Asif Sandila

Admiral
Asif Sandila
NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) LoM OM BJSN BYD
Adm. Asif boarded on George H.W. Bush, an aircraft carrier, in 2013.
Chief of Naval Staff
In office
3 October 2011 – 3 October 2014
Preceded byAdm. Noman Bashir
Succeeded byAdm. Muhammad Zakaullah
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Asif Sandila

1954 (age 70–71)
Sangla Hill in Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship Pakistan
Alma materPakistan Naval Academy
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
Years of service1972–2014
Rank Admiral
(PN No. 1795): 331 
UnitNaval Operations Branch
CommandsVice Chief of Naval Staff
DCNS (Operations) at the Navy NHQ
DCNS (Projects) at the Navy NHQ
Commander Pakistan Fleet
Commander Logistics
DG Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
Pakistan Naval Observatory
OTC of 25th Destroyer Squadron
Battles/warsIndian Ocean earthquake in 2004
Indo-Pakistani standoff in 2008
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military)
National Order of Merit
Order of King Abdulaziz
Turkish Legion of Merit
Nishan Sharafge
Legion of Merit
Bintang Jalasena Utama
Yudha Dharma Utama

Mohammad Asif Sandila NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) LoM OM BJSN BYD (Urdu: محمد ﺁصف سندیلہ; born: 1954), is a retired four-star admiral in the Pakistan Navy who was the 19th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. Prior to this command appointment, Sandila briefly tenured as the Vice Chief Naval 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 four-star admiral and appointed him as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 7 October 2011 upon retirement of the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir.

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