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Nassar Ikram,

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was a two-star rank admiral in the

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, who is currently serving as

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Career

He joined Pakistan Navy in 1979 and was commissioned Weapon Engineering branch in December 1983 winning the coveted

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. He graduated in Electrical Engineering from

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with distinction in 1985, then affiliated with

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, Karachi. Admiral did his Weapon Engineering Application Course from UK in 1989 with distinction. He obtained Masters in Electronics Systems Engineering from

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, UK in 1995 winning the best student award. He is a graduate of

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in National Security and War Studies. and holds Master's degree in National Security & War Studies from

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, Islamabad and Doctorate Degree in

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from

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, UK in 1999 during which, his 2 papers won the best IEEE paper wards in US. He served onboard PNS Tughril, PNS Dacca, PNS Shamsher and PNS Munsif as Weapon Engineering Officer / Deputy Weapon Engineering Officer. He also served at PN Dockyard. He was an instructor at Electronic Warfare Training Centre, PNS Bahadur. His distinguished appointments include Deputy Director General

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(NHQ) and Commandant

. He served as Pro-Rector, Research Innovation and Commercialization at NUST and played a pivotal role in the establishment of Pakistan’s first Science and Technology Park the

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.https://nbc.nust.edu.pk/news/nust-transfers-3-more-intellectual-property-rights-iprs-to-industry/ He served as NSTP's founding Vice-President. He is currently serving as Vice-Chancellor at

Awards and decorations

References

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