Vice-Admiral S. Tauqir H. Naqvi (HI(m), SBt, is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, politician, and a diplomat who served as the Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) from 2000 until 2007, the longest serving chairman in the national flag carrier's history.[1]
S. Tauquir H. Naqvi | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation | |
| In office 11 June 2000 – 11 May 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Vice-Admiral Sikandar Viqar Naqvi |
| Succeeded by | Vice-Admiral A.U. Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Syed Tauqir Hussain Naqvi British India (Present day, India and Pakistan) |
| Citizenship |  Pakistan |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1960–2000 |
| Rank |   Vice-Admiral |
| Unit | Executive Branch |
| Commands | DG Joint Trig at JS HQ military attaché at the Pakistan Embassy, Tokyo Special Service Group (Navy) |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards |  Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
Biography
editNaqvi joined the Pakistan Navy in 1960 whose career mostly spent in the Navy SEALs Teams of the Special Service Group of the Pakistan Navy, having helped in preparing a documentary on SEALs.[2] His military training as a military diver comes from the United States Navy SEALs after 1965.: 280 [3]
He served in the second war in 1965 and Western front of third war with India in 1971, having commanding the SX-404-class submarine as a Lieutenant-Commander.[4] In 1971, Lt-Cdr. Naqvi successfully spied on Indian Navy's movement, notably the INS Kiltan (P79) and INS Katchall (P81).[4]
An order of firing off the torpedo was issued but the SX-404-class failed to struck the Indian Navy's Petya-class frigates; the Indian Navy's flotilla, unaware of being spied and watched on, passed through safely, which he called the captains of the Petya-class as the "lucky ones."[4] After the war, Commander Naqvi served as a Navy SEAL instructor at the Naval Base Iqbal in the Karachi coast, eventually serving as commanding officer of the SX-404-class and overseeing its phasing out from the Navy in the 1990s.: 343 [5] In 1991–93, he was appointed as military attaché at the Pakistan Embassy in Tokyo, Japan.: 21 [6]
In 1993–94, Rear-Admiral Naqvi was assigned to join the Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's administration, eventually taking an assignment as Additional Secretary at the Defense Division of the Ministry of Defense.: 219 [7] In 1994–96, R-Adm. Naqvi later went to serve as the DG Joint Warfare (DG TJ) and DG Training (DG Trig) at the Joint Staff Headquarters.: 344 [5]
In 2000, Vice-Admiral Naqvi was eventually taken as an secondment in the Musharraf administration when he was appointed Chairman of the National Shipping Corporation, which he served till 2007.[8] His tenureship was credited for overseeing the fleet expansion of the National Shipping Corporation.[9] On 21 August 2002, Adm. Naqvi's name was shortlisted and was considered in a race of joining the Aziz administration as an Interior Minister, eventually Faisal Hayat was later confirmed.[10]
After his retirement, he remained associate with the tradition of Navy SEALs, having helped in preparing a documentary on SEALs.[11]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cost of Conflict Between India and Pakistan. Strategic Foresight Group. 2004. p. 37. ISBN 9788188262045.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Seals SSG Commandos Short Documentary Sarbakaf New Video 2017 YouTube". YouTube. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ Shah, Mian Zahir (2001). Bubbles of water, or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy (1st ed.). PN Book Club Publication. ISBN 978-969-8318-03-1.
- ^ a b c Cardozo, Major General Ian (2006). "§The Lucky Captain". The Sinking of INS Khukri: Survivor's Stories (google books). Roli Books Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-5194-099-9. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ a b Shah, Mian Zahir (2001). Bubbles of water, or, Anecdotes of the Pakistan Navy (1st ed.). PN Book Club Publication. p. 487. ISBN 978-969-8318-03-1. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Japan Directory. Japan Press. 1992. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Siddiqa-Agha, A. (2001). Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99: In Search of a Policy. Springer. p. 216. ISBN 978-0-230-51352-5. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Chairmen History". www.pnsc.com.pk. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "PNSC to acquire oil tankers, bulk cargo carrier – Business Recorder". Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "3 ministers resign". DAWN.COM. 21 August 2002. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Pakistan Navy Seals SSG Commandos Short Documentary Sarbakaf New Video 2017 YouTube". YouTube. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2019.