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Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan) 
Summary
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is the post that is, in principle, the deputy and the second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Navy and is also the most senior Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at NHQ, reporting and functioning under the Chief of the Naval Staff.[1] This post is usually held by a senior flag officer of Vice Admiral rank.
| Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | |
|---|---|
| وائس چیف آف دی نیول اسٹاف | |
 Flag of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff | |
| Ministry of Defence Navy Secretariat-III at MoD | |
| Abbreviation | VCNS |
| Reports to | Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Seat | Naval Headquarters (NHQ) Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Pakistan |
| Formation | 3 March 1972 |
| Succession | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
| Unofficial names | Vice Naval chief |
| Deputy | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) |
| Salary | According to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade(BPS-22) |
| Website | Official website |
Office holders edit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2021) |
| Order | Name | Rank | Photo | Appointment date | Left office | Unit of commission | Decorations | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ± | Rashid Ahmad |   Rear-Admiral |
25 March 1969 | 20 December 1971 | Executive Branch | SK, TQA | ||
| 1 | Mohammad Sharif | Rear-Admiral |
1974 | 1975 | Executive Branch | HI(M), SI(M), HJ, SJ, SK
Khaled Jamil was chief of naval staff until his retirement in 1956 | ||
| 2 | Leslie Norman Mungavin | Rear-Admiral |
1975 | 1977 | Operations Branch | SPk, SK | ||
| 3 | Karamat Rahman Niazi |   Vice-Admiral |
1977 | 1979 | Submarine Command | SJ, HI(M) | ||
| 4 | Iqbal F. Qadir | Vice-Admiral |
1980 | 1983 | Operations Branch | HI(M), TI(M), SBt, TQA | ||
| 5 | Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey | Vice-Admiral |
1985 | 1988 | Engineering Branch | NI(M) | ||
| 6 | Yastur-ul-Haq Malik | Vice-Admiral |
1988 | 1991 | Surface Branch | NI(M) | ||
| 7 | Syed Iqtidar Husain | Vice-Admiral |
1992 | 1993 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Mohammad Haroon | Vice-Admiral |
7 Nov 2005[2] | 2007? | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Asaf Humayun | Vice-Admiral |
30 Oct 2008[3] | 26 Dec 2009 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Shahid Iqbal | Vice-Admiral |
30 Dec 2009 | 12 Aug 2010 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Asif Sandila | Vice-Admiral |
10 Aug 2010 | 6 October 2011 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Tayyab Ali Dogar | Vice-Admiral |
October 2011 | 2012? | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Khan Hasham bin Saddique | Vice-Admiral |
10 November 2014 | ? | Operations Branch | HI(M), SI (M) | ||
| ? | Kaleem Shaukat | Vice-Admiral |
? | Operations Branch | NI(M) | |||
| ? | Fayyaz Gilani | Vice-Admiral |
17 November 2019 | Operations Branch | ||||
| ? | Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi | Vice-Admiral |
? | 7 October 2020 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||
| ? | Faisal Rasul Lodhi | Vice-Admiral |
3 September 2021 | Operations Branch | ||||
| ? | Naveed Ashraf | Vice-Admiral |
March 2023 | October 2023 | Operations Branch | |||
| Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami | Vice-Admiral
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October 2023 | Incumbent | Operations Branch |