Javed Iqbal (admiral)

Javed Iqbal
Javed Iqbal
Pakistan Ambassador to Tunisia
	In office; 1998–2004
President	Rafiq Tarar
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by	Shamoon Allam
Succeeded by	Masood Khan
Personal details
Born	Jawaid Iqbal; March 31, 1942 (age 82); Jullundhar, Punjab, British India; (Present day, Jalandhar, Punjab in India)
Citizenship	Pakistan
Occupation	Activist, politician
Profession	sailor
Website	Facebook page
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1961–1998
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Commands	Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK); Commander Karachi (COMKAR); DG Joint Trig at JS HQ; DCNS (Personnel); DG Naval Intelligence (DGNI); Special Service Group (Navy);
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military); Sitara-e-Basalat

Vice-Admiral Javed Iqbal (Urdu: جاويد اقبال; b. 31 March 1942), HI(m), SBt, is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, politician, and a diplomat who served as the Pakistan Ambassador to Tunisia from 1998 until 2004.

He is known for his activism for the civilian control of the military and vehemently opposed the military takeover of the civilian government in 1999. In addition, he is also known for supporting the anti-corruption activism and was once of the presiding leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for this cause.

Biography

Javaid Iqbal was born in Jalandhar, Punjab in India, on 31 March 1942.^[1] He failed from a Rajput family who emigrated and settled in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan after the partition of India in 1947.^[2]

After his matriculation from a local high school in Lahore, Iqbal joined the Pakistan Navy and was directed to join the Pakistan Military Academy and was subsequently trained in England as a surface officer.^[3] He gained commissioned in the Pakistan Navy as Sub-Lieutenant in the Executive Branch of the Pakistan Navy.^[3] He participated in the second war with India in 1965 as an office abroad on a surface warship.^[3]

In 1966, he was selected to be trained with the U.S. Navy SEALs in the United States and was trained as a frogman where he learned skills in high-altitude parachuting and scuba diving.^[3] In 1971, Lt. Iqbal served in the western front of the third war with India.^[3]

After the third war with India in 1971, Lt-Cdr. Iqbal was directed to attend the National Defence University in Islamabad where he attained MSc. in Strategic studies.^[3] He later went to the United States and graduated from the Naval War College in the United States.^[3] Upon returning, he served on the faculty of the Naval War College in Lahore.^[3]

From 1983–86, Cdr. Iqbal was posted with the Pakistan Armed Forces–Middle East where he served as a naval adviser to the Qatari Emiri Navy and later to the Qatari government.^[2] In 1989, Captain Iqbal assumed the command of the PNS Badr which he commanded until the warship was returned to the United States for its decommissioning.^: contents^[4] In 1990–91, Captain Iqbal was posted with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and was selected to served as a Naval adviser at the High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi.^: contents^[5]

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^ ^a ^b "Admiral Javed Iqbal". Trending Topics in Pakistan. Pakistan Times. Pakistan Times. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Facebook: Admiral javed Iqbal". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ Anwar, Commodore, Dr Muhammad (2006). Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer. Author House. ISBN 9781467010566. Retrieved 26 July 2018.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Koul, Major General (Retd) Pran (2014). The Silence Speaks. Partridge Publishing. ISBN 9781482815948. Retrieved 26 July 2018.