Leslie Mungavin | |
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Birth name | Leslie Norman Mungavin |
Nickname(s) | Jack Munga Khan |
Born | Bombay, British Raj[1] | 22 March 1925
Died | 1995 (aged 69–70) Wandsworth, London, England[2] |
Allegiance | British India (1945-47) Pakistan (1947-78) |
Service | Royal Indian Navy Pakistan Navy |
Years of service | 1945–1978 |
Rank | Rear Admiral |
Service number | PN No. 282: 293 [3] |
Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
Commands | Vice Chief of Naval Staff Naval attaché, Pakistan Embassy, London Cmdnt Pakistan Marines |
Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Awards | Sitara-e-Pakistan Sitara-i-Khidmat Sitara-e-Basalat |
Other work | Chairman Pakistan National Shipping Corporation |
Rear Admiral Leslie Norman Mungavin SPk, SK, SBt (22 March 1925 – 1995) was a two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, and a defence diplomat. He is noted for releasing his diplomatic assignment at the High Commission of Pakistan in London to command the combat assignments during the war on the Western front with India in 1971.[4]
He also served as vice-chief of naval staff from 1975 until 1977, with a two-star rank despite the position is required an admiral to be promoted in three-star rank, the Vice-Admiral.: 354 [5]