Commander, Pakistan Fleet

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Commander Pakistan Fleet
Pakistan Navy Vice Admiral.svg
Incumbent
V/ADM Muhammad Faisal Abbasi HI(M)
since 20 February 2023
Navy
Style ADM
TypeFleet Commander [1]
AbbreviationCOMPAK
Member ofPakistan Fleet Command
Website Official Website

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 [2] [3] with duties sanctioned by the navy for fleet support, progressive transition of the fleet, and ensuring effectiveness of the force. The COMPAK is also assigned with responsibilities to ensure combat and staff capabilities of the fleet such as deployment of the forces, in addition to ensure equipment capacities designed to improve "operational readiness". [4]

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The COMPAK is one of the four major administrative authorities and one of the seven total commands of the navy such as Commander, Karachi (COMKAR), a major naval base, Commander, Logistics (COMLOG), Northern Command (COMNOR), Commander, Coast (COMCOAST), [5] [6] Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP), Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), and the commander fleet itself. [4] The fleet commander heads destroyer squadron, naval aviation, surface warfare, and other surface operations and anti-submarine warfare designed for multiple roles such as equipments, including watercraft, weapons, arms, and naval bases.

Surface and submarine warfare

Appointment style

When a new head takes the command as COMPAK, it is literary known as "change of command" ceremony held at the official workplace of the commander in Karachi. During the ceremony, a guard of honour is presented to the new head, while the incumbent officer hands over scroll command to the new COMPAK. [7] [8]

List of commanders

#NamePictureStart dateEnd dateRef(s)
1 Asaf Humayun January 2006— [9]
2 Shahid Iqbal June 2008December 2009 [10] [11]
3 Abbas Raza November 2010November 2011 [12] [13]
4 Zafar Mahmood Abbasi Pakistan Navy Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi.jpg 20142015 [3]
5 Syed Arifullah Hussaini 20162017 [14] [15]
6 Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi Amjad Khan Niazi.jpg 2017May 2019 [16] [17]
7 Naveed Ashraf October 2020February 2023 [18]

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