Kaleem Shaukat

Vice-Admiral Kaleem Shaukat (Urdu: كليم شوكت) HI(m), SI(m) is a three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, currently serving in the capacity as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff since 2017.

Biography
Kaleem Shaukat joined the Pakistan Navy in 1980, and was directed to attend the Britannia Royal Naval College in England where he did his initial military training as a surface officer and passed out in 1982. He gained commissioned as Sub-Lieutenant and served as an executive officer in the surface warship.

He is a graduate of the National Defence University in Islamabad, and Armed Forces College in Turkey. Capt. Shaukat served as a commanding officer while commanding the Tariq-class warships in 2000s. In addition, he also served in the faculty of Naval War College in Lahore, and commanded the 25th Destroyer Squadron.

In 2009, Cdre. Shaukat took the command of the Punjab Command, and was conferred with a gallantry award for his services. His career in the Navy is mostly served in the Middle East, having commanding the Pakistan Armed Forces-Middle East based in Qatar in 2010-12.

In 2012, Cdre. Shaukat was promoted to the two-star rank admiral, and took over the command of the CTF 151. At the Navy NHQ, he other command appointment included his role as DCNS (Projects), and Director of Naval Warfare Directorate.

On March 2 2017, R-Adm. took over the command of the Pakistan Fleet from Vice-Admiral S.A. Hussaini, and was eventually promoted to the three-star rank.

In October 2017, V-Adm. Shaukat was moved at the Navy NHQ, and was appointed as the DCNS (Operations) before elevated as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff on 3 December 2017.