Rear Admiral Zaka ur Rehman Takes Charge as General Manager (Ops)

Rear Admiral Zaka Ur Rehman HI(M) joined KPT as General Manager Operations on 2nd March 2020. He was commissioned in GL (Operations) Branch in 1988. The Admiral is Graduate in Naval Sciences from Karachi University and in War Studies from Pakistan Navy War College. He is NSWC qualified and hold Masters Degree in Strategic Studies from National Defence University, Islamabad. He has served as Navigation Officer and PWO onboard PN Ships SAIF & BADR. Commandant Type-4 Missiles Craft, Executive Officer Type-21 Destroyer, Senior Staff Officer (Operations) to COMDERSON-25, Commanding Officer Type- 21 Destroyer PNS BADR and Commander 25th Destroyer Squadron. Rear Admiral Zaka Ur Rehman HI(M) served on various appointments at Naval HQ in the capacity of Career Manager & Asset Naval Secretary for appointments, Deputy Director of Naval Warfare & Operation Plans, Director of Electronic Warfare, Director Naval Intelligence (Operations) and Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST). The officer has worked in planning, coordinating and conducting international coalition operations against terrorism in North Arabian Sea and Counter Piracy Operations in Gulf of Aden (GoA) & Horn of Africa (HoA) including Chief of Staff to the Commander Coalition Task Force-151. He has served as Naval Attache at Embassy of Pakistan at Ankara, Turkey. Rear Admiral Zaka Ur Rehman’s preceding appointment was Director General, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency. In recognition of his meritorious services, he was awarded Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military). The KPT Newsletter Team welcomes aboard the new General Manager Operations in KPT. His versatile experience of Navy and Marine Affairs will surely benefit in the smooth sailing of Karachi Port operations.