Zahid Ilyas

Vice Admiral Zahid Ilyas is a Retired Three-star Flag officer in the Pakistan Navy. His Last appointment was of Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Training and Personnel), DCNS-T&P at Naval Headquarters in Islamabad, he took the office as Head of Trainning and Personnel branch of Pakistan Navy. Prior to assuming Special Service Group in 2021 his previous assignments include commanding officer PNS Babur and PNS Zulfiquar. He was also appointed to Pakistan Naval Academy as a commanding officer.

Zahid Ilyas
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Navy
Years of service1984–2023
Rank,Vice admiral
Commands heldDeputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Operations
COMCOAST
Commander Karachi Coast(COMKAR)
Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff, Training & Evaluation
Director General C4I
Principal Secretary Chief of Naval Staff
Directing Staff at PN War College
Commander Central Punjab/CommandantNaval War College
Pakistan Naval Academy
Combined Task Force 151
18th Destroyer Squadron
Awards
Alma materPakistan Naval War College
National Defence University

He graduated from the Pakistan Naval War College and the National Defence University besides obtaining a master's degree in military operational research from the UK and naval command course from China.[1]

Career

He joined the Pakistan Navy in 1984 and got commissioned in Operations branch in 1988.[2] He served at various posts and units throughout his career such as commander of the 18th destroyer squadron and Combined Task Force 151 for Pakistan headquartered in Bahrain. At staff assignments, his was appointed as principal secretary to Chief of Naval Staff, Director General C4I and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff,Training & Evaluation in Islamabad.[3] During his career, he also served as director general at Joint Cantonment Gwadar Branch in Rawalpindi.[1]

Effective dates of promotion
InsigniaRankDate
Vice AdmiralFebruary 2020
Rear AdmiralMarch 2016
CommodoreSeptember 2013
CaptainMay 2009
CommanderSeptember 2004
Lieutenant commanderMay 1998
LieutenantJune 1991
Sub LieutenantApril 1989
MidshipmanApril 1988

References
  1. "New Comkar, Comcoast take charge". DAWN.COM. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  2. "Rear Admiral Zahid Ilyas takes over as commander Karachi - Karachi". The News International. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
  3. "Vice Admiral Zahid Ilyas takes over as Commander Coast". The Nation. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
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