Mansurul Haq | |
|---|---|
| منصور الحق | |
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| 8th Chief of Naval Staff | |
| In office 10 November 1994 – 1 May 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Saeed Mohammad Khan |
| Succeeded by | Fasih Bokhari |
| Chairman of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation | |
| In office 17 August 1992 – 6 November 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 October 1937 Sialkot, Punjab, British India |
| Citizenship |  Pakistan |
| Residence(s) | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1954–1997 |
| Rank |  Admiral |
| Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
| Commands | Commander Pakistan Fleet Commander Karachi DG Joint Training at JS HQ DCNS (Personnel) at NHQ DG Naval Intelligence East |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards |  Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)(withdrawn)  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)(withdrawn)  Sitara-e-Basalat(withdrawn)  Turkish Legion of Merit.png){kind=small} Order of AbdulAziz Bintang Jalasena Utama |
Admiral Mansurul Haq NI(M) HI(M) SBt BJSN (Urdu: منصور الحق; born 16 October 1937) is a former 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.[citation needed]
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.[1][2]
However, Haq was later released after successfully negotiating a plea bargain.[3] 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.[4]
- ^ "Former Pakistani navy chief arrested" BBC News, 12 April 2001
- ^ Staff Writer (31 January 2002). "Ex-chief of Navy stripped of rank, benefits". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ "Masoorul Haq held in another NAB reference" Dawn, 17 July 2002
- ^ 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.