Mohammad Zakaullah

Muhammad Zakaullah


Chief of Naval Staff
In office 2 October 2014 – 7 October 2017
Preceded by	Adm. Asif Sandila
Succeeded by	Adm. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi
Director-General of the National Accountability Bureau
In office 2001–2003
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Lt. Gen. Shahid Aziz

Personal details
Born	Muhammad Zakaullah (1958-01-10) 10 January 1958 (age 60) Lyallpur, Punjab, Pakistan (Now Faisalabad, Punjab in Pakistan)
Citizenship	Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani
Military service
Nickname(s)	ZAK
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1975–2017
Rank	Admiral
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands	Vice Chief of Naval Staff Commander Pakistan Fleet DCNS (Ops) DCNS (Training) Combined Task Force 150 Pakistan Naval Academy
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistan standoff 2001 Piracy off the coast of Somalia War in North-West Pakistan 2013 India-Pakistan border incident Indo-Pakistan military confrontation 2016
Awards	The Most Gallant Order of Military Service Order of Abdulaziz al Saud Legion of Merit Nishan-i-Imtiaz (military) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military) Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (military) Pride of Performance Sword of Honour

Admiral Mohammad Zakaullah (Urdu: (Urdu: محمد ذكاءالله; b. 10 January 1958), NI(M), SI(M), TI(M), LOM, is a retired four-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, who was the 15th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy. He was later replaced by Admiral Zafar Mahmood abbasi.

He is noted for his sportsmanship, having represented Pakistan at the Olympics for a sailing class category, for which he is a recipient of a national honor.

As naval chief, Admiral Zakaullah is noted for revolutionizing the role of the navy, emphasizing the role of the navy in economic corridor with China and took initiatives to strengthened ties with the Turkish Navy. He also played an active role in establishing the very low frequency facility to provide communications with the submarines as well as ensuring the second-strike capability by commissioning the cruise missile system in the strategic command of the Navy.