Kaleem Shaukat

Kaleem Shaukat (Urdu: كليم شوكت) HI(m), SI(m) is a former Pakistani naval officer and vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy, served as the vice chief of naval staff from 2017 to November 2019. Kaleem retired from the naval uniform service in 2019 after succeeding Fayyaz Gilani as VCNS.[1]

Kaleem Shaukat
Kaleem (first from right side of the table)
BornPakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Navy
Years of service1980–2019
RankVice Admiral
UnitNaval Operations Branch
Commands heldVice-Chief of Naval Staff
Commander Pakistan Fleet
Combined Task Force 151
DCNS (Projects)
DCNS (Operations)
Navy Punjab Command
Naval War College
Battles/wars2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Piracy in the Persian Gulf
Piracy High Risk Area around the Horn of Africa
Operation Enduring Freedom–HOA
AwardsHilal-i-Imtiaz (military)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military)

Biography

Kaleem Shaukat joined the Pakistan Navy in 1980, and was directed to attend the Britannia Royal Naval College in England where he did his initial military training as a surface officer and passed out in 1982.[2] He gained commissioned as Sub-Lieutenant and served as an executive officer in the surface warship.[3]

He is a graduate of the National Defence University in Islamabad, and Armed Forces College in Turkey.[4] Capt. Shaukat served as a commanding officer while commanding the Tariq-class warships in 2000s.[5] In addition, he also served in the faculty of Naval War College in Lahore, and commanded the 25th Destroyer Squadron.[3]

In 2009, Cdre. Shaukat took the command of the Punjab Command, and was conferred with a gallantry award for his services.[6] His career in the Navy is mostly served in the Middle East, having commanding the Pakistan Armed Forces-Middle East based in Qatar in 2010-12.[7]

In 2012, Cdre. Shaukat was promoted to the two-star rank admiral, and took over the command of the CTF 151.[8] At the Navy NHQ, he other command appointment included his role as DCNS (Projects), and Director of Naval Warfare Directorate.[2]

On March 2, 2017, R-Adm. took over the command of the Pakistan Fleet from Vice-Admiral S.A. Hussaini, and was eventually promoted to the three-star rank.[9][10][11]

In October 2017, V-Adm. Shaukat was moved at the Navy NHQ, and was appointed as the DCNS (Operations) before elevated as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff on 3 December 2017.[12][13][14]

On 16 November 2019, Vice-Admiral Kaleem Shaukat retired from his military service, completing his 39-year of military service with the Navy, and was succeeded by Vice-Admiral Fayyaz Gilani as vice naval chief.[15]

See also

References
  1. PR (18 November 2019). "Vice-Admiral Fayyaz Gilani appointed as VCNS - Pakistan". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. "Kaleem Shaukat made vice admiral". The Nation. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff". The News International. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  4. "Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed vice chief of naval staff by president". Pakistan Today. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  5. web desk, news (2 December 2017). "Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff". Samaa TV. Samaa TV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. "KARACHI: Pakistan Navy officers, men decorated". Dawn. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. "Pakistan naval official lauds ties with Qatar". Free Online Library. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  8. "PIRATE PATROL CHANGE-OF-COMMAND". Brunswick Times Record. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. "Kaleem Shaukat takes over as commander Pakistan Navy Fleet". The Nation. 2 March 2017.
  10. "Kaleem Shaukat takes over as commander Pakistan Navy Fleet". The Nation. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  11. "Rear Admiral Kaleem Shaukat takes over as Commander Pakistan Navy Fleet - Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer –". pakobserver.net. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  12. "Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff - Pakistan - Dunya News". Dunya News. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  13. "Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed vice chief of naval staff - Daily Times". Daily Times. 3 December 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. "Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff - Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer –". pakobserver.net.
  15. Report, Recorder (18 November 2019). "Vice Admiral Fayyaz Gilani appointed VCNS". Business Recorder. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
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