Tanveer Faiz
Former vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vice Admiral Tanveer Faiz (Urdu: تنوير فیض) SI(M)), is a retired three-star Pakistani naval officer and former vice admiral of the Pakistan Navy. He also served in university administration as the rector of Bahria University from 2015 until 2018.[1]
Quick Facts Vice Admiral, Rector of the Bahria University ...
Tanveer Faiz | |
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Rector of the Bahria University | |
In office 8 February 2015 – 8 February 2018 | |
Preceded by | Shahid Iqbal |
Succeeded by | Kaleem Shaukat |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Navy |
Years of service | 1975–2015 |
Rank | Vice Admiral |
Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
Commands | Commander Pakistan Fleet DCNS (Projects–II) Naval Strategic Forces Command DG Naval Intelligence (DGNI) Military attaché at Pakistan Embassy, Beijing ACNS (Ops) |
Battles/wars | Atlantique incident Indo-Pakistan standoff 2001 Indo-Pakistani standoff 2008 War in North-West Pakistan India–Pakistan border skirmishes in 2015 |
Awards | Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military) |
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From 2006–07, Faiz served in the Ministry of Defence (MoD) as an additional secretary where he led bilaterals diplomatic talks with Indian Army and Hydrographic Department of Government of India to seek to resolve issues involving Sir Creek and water dispute.[2]
In 2012, Vice-Admiral Faiz was also the first commander of the naval strategic command, which is the custodian of the nation's second strike capability.[3]