Mansurul Haq

Mansurul Haq
منصور الحق
Chief of Naval Staff
In office
10 November 1994 – 1 May 1997
Preceded byAdm. Saeed Moh'd Khan
Succeeded byAdm. Fasih Bokhari
Chairman of National Shipping Corporation
In office
17 August 1992 – 6 November 1994
Preceded byR-Adm Jawaid Ali
Succeeded byV-Adm. Abaidullah Khan
Personal details
Born
Mansurul Haq

(1937-10-16)16 October 1937[1]
Sialkot, Punjab, British India
(present-day Punjab, Pakistan)
Died21 February 2018(2018-02-21) (aged 80)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Resting placeburied in Sharjah, UAE
Citizenship Pakistan
Residence(s)Islamabad, Pakistan
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
Years of service1954–1997
Rank Admiral
UnitNaval Operations Branch
CommandsCommander Pakistan Fleet
Commander Karachi
DG Joint Training at JS HQ
DCNS (Personnel) at Navy NHQ
DG Naval Intelligence East
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Bangladesh Liberation War
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
(withdrawn)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
(withdrawn)
Sitara-e-Basalat
(withdrawn)
Turkish Legion of Merit
Order of AbdulAziz
Bintang Jalasena Utama

Admiral Mansurul Haq NI(M) HI(M) SBt BJSN (Urdu: منصور الحق; 16 October 1937 – 21 February 2018) was a senior officer of the Pakistan Navy who was forcibly retired from his service in 1997 on the allegations leveled against him in the corruption and kickbacks resulting during the technology transfer of submarines from France.[2]

Driving a policy on anti-corruption by the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, the Naval Intelligence exposed his role that led to his resignation on 1 May 1997. His case attracted subsequent media attention in Pakistan after his voluntary return without any extradition case from the United States by the joint teams of FIA and NAB. He was held in Sihala Prison to face accountability.[3][4]

However, Haq was later released after successfully negotiating a plea bargain.[5] In 2013, he later filed a lawsuit against the Government of Pakistan at the Sindh High Court, seeking to restore his rank and other privileges. The government restored his rank but not his privileges.[6]

  1. ^ Pakistan, Tareekh e. "پاک بحریہ کے سربراہ۔ ایڈمرل منصور الحق". tareekhepakistan.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Tareekh e Pakistan (پاک بحریہ کے سربراہ۔ ایڈمرل منصور الحق)) was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Former Pakistani navy chief arrested" BBC News, 12 April 2001
  4. ^ Staff Writer (31 January 2002). "Ex-chief of Navy stripped of rank, benefits". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Masoorul Haq held in another NAB reference" Dawn, 17 July 2002
  6. ^ staff writer (12 October 2013). "SHC gives govt last chance to reply on Mansurul Haq's petition | Pakistan News Index". pakistannewsindex.com. pakistannewsindex. pakistannewsindex. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.