Tariq Kamal Khan
| Tariq Kamal Khan | |
|---|---|
| Chief of Naval Staff | |
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In office 23 March 1983 – 9 April 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Adm K.R. Niazi |
| Succeeded by | Adm Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey |
| High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia | |
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In office 1986–1992 |
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| President | Zia-ul-Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Tariq Kamal Khan May 21, 1930 Jhelum, Punjab, British India (Present-day Pakistan) |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) |
TK Khan Metal Gear |
| Allegiance |
Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Navy
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| Years of service | 1948–1986 |
| Rank |
  Admiral
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| Unit | Surface Branch |
| Commands |
Vice-Chief of Naval Staff Commander Karachi coast Naval attaché Pakistan Embassy, London |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |
 Nishan-e-Imtiaz Sitara-e-Imtiaz Sitara-e-Basalat
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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Admiral Tariq Kamal Khan (Urdu: طارق کمال خان; b. 21 May 1930), NI(M), SI(M), SBt, is a retired four-star rank admiral and a former diplomat who served as a Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from being appointed in 1983 until retiring from his service in 1986.
Prior to that, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of Pakistan to Australia and served from 1986 until 1992 when he retired from the foreign service.
Tariq Kamal Khan was born in Jhelum, Punjab, British India into a Punjabi-Pathan family on 21 May 1930. After graduating from a local high school, he was commissioned as Midshipman in the Pakistan Navy in 1948 in Surface warfare branch and was initially trained at the Pakistan Military Academy. He was later trained in the United Kingdom as a communication specialist and as the surface warfare officer and promoted as Sub-Lieutenant after returning to Pakistan. His further military training came from the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth, England and did qualified on courses on military communications.
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