Shahid Karimullah

Admiral
Shahid Karimullah
NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) LoM LoH PGAT BJSN
Admiral Shahid Karimullah NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) LoM LoH PGAT BJSN
	Admiral Karimullah, center, presented with the Legion of Merit by U.S. CNO Admiral Vern Clark, ca. 2004
Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
	In office; 29 January 2005 – 21 March 2009
Chief of Naval Staff
	In office; 3 October 2002 – 6 October 2005
Preceded by	Adm. Abdul Aziz Mirza
Succeeded by	Adm. Afzal Tahir
Personal details
Born	Shahid Karimullah; 14 February 1948; Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistan
Alma mater	Pakistan Naval Academy ; Naval War College; National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1965–2005
Rank	Admiral; (S/No. PN 1126)
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands	Commander Pakistan Fleet; 25th Destroyer Squadron; DCNS (Operations); Chief Instructor at NDU Islamabad; ACNS (Personnel)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971; 2001 Indo-Pakistani standoff; War on Terror OEF-Afghanistan; OEF-Horn of Africa; ;
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military); Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Jurat; Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military); Order of King Abdulaziz; Legion of Merit; Turkish Legion of Merit; Legion d'honneur; Order of Military Service

Shahid Karimullah (Urdu:شاهد كريم الله) was an Admiral of the Pakistan Navy who served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff. He also served as Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Admiral Shahid Karimullah NI(M) HI(M) SJ SI(M) LoM LoH PGAT BJSN
Admiral Karimullah, center, presented with the Legion of Merit by U.S. CNO Admiral Vern Clark, ca. 2004

Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
In office 29 January 2005 – 21 March 2009
Chief of Naval Staff
In office 3 October 2002 – 6 October 2005
Preceded by	Adm. Abdul Aziz Mirza
Succeeded by	Adm. Afzal Tahir

Personal details
Born	Shahid Karimullah (1948-02-14) 14 February 1948 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistan
Alma mater	Pakistan Naval Academy Naval War College National Defence University
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1965–2005
Rank	Admiral (S/No. PN 1126)
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands	Commander Pakistan Fleet 25th Destroyer Squadron DCNS (Operations) Chief Instructor at NDU Islamabad ACNS (Personnel)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 2001 Indo-Pakistani standoff War on Terror OEF-Afghanistan OEF-Horn of Africa
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Order of King Abdulaziz Legion of Merit Turkish Legion of Merit Legion d'honneur Order of Military Service