Asaf Humayun
Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun (Urdu: ﺁصف ہمایوں; b.1952), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)), is a retired three-star rank admiral of Pakistan Navy, currently serving as visiting faculty at the Bahria University in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun | |
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| Birth name | Asaf Humayun |
| Born | 1952 (age 71–72) Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/ | Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1970–2010 |
| Rank | Vice Admiral |
| Unit | Submarine Service Branch |
| Commands held | Vice Chief of Naval Staff Commander Pakistan Fleet DG Maritime Technologies Complex Naval attaché High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Indo-Pakistani Standoff 2001 War in North West-Pakistan Indo-Pakistani standoff 2008 |
| Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military) Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (military) |
In 2008, he was notably superseded by Admiral Noman Bashir for the promotion to the four-star admiral in the Navy but was appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff which he served until retiring in 2009. After retirement, he joined the faculty of the Bahria University and penned columns on maritime security, Pakistan Today.
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