Shahid Iqbal

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| battles =Indo-Pakistan standoff 2001
Piracy off the coast of Somalia

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Shahid Iqbal (Urdu: {{Nq|شاہد اقبال}}; born 15 July 1953), {{small|HI(M)}}, is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, and former university administrator who served as the Rector of the Bahria University from 2012 until 2015.{{cite news|title=BU has new rector|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/23796-bu-has-new-rector|accessdate=25 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|agency=News International|publisher=News International|date=13 February 2015|location=Islamabad.|language=en-pk}}

In 2005, he was notable for being the first admiral in the Pakistan Navy when he took over the command of the Combined Task Force 150, helping to conduct military operations against the Somali pirates operating in the coast of Somalia.{{cite web|last1=Bennett USN|first1=Mate 2nd Class Carolla|title=Pakistani Admiral Becomes First Regional Commander of Maritime Task Force|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=23298|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203022535/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=23298|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 3, 2013|website=www.navy.mil|publisher=US Navy Press release|accessdate=25 August 2017|language=en-us|format=.mil|date=24 April 2006}} He took over this post from retiring Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun on 30 December 2009.[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\12\30\story_30-12-2009_pg7_15 "Vice Admiral Shahid Iqbal appointed COS"] Daily Times, 30 December 2009 From 2009 to 2010, Vice-Admiral Iqbal served as the Chief of Staff (now known as Vice Chief of Naval Staff) at NHQ.{{Cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| title =Sandila made COS| publisher =The Nation| date =July 2010| url =https://www.nation.com.pk/12-Aug-2010/sandila-made-cos| doi =| access-date =}}

Biography

Shahid Iqbal was born on 5 July 1953, and was educated at the Cadet College Petaro in 1966, graduating in 1971.{{cite web|last1=Siddiqui|first1=Kazi Zulkader|title=Shahid Iqbal|url=http://www.petaro.org/cadets%201957-69/763-ShahidIqbal.htm|website=www.petaro.org/|publisher=Petaro Alumni|accessdate=25 August 2017|language=en-pk|date=2012}} He joined the Pakistan Navy in 1972 and attended the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi where he graduated in 1974 with a degree in operations research, gaining commission in the Navy as Sub-Lieutenant in the Naval Operations Branch. He was trained as a surface warfare officer and served in the various surface warships before being selected to continue his military training in the United Kingdom.

In 1978, Lt. Iqbal was sent to United Kingdom where he did his military training at {{HMS|Collingwood|establishment|6}} in England, specialized as Principal warfare officer with the Officer Corps of the Royal Navy.{{cite web|last1=Editor|first1=Staff|title=Shahid Iqbal of Jinnah House - Promoted Rear Admiral|url=http://www.petarianmag.nastac.com/Promotion.html|website=www.petarianmag.nastac.com|publisher=The Petarian Magazine|accessdate=25 August 2017}}

In addition, he attended and graduated from the Turkish Staff College and Naval War College in Lahore, gaining his staff course degree. He also attended the National Defence University in Islamabad where gained his MSc in War Studies. He also served in the faculty of the Naval War College, instructing courses on war studies.

His career in the Navy mostly spent in the Naval Intelligence (Nav Intel), eventually headed the Naval Intelligence in 2000s as its Director-General.{{cite news|title=Shahid Iqbal, 763/Jinnah {{!}} The Petarian Association|url=https://petarians.net/shahid-iqbal-763jinnah/|accessdate=25 August 2017|work=petarians.net}} From 2001 to 2005, Cdre. Iqbal headed the Naval Intelligence, and was eventually promoted as two-star assignment.

On 24 April 2006, RAdm Iqbal was appointed to command the Combined Task Force 150 at the NAVCENT in Bahrain when he relieved Dutch Commodore Hank Ort and assumed command of the Force.{{cite web|title=DefenseLINK News: Pakistani Admiral Takes Command of Regional Maritime Task Force|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2006/20060424_4907.html|date=9 January 2007|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070109205251/http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Apr2006/20060424_4907.html|archivedate=9 January 2007}}

On 22 August 2006, RAdm Iqbal was relieved by German Rear Admiral Heinrich Lange, and returned to Pakistan.{{cite news

|title=Pakistan Navy Completes Term as Commander, Task Force 150

|url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=25228

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831065345/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=25228

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|archive-date=August 31, 2006

|date=26 August 2006

|publisher=United States Navy

|accessdate=11 January 2007}} RAdm Iqbal was noted for being the first Asian admiral of a "regional nation" who was given command of any of the three coalition task forces that comprise the Combined Maritime Force.

In 2007, RAdm Iqbal was appointed at the Navy NHQ in Islamabad and was later appointed as DCNS (Operations). In 2008, Rear-Admiral Iqbal became the senior fleet commander when he took over the command as Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK) from Admiral Noman Bashir.{{cite news|last1=staff reporter|first1=correspondent agencies|title=KARACHI: PN fleet's new commander|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/308113/karachi-pn-fleet-s-new-commander|accessdate=25 August 2017|work=dawn.com|agency=Dawn Newspaper|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|date=20 June 2008|location=Karachi|language=en}}[http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42274&Itemid=2 "Rear Admiral Shahid Iqbal takes over as Fleet Commander"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304120729/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=42274&Itemid=2 |date=2012-03-04 }} Associated Press of Pakistan, 19 June 2008 Rear-Admiral Iqbal guided the fleet to be part of the Combined Task Force 150 and Combined Task Force 151 to launched operations against the piracy in the coast of Somalia.{{cite web|title=Pakistan Navy Rear Admiral (RADM) Shahid Iqbal, Commander, Task Force 150 (CTF-150|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6698271|website=catalog.archives.gov|accessdate=25 August 2017|language=en}}

In 2009, he was promoted to three-star rank, and was again posted in the Navy NHQ as DCNS (Training).{{cite news|title=Mushtaq and Iqbal promoted to Vice Admiral. - Free Online Library|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Mushtaq+and+Iqbal+promoted+to+Vice+Admiral.-a0210470763|accessdate=25 August 2017|work=www.thefreelibrary.com|agency=.thefreelibrary}} Vice-Admiral Iqbal was then appointed as Chief of Staff (now known as Vice Chief of Naval Staff) at NHQ, and took over the post from Vice-Admiral Asaf Humayun who was appointed as VCNS.{{cite news|title=Shahid Iqbal assumes as PN Chief of Staff|url=http://fp.brecorder.com/2009/12/200912301001298/|accessdate=25 August 2017|work=Business Recorder}} In 2010, VAdm Iqbal took retirement from the Navy and was subsequently preceded by Vice-Admiral Asif Sandila as VCNS.

After his retirement in 2010, he joined the university administration of the Bahria University and was eventually appointed its Rector on 8 February 2012.{{cite web|last1=Staff reporter|first1=Interviewer|title=Dedication, commitment key to national progress: Shahid Iqbal|url=http://www.technologytimes.pk/dedication-commitment-key-to-national-progress-shahid-iqbal/|website=Technology Times Pakistan|publisher=Technology Times Pakistan|accessdate=25 August 2017|language=en|date=28 May 2013}}