Asif Sandila

Muhammad Asif Sandila

Native name	محمد ﺁصف سندیلہ
Born	1954 (age 62–63) Sheikhupura, Punjab Province, West-Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1974 – 2014
Rank	Admiral
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands held	Chief of Naval Staff Chief of Staff Commander Pakistan Fleet DCNS(Projects and Operations) 25th Destroyer Squadron Pakistan Coast Guard Naval Strategic Forces Command Pakistan Naval Observatory
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Atlantique Incident Operation Enduring Freedom - HOA Operation Madad-I Operation Madad-II Operation Umeed-e-Nuh
Awards	Legion of Honour Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) Sword of Honour Nishan-e-Imtiaz (military)

Muhammad Asif Sandila, (Urdu: محمد ﺁصف سندیلہ; born: 1954, HI(M), L'honneur, NI(M)), is a retired 4-star rank admiral who was the 19th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. He was later replaced by Admiral Muhammed Zakaullah. Before being appointed to this 4 star assignment, Sandila was serving at the 3 star assignment— the Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Navy which he assumed in 2010.

In 2011, President Asif Ali Zardari, on the request of Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, promoted Sandila to 4 star rank and appointed him as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 7 October 2011 upon retirement of the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir.

Sandila jatt family s, Sheikhupura, Punjab Province where he completed his primary education. Thereafter, he studied at the prestigious Cadet College Kohat where he gained a high school diploma. In 1971, shortly after the 1971 Winter war, Sandila passed the university entrance exam and the officers' exam from Sheikhupura. Sandila was admitted to the Pakistan Naval Academy in 1972 and entered the Business Administration Department at the Naval Academy. Sandila also attended the Britannia Royal Naval College at Dartmouth, United Kingdom from where he is a certified surface warfare officer. In 1975, Sandila earned a B.B.A. degree in Business Administration and was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant in the Naval Operations Branch of the Navy.