Kaleem Shaukat () is a former Pakistani naval officer and

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in the

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, served as the vice chief of naval staff from 2017 to November 2019. Kaleem retired from the naval uniform service in 2019 after succeeding Fayyaz Gilani as VCNS. He also served as Rector

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Kaleem Shaukat joined the

in 1980, and was directed to attend the

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where he did his initial military training as a surface officer and passed out in 1982. He gained commissioned as Sub-Lieutenant and served as an executive officer in the

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. He is a graduate of the National Defence University in Islamabad, and Armed Forces College in

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. Capt. Shaukat served as a

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while commanding the ''Tariq''-class warships in 2000s. In addition, he also served in the faculty of

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in Lahore, and commanded the 25th Destroyer Squadron. In 2009, Cdre. Shaukat took the command of the Punjab Command, and was conferred with a gallantry award for his services. His career in the Navy is mostly served in the

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, having commanding the Pakistan Armed Forces-Middle East based in

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in 2010-12. In 2012, Cdre. Shaukat was promoted to the two-star rank admiral, and took over the command of the CTF 151. At the Navy NHQ, he other command appointment included his role as DCNS (Projects), and Director of Naval Warfare Directorate. On March 2, 2017, R-Adm. took over the command of the Pakistan Fleet from Vice-Admiral S.A. Hussaini, and was eventually promoted to the three-star rank. In October 2017, V-Adm. Shaukat was moved at the Navy NHQ, and was appointed as the DCNS (Operations) before elevated as the Vice-Chief of Naval Staff on 3 December 2017. On 16 November 2019, Vice-Admiral Kaleem Shaukat retired from his military service, completing his 39-year of military service with the Navy, and was succeeded by Vice-Admiral Fayyaz Gilani as vice naval chief.

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