Iqbal F. Qadir

Vice-Admiral Iqbal Fazl Quadir (Urdu:اقبال فضل قادر) HI(M), TI(M), SBt, TQA, is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, former diplomat, and a defence analyst. He is renown for his participation in second war with India when he was part of the flotilla that attacked the radar station in Dwarka, India.

Biography
Having joined the Pakistan Navy in 1947, he progressed well in the navy and was trained in Britannia Royal Naval College before returning to Pakistan in 1954 where he served in the PNS Shamsher as Lieutenant. In 1965, Commander Iqbal F. Quadir was among the commanding officer who were chosen to be a part of the flotilla led under Cdre. S.M. Anwar to  attacked the radar station in Dwarka, India, where he commanded the PNS Alamgir. Cdr Quadir was in charge of the signals eventually helping to identify the targets for flotilla to launch the attack.

According to Cdr Quadir, the Indian Navy's reconnaissance plane had flown over his ship and observed flight path of the plane in the radar, as it flown over his ship, Babur and Badr but was unable to detect due to clouds covering the area. Upon returning to Pakistan, he was decorated with the gallantry award.

In 1971, Cdr Quadir was stationed in East, and was taken as war prisoner by the Indian Army and was repatriated back to Pakistan in 1974. Upon returning to Pakistan, he continued to served in the Navy and eventually promoted at the commanding ranks in the Navy. In 1970s, Capt. Quadir served in the Navy NHQ as Chief of Staff (COS) for Commander of Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK). In 1978, Rear-Admiral Quadir was appointed as Commander of Karachi (COMKAR). In 1980, he was promoted to three-star rank, Vice-Admiral, in the Pakistan Navy and tenured as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff under naval chief Karamat Rahman Niazi.

In 1983, Vice-Admiral Quadir was superseded by junior Rear-Admiral T.K. Khan for the four-star rank promotion, since the Rear-Admiral Khan had been known to be close to President Zia and had experience in military administration in civil affairs from the East Pakistan, that may have been a factor for his appointment to the four-star appointment. After his appointment was announced, Rear-Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan was appointed as four-star rank admiral in the Navy.

After his seeking retirement in 1983, Quadir was appointed as ambassador and serve on various countries as a diplomat. He has been a prolific contributor in Defence Journal. Since 2015, he has appeared in television news media to euologize the events in 1965.