Naveed Ashraf


Naveed Ashraf is an admiral in the Pakistan Navy who is serving as the 23rd chief of the Naval Staff since October 2023.

Education

The Admiral is an alumnus of the Pakistan Naval War College, the National Defence University and the Naval War College, US. He has also obtained his military education from the Royal College of Defence Studies, UK.

Career

Ashraf was commissioned in the Pakistan Navy with his first appointment in 1989 at the operations branch. His command assignments include 18th and 25th Destroyer Squadrons, commandant Pakistan Naval Academy, in addition to serving as the Commanding Officer of PNS ALAMGIR, PNS SHAHJAHAN, PNS TIPPU SULTAN, PNS MUJAHID and PNS LARKANA. At staff, he was appointed Fleet Operations Officer to Commander Pakistan Fleet, Chief of Staff for Combined Task Force 151 at the United States Naval Forces Central Command, Chief Instructor and Deputy President of the National Defence University, and Captain Training at the Flag Officer Sea Training, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Director General C4I, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Staff, and the Vice Chief of Naval Staff.

Awards and decorations

In acknowledgment of his meritorious services, Admiral Naveed Ashraf has been honored with the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Hilal-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Tamgha-e-Imtiaz and Tamgha-e-Basalat. He was later awarded the Nishan-e-Imtiaz following 2025 India–Pakistan conflict.

Dates of Rank

MidshipmanSub LieutenantLieutenantLieutenant commanderCommanderCaptainCommodoreRear AdmiralVice AdmiralAdmiral
June 1989June 1990October 1993May 2000July 2005October 2010July 2014November 2017September 2021October 2023