Asaf Humayun


Asaf Humayun
Birth nameAsaf Humayun
Born1952 (age 71–72)
Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Died28th June 2024
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Navy
Years of service1970–2010
Rank Vice Admiral
UnitSubmarine Service Branch
CommandsVice Chief of Naval Staff
Commander Pakistan Fleet
DG Maritime Technologies Complex
Naval attaché High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971
Indo-Pakistani War of 1999
Indo-Pakistani Standoff 2001
War in North West-Pakistan
Indo-Pakistani Standoff 2008
Awards Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military)
Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military)
Tamgha-i-Imtiaz (military)

Vice Admiral Asaf Humayun (Urdu: ﺁصف ہمایوں; b.1952 d.28 June 2024), HI(M), SI(M), TI(M)), was a retired three-star rank admiral of Pakistan Navy, previously served as visiting faculty at the Bahria University in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1]

In 2008, he was notably superseded by Admiral Noman Bashir for the promotion to the four-star admiral in the Navy but was appointed as Vice Chief of Naval Staff which he served until retiring in 2009. After retirement, he joined the faculty of the Bahria University and penned columns on maritime security, Pakistan Today.[2]

  1. ^ "V/ADM ASAF HUMAYUN HI(M) (RETIRED) – NCMPR". bahria.edu.pk. Karachi: NCMPR. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Asaf Humayun | Pakistan Today". Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today Humayun. Pakistan Today. Retrieved 21 August 2017.