Asif Sandila
Asif Sandila | |
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Adm. Asif boarded on George H.W. Bush, an aircraft carrier, in 2013. | |
| Chief of Naval Staff | |
| In office 3 October 2011 – 3 October 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Adm. Noman Bashir |
| Succeeded by | Adm. Muhammad Zakaullah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mohammad Asif Sandila 1954 (age 71–72) |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Naval Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1972–2014 |
| Rank | Admiral (PN No. 1795) |
| Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
| Commands | Vice Chief of Naval Staff DCNS (Operations) at the Navy NHQ DCNS (Projects) at the Navy NHQ Commander Pakistan Fleet Commander Logistics DG Pakistan Maritime Security Agency Pakistan Naval Observatory OTC of 25th Destroyer Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 Indo-Pakistani standoff in 2008 |
| Awards | Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) National Order of Merit Order of King Abdulaziz Turkish Legion of Merit Order of Muleege Dynasty Legion of Merit Bintang Jalasena Utama Yudha Dharma Utama |
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Mohammad Asif Sandila NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) LoM OM BJSN BYD NMSI (Urdu: محمد ﺁصف سندیلہ; born: 1954), is a retired four-star admiral in the Pakistan Navy who was the 19th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. Prior to this command appointment, Sandila briefly tenured as the Vice Chief Naval Staff in the Pakistan Navy which he assumed in 2010.
In 2011, President Asif Ali Zardari, on the request of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, promoted Sandila to four-star admiral and appointed him as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 7 October 2011 upon retirement of the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir.