Khan Hasham bin Saddique (

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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: خان حشام بن صديق) is a retired vice admiral of the

Pakistan Navy ur, ہمارے لیے اللّٰہ کافی ہے اور وہ بہترین کارساز ہے۔ English: Allah is Sufficient for us - and what an excellent (reliable) Trustee (of affairs) is He!(''Qur'an, 3:173'') , type ...

and a former diplomat who served as the Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia.

Biography

Saddique was born in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

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, Pakistan on 1 April 1960. He was initially schooled and educated at the PAF Public School in

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, Pakistan, before attending the

Cadet College Petaro Cadet College Petaro is a military boarding school in Jamshoro District of the southern province of Sindh in Pakistan; about 20 miles (32 km) from Hyderabad, Pakistan, Hyderabad which is under administration of Pakistan Navy. Its campus occ ...

. He graduated from the

Jamshoro Jamshoro ( sd, ڄام شورو, ur, ) is a city and the capital of Jamshoro District, located in Sindh, Pakistan. It is located on the right bank of the Indus River, approximately northwest of Hyderabad and northeast from the provincial ca ...

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, before joining the Navy in 1977. He went to the United Kingdom and joined the

Britannia Royal Naval College Britannia Royal Naval College (BRNC), commonly known as Dartmouth, is the naval academy of the United Kingdom and the initial officer training establishment of the Royal Navy. It is located on a hill overlooking the port of Dartmouth, Devon, ...

where he did his military training and returned to the Pakistan Naval Academy where he secured his graduation in

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with distinction after being conferred with the

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as best All Round graduates. After returning to Pakistan 1980, he gained commission as

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in the Navy in the Naval Operations Branch. Lt. Saddique served as an

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in the PNS ''Badr D(161)'', and later elevated as Squadron Operations Officer in the 25th Destroyer Squadron. He attended the National Defence University where he attained his MSc in

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in National Security, and later attained his MS in

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from the

Quaid-i-Azam University Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad ( ur, ; commonly referred to as QAU), founded as University of Islamabad, is a ranked 1 public research university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Founded as the University of Islamabad in 1967, it was initially de ...

, also in

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. Saddique is a graduate of the

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, United States where he graduated with an M.Sc. in

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War and command appointments in Pakistan Navy

During his career in the Navy, he enjoyed a distinguished career, having attained the vast experience of both command and staff appointments. As

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, he assumed the command of the in 2001–02, and ACNS (Plans) at the Navy NHQ as

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. Commodore Saddique's one-star assignments included his role as

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, and the National Security College at the National Defence University in Islamabad. At the Navy NHQ, Cdre. Saddique also served as the DCNS (Admin) and DCNS (Ops). Cdre Saddique came to public attention he took over the command of the

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at the NAVCENT HQ in

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as his command assignment, which was vital in combating the Maritime Security and

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in 2007. In 2008, Cdre. Saddique relieved the command to

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. In 2009, Cdre Saddique was promoted to the

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in the Navy. After leaving the CTF-15 in 2010, Rear-Admiral Saddique went to serve as the DCNS (Admin) and DCNS (Ops) at the Navy NHQ. In 2013, Rear-Admiral Saddique assumed the command of the navy's fleet as its Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK), becoming responsible for the entire fleet as a fleet commander.

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Saddique remained in this key assignment until 2014 when he assumed the post as DCNS (Projects) with three-star rank promotion; he left the post to Rear-Admiral Zafar Abbasi. In 2014, Vice-Admiral Saddique 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, alongside Vice-Admiral Zafar Abbasi and Vice-Admiral S. A. Hussaini. However, the most senior admiral in the Navy, Admiral Moh'd Zakaullah was promoted to the four-star appointment, and Vice-Admiral Saddique was appointed as vice-chief of naval staff. As vice chief of naval staff, he played a crucial role in stressing the role of the

Pakistan Marines ur, اور اللہ کی رسی مضبوط تھام لو سب مل کر اور آپس میں پھٹ نہ جانا (فرقوں میں نہ بٹ جانا) "And hold fast to the rope of Allah, all of you together, and do not be divided;" (''Qur'an ...

as an effective force, eventually supporting his role in establishing the marine bases in the country.

Pakistan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

On April 2, 2017, the

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announced to appoint Vice-Admiral Saddique as an ambassador to

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...

once his retirement was confirmed. He was noted as being the third admiral in the Navy to be appointed as envoy to Saudi Arabia, others being Admiral Abdul Aziz Mirza who head the diplomatic assignment from 2002–05, followed by Admiral Shahid Karimullah from 2005–09. He did not seek extension but left his command assignment earlier to be appointed as his country's top diplomat in Saudi Arabia on 2 April 2017. Before arriving to Saudi Arabia, Vice-Admiral Saddique held meeting with then-

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Nisar Ali Khan Chaudhary Nisar Ali Khan ( ur, ; born 31 July 1954) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Interior Minister from 2013 to 2017. He is currently an independent member-of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab - elected to represent PP-10 (Rawa ...

. On 5 June 2017, Vice-Admiral Saddique presented his diplomatic credentials to Yousef Al-Othaimeen, the

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of the

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, and took up his diplomatic assignment in

Riyadh Riyadh (, ar, الرياض, 'ar-Riyāḍ, Literal translation, lit.: 'The Gardens' Najdi Arabic, Najdi pronunciation: ), formerly known as Hajr al-Yamamah, is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyad ...

References

External links

Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia presents credentials to OIC chief
*Siddiqui, Kazi Zulkader (2015)

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