Asif Sandila

Admiral Asif Sandila NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) LoM OM BJSN BYD
Adm. Asif boarded on George H.W. Bush, an aircraft carrier, in 2013.
Chief of Naval Staff
In office 3 October 2011 – 3 October 2014
Preceded by	Adm. Noman Bashir
Succeeded by	Adm. Muhammad Zakaullah
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Asif Sandila 1954 (age 69–70) Sangla Hill in Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Citizenship	Pakistan
Military service
Allegiance	Pakistan
Branch/service	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1972–2014
Rank	Admiral (PN No. 1795): 331 [1]
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands	Vice Chief of Naval Staff DCNS (Operations) at the Navy NHQ DCNS (Projects) at the Navy NHQ Commander Pakistan Fleet Commander Logistics DG Pakistan Maritime Security Agency Pakistan Naval Observatory OTC of 25th Destroyer Squadron
Battles/wars	Indian Ocean earthquake in 2004 Indo-Pakistani standoff in 2008
Awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) National Order of Merit Order of King Abdulaziz Turkish Legion of Merit Nishan Sharafge Legion of Merit Bintang Jalasena Utama Yudha Dharma Utama

Admiral Mohammad Asif Sandila NI(M) HI(M) SI(M) LoM OM BJSN BYD (Urdu: محمد ﺁصف سندیلہ; born: 1954, NI(M), HI(M), LoH, LoM), is a retired four-star admiral in the Pakistan Navy who was the 14th Chief of Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy.^[2] Prior to this command appointment, Sandila briefly tenured as the Vice Chief Naval Staff in the Pakistan Navy which he assumed in 2010.^[3][4]

In 2011, President Asif Ali Zardari, on the request of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, promoted Sandila to four-star admiral and appointed him as the Chief of the Naval Staff on 7 October 2011 upon retirement of the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir.^[5]