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Rear Admiral

Moazzam Ilyas

HI(M) SI(M)
Native name
محمد معظم الياس
Born (1965-05-10) May 10, 1965 (age 59)
Lahore, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service / branch Pakistan Navy
Years of service1984 - 2021
Rank Rear Admiral
UnitNaval Operations Branch
Commands
Battles / wars2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff
2016 India-Pakistan military confrontation
India–Pakistan border skirmishes (2019)
Awards

Muhammad Moazzam Ilyas HI(M) SI(M) (Urdu: محمد معظم الياس; b. 10 May 1965) is a retired rear admiral of the Pakistan Navy. His last appointment was Director General Joint Warfare and Training (DG JW&T) at Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ). He is currently the Chairman of Port Qasim Authority(PQA).

Biography

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Moazzam Ilyas joined the Pakistan and got commission in operations branch (communication) in 1984. He is a graduate of Joint Command and Staff College Shrivenham, UK. He has master's degrees in Defence Studies from King's College London, and Strategic Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad.

Commands and Military Life

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His command appointments include commands of two Destroyers PNS Badr & PNS Babur as well as three missile boats named PNS Jalalat, Himmat and Haibat. He has also served as Naval and Air Attache at Tehran, Iran from 2006 to 2009. From there, he was promoted to Commodore in 2009.

Ashore he has served as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Operations (ACNS-Ops), Chief Staff Officer to Commander Pakistan Fleet (CSO to COMPAK), as well as Assistant Chief of Naval Staff Plans (ACNS-P). Afterwards, he was appointed to Commander North (COMNOR),[3] from where he was promoted to rear admiral.[4]

Rear Admiral Moazzam took over command of Combined Task Force 150 from August 2015[5][6][7][8] to January 2016.[9][10][11][12]

He went to become Chief Instructor, Allied Officers Division at the NDU (CI-AOD). He was made Deputy Chief of Naval Staff Training and Evaluation (DCNS T&E) in 2016 and then served as Commandant of the PNWC[13][14][15] and Commander Central Punjab (COMCEP) in Lahore.[16][17]

He was appointed Commander Coastal Areas (COMCOAST) from 1 November 2017.[18] [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]

He was shifted to Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) on 20 January 2019 as Director General Joint Warfare & Training (DG JW&T). He is also a member of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. He was also President, Services Sports Control Board at Joint Staff Headquarters.[44][45][46][47]

Public Service

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He was appointed the Chairman of Port Qasim Authority (PQA) since 21st November 2024.[49][50][51][52][53]

Awards and decorations

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Hilal-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Crescent of Excellence)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz

(Military)

(Star of Excellence)

Tamgha-e-Baqa

(Nuclear Test Medal)

1998

Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan

(Escalation with India Medal)

2002

Tamgha-e-Azm

(Medal of Conviction)

(2018)

10 Years Service Medal
20 Years Service Medal 30 Years Service Medal 35 Years Service Medal 40 Years Service Medal
Hijri Tamgha

(Hijri Medal)

1979

Jamhuriat Tamgha

(Democracy Medal)

1988

Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha

(Resolution Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1990

Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan

(Independence Day

Golden Jubilee Medal)

1997

References

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  2. ^ "President Mamnoon confers military awards". August 13, 2016.
  3. ^ Kazmi, Zohaib (May 1, 2014). "CNS Golf Championship to start from tomorrow". ARY NEWS.
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  5. ^ "Pakistan Takes Command of Combined Task Force 150". August 4, 2015.
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  12. ^ "Pak Navy concludes 8th successful Command of Multinational Combined Task Force CTF-150". December 9, 2015.
  13. ^ "Pakistan is a peace loving country,Naval Chief". May 24, 2017.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Navy War College delegation visits Tehran". March 9, 2017.
  15. ^ "Maritime Security Workshop 2017". Hilal Publications.
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  30. ^ "Chief of Italian Navy calls on Admiral Zafar Mahmood". March 10, 2018.
  31. ^ "Turkish naval commander visit to further strengthen defence collaboration". April 4, 2018.
  32. ^ "Launching ceremony of 32 tons BP Tug being built for Pakistan Navy held at KS&EW". July 3, 2018.
  33. ^ "Pak Army wins Inter Services Basketball Championship 2018". July 21, 2018.
  34. ^ "Naval Chief visits forward posts at Shumal Bandar". August 10, 2018.
  35. ^ "Naval Chief visits forward posts adjoining Sir Creek". October 28, 2018.
  36. ^ "Naval Chief visits forward posts in Creeks Area near Pak-India border". www.radio.gov.pk.
  37. ^ "SEASPARK 2018: Naval chief reviews Pak Marines formations at Sir Creek". Brecorder. October 29, 2018.
  38. ^ "Pakistan Navy Ship SAIF visits Casablanca, conducts trilateral passage exercise". September 23, 2018.
  39. ^ "Pakistan Navy conducts joint drills with France, Morocco". The Nation. September 23, 2018.
  40. ^ "Naval chief visits forward posts adjoining Sir Creek". The Express Tribune. October 28, 2018.
  41. ^ https://kpt.gov.pk/uploads/NewsLetters/KPTNewsletterJan_March2019_82ed.pdf
  42. ^ "Rear Admiral Fayyaz Gilani takes over command of Commander Coast". January 4, 2019.
  43. ^ Mirza, Nozair Hanif (January 4, 2019). "Rear Admiral Fayyaz takes over coastal command of Pak Navy". Daily Pakistan English News.
  44. ^ "Pakistan Sports Board, Islamabad". www.sports.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-09-26.
  45. ^ Muazzam Ilyas, Rear Admiral. "NATIONAL SPORTS FEDERATIONS".
  46. ^ "IPC Minister wants to revamp Pakistan Sports Complex". January 30, 2020.
  47. ^ https://www.establishment.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Syed%20Moazzam%20Ilyas%20HI%20(M)%20Rear%20Admiral%20(R).pdf
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  49. ^ "Rear Admiral (R) Moazzam Ilyas appointed Chairman Port Qasim Authority". December 25, 2024.
  50. ^ aamir, muhammad (November 21, 2024). "ریئر ایڈمرل (ر) معظم الیاس چیئرمین پورٹ قاسم اتھارٹی مقرر".
  51. ^ "PM appoints new chairmen of Gwadar Port and Port Qasim". 24 News HD. November 22, 2024.
  52. ^ "Moazzam made PQA chairman". www.thenews.com.pk.
  53. ^ "Moazzam Ilyas Appointed as PQA Chairman". November 22, 2024.
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