Zafar Mahmood Abbasi

Zafar Mahmood Abbasi
Vice-Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi (left)
Birth name	Zafar Mahmood Abbasi
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1976 - Present
Rank	Rear Admiral
Unit	Operations (OPS)
Commands held	Commander Costal Combined Task Force 150 Pakistan Maritime Security Agency 21st Mine warfare Squadron 25th Destroyer Squadron Naval Warfare Branch Pakistan Naval Academy Submarine Service Branch
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Operation Parakaram War in North West-Pakistan Operation Enduring Freedom – HOA
Awards	Sitara-e-Imtiaz (military) Imtiazi Sanad

Vice Admiral^[1] Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, is a Pakistan Navy officer, currently serving as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Operations.

Naval career

Abbasi joined Pakistan Navy in 1976 as a Naval Cadet after receiving an admission at the Pakistan Naval Academy. In 1980, he gained his B.Sc. in Economics and later went to the United Kingdom, where he attended Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth.^[2] In 1981, upon his return, he was given commissioned in the Navy as Sub-Lieutenant. He was also conferred with Sword of Honor at the Pakistan Naval Academy. In 1984, Abassi did his specialization in Underwater Warfare from Submarine School of the Pakistan Naval Submarine Service Branch, and another course in Surface Warfare from United States Naval Academy^[3] In 1989, he attended the Royal Australian Naval College where he did B.Sc. in War studies and a M.Sc. in War and Strategic studies National Defence University. He served as the Commander of Combined Task Force 150 from April 2010 till October 2010.^[4]

References

1. "Zafar Abbasi, Arifullah Hussaini promoted to rank of Vice Admiral". August 23, 2014. Retrieved June 13, 2016.
2. "Maritime Security Agency". Msa.org.pk.
3. "Rear Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi SI(M)" (PDF). Google documents.
4. "Pakistan Assumes Command of Combined Task Force 150". Cusnc.navy.mil. April 15, 2010.