INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Two commodores of Pakistan Navy promoted as Rear AdmiralISLAMABAD: Two Commodores of Pakistan Navy, namely
Mirza Foad Amin Baig and Mian Zakirullah Jan have been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect.After promotion, Rear
Admiral Mirza Foad Amin Baig has been appointed as Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), while Rear Admiral Mian Zakirullah Jan has been posted
as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Admin) at Naval Headquarters.Admiral Amin was commissioned in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1990
after completion of initial training at Britannia Royal Naval College Dartmouth UK.He is a graduate of Pakistan Navy War College Lahore,
National Defence University Islamabad and has also done Armed Forces Staff Course from Malaysia.His various Command and Staff appointments
include Commander 18th Destroyer Squadron, Commanding Officer PNS ZULFIQUAR, Commandant Pakistan Naval Academy, Principal Secretary to Chief
of the Naval Staff (PSC), Director Naval Operations and Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Operations) at Naval Headquarters.The officer has
also served as Naval Attache of Pakistan at Beijing, China
In recognition of his meritorious services, he was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military).Rear Admiral Mian Zakirullah Jan was commissioned in
Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1990
He is a graduate of Pakistan Navy War College Lahore, National Defence University Islamabad and has also done International Fellowship
Programme at USA.His various Command and Staff appointments include Commanding Officer 27 Squadron, Chief Staff Officer to Commander
Pakistan Fleet, Director Naval Aviation, Head of P3C Mission USA, Staff Officer (Aviation) at Headquarters NAVCENT, Bahrain and DS National
Security College, NDU Islamabad.In recognition of his meritorious services, he was awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military).
