u0650 \u0639\u0645\u0644\u06C2 \u067E\u0627\u06A9 \u0628\u062D\u0631\u06CC\u06C1, romanized: Rais amlah pak bahriyah; reporting name as CNS), is a military appointment and a Statutory office held by a four-star admiral in the Pakistan Navy, who is nominated and appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan and confirmed by the President of Pakistan."@en . . . . "2014-10-03"^^ . "Mirza, Abdul"@en . "2005-10-07"^^ . . "2002-10-02"^^ . . . "Shahid Karimullah"@en . "8"^^ . . "9"^^ . . "10"^^ . "11"^^ . . "12"^^ . "13"^^ . . "14"^^ . "15"^^ . . "1"^^ . . . "2"^^ . . . "3"^^ . "4"^^ . "5"^^ . . "6"^^ . "2020"^^ . . "2021"^^ . "7"^^ . "2018"^^ . . "Pakistan Navy Admiral.svg"@en . . "2020-10-07"^^ . "1969-09-01"^^ . . "1959-02-28"^^ . "Hasan Hafeez Ahmed"@en . "16"^^ . "17"^^ . . "Khan, Afzal"@en . "Abbasi, Zafar"@en . . . "2011-10-07"^^ . "Flag of the Chief of the Naval Staff"@en . ""@en . . . "1979-03-21"^^ . . "2017-10-06"^^ . "1972-03-03"^^ . "Abdul Aziz Mirza"@en . .