Vice Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi joined Pakistan Navy in 1985 and won the coveted Sword of Honour after completion of initial training at Pakistan Naval Academy. He has held various command and staff appointments during the last 3 decades of his service. “His command appointments of the admiral include command of two Type 21 ships PNS Badr and PNS Tariq, Commander 18th Destroyer Squadron, Commandant PNS Bahadur, Commandant Pakistan Navy War College/Commander Central Punjab Lahore, Commander Pakistan Fleet” according to the Pakistan Navy statement.
He is graduate of Army Command & Staff College Quetta and National Defence University Islamabad. The admiral holds Masters Degree in Underwater Acoustics from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China. Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi is a recipient of Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) and Sitara-e-Basalat. He has also been conferred upon the French Medal Chevalier (Knight) by the Government of France. His promotion to the rank of Admiral will be effective from the date of assuming Command of Pakistan Navy, said a Pakistan Navy press release. Vice Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi will succeed Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi who will relinquish the Command of Pakistan Navy hopefully on 7th of October 2020.