ISLAMABAD: Vice Admiral Muhammad Fayyaz Gilani has been appointed as Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS), succeeding Vice-Admiral Kaleem Shaukat, who completed his tenure of service on November 16, 2019.
Vice-Admiral Gilani got commission in operations branch of Pakistan Navy in 1984 and had a distinguished career with wide ranging command and staff appointments, including commanding officer PNS PISHIN and PNS MOAWIN. His distinguished staff appointments are including chief of staff officer to Commander Pakistan Fleet, Naval Secretary, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Projects), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Personnel), Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Training & Evaluation) and Commander Coast.
The admiral also served as Naval Attaché of Pakistan in Washington, prior to assuming the duties as vice-chief of the naval staff, he was serving as chief of staff (personnel). He graduated from the Pakistan Navy War College Lahore, National Defence University Islamabad and also holds a master’s degree in military operational research from the Cranfield University, UK. In recognition of his meritorious services, the admiral was awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military).
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