Abbas Raza

Abbas Raza
Abbas Raza
	Vice Adm. Abbas Raza addressing a press conference during multinational naval excercise AMAN 2011
Born	Sialkot, Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1975 – Present
Rank	Vice Admiral
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands	Adjutant - Cadet College Petaro; F-185 PNS Tippu Sultan; F-184 PNS Badr; Auxiliary & Mine Warfare Squadron; Deputy Commandant Pakistan Naval Academy; Naval attaché to France; PSC to Chief of the Naval Staff; DG Joint Warfare and Training; DCNS (Projects); DCNS (Operations); Commander Pakistan Fleet(COMPAK)
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1999; Atlantique Incident; 2002 Indo-Pakistani Standoff; Operation Umeed-e-Nuh; Operation Madad
Awards	Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military); Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military); Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Military)

Vice Admiral Abbas Raza joined Pakistan Navy in June 1973. He got commission in the Operations branch in 1975 and won the coveted Sword of Honor. Abbas Raza has specialised in Naval Communications. He did his Staff Course from Royal Naval Staff College, Greenwich, UK and National Defence Course from National Defence University, Islamabad

Naval career

He has served on various Command and Staff appointments including Deputy Commandant Pakistan Naval Academy, Commanding Officer of two Type-21 Frigates, Commander Auxiliary and Mine Warfare Squadron, Principal Secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff, Naval Attache in France, Director General Joint Warfare and Training at Joint Services Headquarters, Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Projects) and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations). In recognition to his meritorious services, the Admiral has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military). He is currently serving as Commander Pakistan Fleet of Pakistan Navy.