1. Shahid Karimullah was an Admiral of the Pakistan Navy who served as the 11th Chief of the Naval Staff.
18 Facts About Shahid Karimullah
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Shahid Karimullah was trained at the Pakistan Military Academy but later sent to United Kingdom to attend the Royal Navy's HMS Mercury where he graduated with communication courses and gained military commission as a Midshipman in the Navy in October 1968.
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Shahid Karimullah was promoted as Sub-Lieutenant in the Navy in 1971.
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Shahid Karimullah was promoted as Lieutenant and served as commanding officer of gunboat, participating in various operations against the Indian Army and Mukti Bahini.
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Shahid Karimullah graduated with a master's degree in War studies and later attended the National Defence University where he graduated with another master's degree in international relations.
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Shahid Karimullah served as Directing Staff in the War studies faculty at the National Defence University in Islamabad.
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In 1997, Commodore Karimullah was posted as Director Signals but later posted for a one-star staff assignment at the Navy NHQ in Islamabad.
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In 2002, Vice-Admiral Shahid Karimullah was appointed Chief of Naval Staff and was promoted to four-star admiral in the Navy before taking the post.
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Admiral Shahid Karimullah ambiguously left the option open and quoted to news media that Pakistan Navy would do so only if "forced to".
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Shahid Karimullah remained concerned over the expansion of Indian Navy in the region and continued his secret push for acquiring modern weapon systems for the Navy.
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Admiral Shahid Karimullah was notably bypassed by President Pervez Musharraf for the chairmanship for the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in October 2004.
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Admiral Shahid Karimullah was the most senior-most four-star rank officer in the Pakistani military and was controversially superseded by the junior-most army general, Lieutenant-General Ehsan ul Haq.
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Admiral Shahid Karimullah retired from the Navy in 2005 and handed over the command of the Navy to Admiral Afzal Tahir who superseded Vice-Admiral Mohammad Haroon by President Musharraf.
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Admiral Shahid Karimullah is a recipient of Nishan-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-i-Imtiaz, and Hilal-i-Imtiaz that were decorated to him during his military service.
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Shahid Karimullah was decorated with the Legion of Merit by the United States, presented to him by US Navy's CNO Admiral Vern Clark in 2004.
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On 21 September 2005, Admiral Shahid Karimullah was awarded with the Honorary Malaysian Armed Forces Order for Valor award as a Gallant Commander in acknowledgment of his long meritorious services.
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Shahid Karimullah remained chairman of Karachi Council on Foreign Relations for some time.
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Shahid Karimullah remained associate with the Bahria University in Karachi and reportedly maintained in favor of CPEC developmental projects in the country.