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Syed Arifullah Hussaini

Pakistan Navy officer (1961–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Syed Arifullah Hussaini HI(M) SI(M) TBt (Urdu: سيد عارف الله حسينى ; 23 April 1961 17 December 2020) also known as S.A. Hussaini, was a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy. He also served as the Commander, Pakistan Fleet on 14 June 2016.[2]

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Hussaini was born in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan.[3] He was educated at the Cadet College Petaro in Jamshoro and left the college to attend the Pakistan Naval Academy in Karachi.[3] He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981, and gained commissioned as Sub-Lieutenant.[4]

He was further educated at the Command and Staff College in Quetta, and attained MS in War studies from the National Defence University (NDU).[5] He also studied for the national defence course in China, and qualified for the surface warfare from the United States.[5]

His sea command assignment included his role as commanding officer of PNS Zulfikar and PNS Tariq.[6] In 2008, he was promoted to one-star rank, and Commodore Hussaini served as the ACNS (Plans) and ACNS (Personnel).[6][7] In 2013, Rear-Admiral Hussaini was appointed Commander Coast (COMCOAST).[8] He was promoted to three-star rank, Vice-Admiral, in 2014, and took over the command of Karachi, as COMKAR, which is the responsibility of naval establishment in Karachi.[9]

In 2014, Vice-Admiral Hussain was in the race to be appointed as a four-star admiral and take over the command of the Navy as its Chief of Naval Staff, along with Vice-Admiral Khan Hasham bin Saddique and Vice-Admiral Z.M. Abbasi.[10] However, the most senior admiral in the Navy, Admiral Moh'd Zakaullah was promoted to the four-star appointment.[11]

On 3 December 2015, Vice-Admiral Hussaini was appointed as a senior fleet commander in the Pakistan Navy, taking over the command, from Vice-Admiral.[12]

He has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-e-Basalat

On 17 December 2020, he died due to COVID-19.

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Awards and decorations

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Pakistan Navy Operations Branch Badge
Command at Sea insignia
Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Tamgha-e-Basalat

(Medal of Good Conduct)

Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

2002

10 Years Service Medal 20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal
35 Years Service Medal 40 Years Service Medal Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-

Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam

(100th Birth Anniversary of

Muhammad Ali Jinnah)

1976

Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

(Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997

Command & Staff College Quetta

Student Medal

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