Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat has been appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff .
President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain approved the appointment of Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat, completed initial training at Britannia Royal Navy College Dartmouth got commission in June 1982.
Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat career progression include Commanding Officer of Type-21 ship, Commander 25th Destroyer Squadron, Commander Combined Task Force 151, Commander Central Punjab/ Commandant PN War College and Commander Pakistan Fleet, Director Naval Warfare & Operational Plans, Principal Secretary to Chief of the Naval Staff, Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Operations) and Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Projects). The Admiral has also served as Defence Attache of Pakistan at Qatar. Before being appointed as Vice Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat was serving as Chief of Staff (Operations) at NHQ Islamabad.
Vice Admiral Kaleem Shaukat is a graduate of National Defence University, Islamabad and Armed Forces College, Turkey.