About Syed Arifullah Hussaini
Lived 1961 – 2020 (aged 58–59). Syed Arifullah Hussaini was a military officer.
Syed Arifullah Hussaini ( ; 23 April 1961 17 December 2020) also known as S.A. Hussaini, was a vice admiral in the Pakistan Navy. He also served as the Commander, Pakistan Fleet on 14 June 2016.
Biography
Hussaini was born in Karachi, Sindh in Pakistan. He graduated from the Naval Academy in 1981, and gained commissioned as Sub-Lieutenant.
He was further educated at the Command and Staff College in Quetta, and attained MS in War studies from the National Defence University (NDU).
His sea command assignment included his role as commanding officer of PNS Zulfikar and PNS Tariq. In 2008, he was promoted to one-star rank, and Commodore Hussaini served as the ACNS (Plans) and ACNS (Personnel). In 2013, Rear-Admiral Hussaini was appointed Commander Coast (COMCOAST). He was promoted to three-star rank, Vice-Admiral, in 2014, and took over the command of Karachi, as COMKAR, which is the responsibility of naval establishment in Karachi.
In 2014, Vice-Admiral Hussain was in the race to be appointed as a four-star admiral and take over the command of the Navy as its Chief of Naval Staff, along with Vice-Admiral Khan Hasham bin Saddique and Vice-Admiral Z.M. Abbasi. However, the most senior admiral in the Navy, Admiral Moh'd Zakaullah was promoted to the four-star appointment.
On 3 December 2015, Vice-Admiral Hussaini was appointed as a senior fleet commander in the Pakistan Navy, taking over the command, from Vice-Admiral.
He has been decorated with Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Tamgha-e-Basalat
On 17 December 2020, he died due to COVID-19.
Awards and decorations
Pakistan Navy Operations Branch BadgeCommand at Sea insigniaHilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
(Crescent of Excellence)Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
(Star of Excellence)Tamgha-e-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct)Tamgha-e-Baqa (Nuclear Test Medal)
1998Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan (Escalation with India Medal)
Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam
(100th Birth Anniversary of
Muhammad Ali Jinnah)
1976Hijri Tamgha (Hijri Medal)
1979Jamhuriat Tamgha (Democracy Medal)
1988Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha (Resolution Day
Golden Jubilee Medal)
1990Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan (Independence Day
Golden Jubilee Medal)
1997Command & Staff College Quetta Student Medal
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Who was Syed Arifullah Hussaini?
Pakistan Navy officer
When was Syed Arifullah Hussaini born?
Syed Arifullah Hussaini was born on 23 April 1961 in Karachi.
When did Syed Arifullah Hussaini die?
Syed Arifullah Hussaini died in 2020.
What was Syed Arifullah Hussaini's occupation?
Syed Arifullah Hussaini was a military officer.
Sources & further reading
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