Vice Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)
# Vice Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)

The Vice Chief of Naval Staff (VCNS) is the post that is, in principle, the deputy and the second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Navy and is also the most senior Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at NHQ, reporting and functioning under the Chief of the Naval Staff. This post is usually held by a senior flag officer of Vice Admiral rank.

## Office holders

| Order | Name | Rank | Appointment date | Left office | Unit of commission | Decorations |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ± | Rashid Ahmad | Rear-Admiral | 25 March 1969 | 20 December 1971 | Executive Branch | SK, TQA |
| 1 | Mohammad Sharif | Rear-Admiral | 1974 | 1975 | Executive Branch | HI(M), SI(M), HJ, SJ, SK Khaled Jamil was chief of naval staff until his retirement in 1956 |
| 2 | Leslie Norman Mungavin | Rear-Admiral | 1975 | 1977 | Operations Branch | SPk, SK |
| 3 | Karamat Rahman Niazi | Vice-Admiral | 1977 | 1979 | Submarine Command | SJ, HI(M) |
| 4 | Iqbal F. Qadir | Vice-Admiral | 1980 | 1983 | Operations Branch | HI(M), TI(M), SBt, TQA |
| 5 | Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey | Vice-Admiral | 1985 | 1988 | Engineering Branch | NI(M) |
| 6 | Yastur-ul-Haq Malik | Vice-Admiral | 1988 | 1991 | Surface Branch | NI(M) |
| 7 | Syed Iqtidar Husain | Vice-Admiral | 1992 | 1993 | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Mohammad Haroon | Vice-Admiral | 7 Nov 2005 | 2007? | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Asaf Humayun | Vice-Admiral | 30 Oct 2008 | 26 Dec 2009 | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Shahid Iqbal | Vice-Admiral | 30 Dec 2009 | 12 Aug 2010 | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Asif Sandila | Vice-Admiral | 10 Aug 2010 | 6 October 2011 | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Tayyab Ali Dogar | Vice-Admiral | October 2011 | 2012? | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Kaleem Shaukat | Vice-Admiral | ? | | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
| ? | Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi | Vice-Admiral | ? | 7 October 2020 | Operations Branch | NI(M) |
