Asif Sandila Military person
Admiral Muhammad Asif Sandila, (Urdu: محمد ﺁصف سندیلہ; born: 1954, HI(M), L'honneur, NI(M)), is a 4-star rank admiral who was the 19th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. He was later replaced by Admiral Muhammed Zakaullah. Before being appointed to this 4 star assignment, Sandila was serving at the 3 star assignment— the Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Navy which he assumed in 2010.In 2011, President Asif Ali Zardari, on the request of Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, promoted Sandila to 4 star rank and appointed him as the Chief of the Naval Staff on October 7, 2011 upon retirement of the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir.
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military command | Chief of Naval Staff Chief of Staff Commander Pakistan Fleet 25th Destroyer Squadron DCNS(Projects and Operations) Naval Strategic Forces Command Pakistan Coast Guard Pakistan Naval Observatory |
service start | 1975 |