Muhammad Zakaullah

Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah
Adm. Zakaullah (right) PN.
Nickname(s)	Zak
Born	(1958-01-10) 10 January 1958 (age 59)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1975 –
Rank	Admiral
Unit	Naval Operation Branch
Commands held	Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Commander Pakistan Fleet CTF-150 25th Destroyer Squadron
Battles/wars	2001 India-Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan 2013 India-Pakistan border incident
Awards	Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Pride of Performance Sword of Honour

Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah (Urdu: محمد ذكاءالله; HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)) (born 10 January 1958), is an active four-star rank admiral and the current Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy having been promoted to the four-star assignment on 2 October 2014. He has served on several prestigious operational and staff positions in the Pakistan Navy. His last appointment before becoming Chief of the Naval Staff was that of Vice Chief of the Naval Staff.

Zakaullah is also an avid sportsman, having been decorated by President of Pakistan with Pride of Performance for outstanding performance in yachting.

Under his Admiralcy the role of the Pakistan Navy changed substantially, the Pakistani Navy deepened relations with China's Navy in the Arabian Sea, after the inauguration of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. The Pakistani Navy also strengthened historic relations with the Turkish Navy, through joint drills and inagurated PNS Hameed a Naval base which can detect and communicate VLF (very low frequency) transmissions, providing a secure network to Pakistan's submarines.

Zakaullah attended Cadet College Hasan Abdal (17th entry, Iqbal Wing, cadet captain) and later joined the Pakistan Naval Academy in 1975 and graduated with BA in 1978, winning coveted Sword of Honour earning commission in the operation branch. He earned master's degree from Royal Naval Staff College in the United Kingdom and attended the London University where he obtained MA in Defence studies and MSc in War studies from Quaid-e-Azam University. Upon returning to Pakistan, he joined the faculty of and National Defence University to teach war studies.