Nassar Ikram

Nassar Ikram
Rear Admiral; Nassar Ikram
Birth name	Nassar Ikram
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1981 - 2019
Rank	Rear Admiral
Commands held	Deputy Director General Inter-Services Intelligence; Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (C4I); Commandant Pakistan Navy Engineering College (CO PNEC)
Battles/wars	Kargil War; Operation Parakaram; 2008 Indo-Pakistan standoff; War in North West-Pakistan; 2015 India-Pakistan border skirmishes; 2016 India-Pakistan Standoff; 2019 India–Pakistan standoff
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military); Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military); Sword of Honour

Nassar Ikram, HI(M), SI(M) was a two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, currently serving as Pro-Rector of National University of Sciences and Technology.[1] and Vice president of National Science & Technology Park [2]

Career in Navy

He joined Pakistan Navy in 1979 and was commissioned Weapon Engineering branch in December 1983 winning the coveted sword of Honor. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from Pakistan Navy Engineering College with distinction in 1985, then affiliated with NED University, Karachi. Admiral did his Weapon Engineering Application Course from UK in 1989 with distinction. He obtained Masters in Electronics Systems Engineering from Cranfield University, UK in 1995 winning the best student award. He is a graduate of National Defence University, Islamabad in National Security and War Studies. and holds Master's degree in National Security & War Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad and Doctorate Degree in Cryptography from Bradford University, UK in 1999 during which, his 2 papers won the best IEEE paper wards in US.[3]

He served onboard PNS Tughril, PNS Dacca, PNS Shamsher and PNS Munsif as Weapon Engineering Officer / Deputy Weapon Engineering Officer. He also served at PN Dockyard. He was an instructor at Electronic Warfare Training Centre, PNS Bahadur. His distinguished appointments include Deputy Director General Inter-Services Intelligence, Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff at Naval Headquarters (NHQ) and Commandant Pakistan Navy Engineering College[4] . He is currently serving as Pro-Rector at NUST.[5]

Awards and decorations

Service Medals
	10 Years Service Medal
	20 Years Service Medal
	30 Years Service Medal
	35 Years Service Medal
Non-operational Military Awards
	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence)[6]
	Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence Military)
Commemorative Medal
	Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day Golden Jubilee Medal)
	Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (Escalation versus India Medal)
	Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)
	Tamgha-e-Jamhuriat (Democracy Medal)
	Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal
	Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)

References

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[NUST-1] "Commodore Nassar Ikram promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral". The News. December 4, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2016.

[2] ttps://nstp.pk/about-nstp/nstp-team/

[3] ttp://nation.com.pk/national/01-Apr-2016/6-commodores-of-navy-promoted

[4] ttp://nation.com.pk/national/01-Apr-2016/6-commodores-of-navy-promoted

[5] ttp://www.nust.edu.pk/INSTITUTIONS/Directortes/AboutUs/Pages/Profile-Pro-Rector-(RIC).aspx

[6] ttps://www.dawn.com/news/1397210