Admiral Naveed Ashraf Appointed as New Chief of Naval Staff

Change of command ceremony held in Islamabad, admiral Naveed Ashraf take command as 23^rd Chief of Naval Staff.

On 7^th October 2023, tenure of admiral Amjad khan ended, and admiral Naveed Ashraf succeeded him. In farewell speech, chief Niazi greet new chief for taking command of navy. He further stated that he was confident that the new chief would lead navy to new heights of success.

President of Pakistan has appointed Vice Admiral Naveed Ashraf as Chief of the Naval Staff & promoted him to the rank of Admiral w.e.f 7 Oct 23. He will succeed Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, who will relinquish the Command of Pakistan Navy on 7 Oct 23. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/9E3wOJgBRb
— DGPR (Navy) (@dgprPaknavy) October 3, 2023

Naveed Ashraf was commissioned in 1989 in the operations branch. He graduated from the National Defense University Islamabad. Further he studied at US Naval College and Royal College of Defense studies in United Kingdom.

The new chief holds experience of working in staff positions and key command. He has been awarded with Hilal-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-i-Basalat.