Agha Danish
| Agha Danish | |
|---|---|
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| Allegiance |
 Pakistan |
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1974 - 2010 |
| Rank |
 Rear Admiral |
| Service number | PN No. 1471 |
| Unit | Squadron No. 111 Sea King |
| Commands held |
Pakistan Naval Aviation Pakistan Naval War College Naval Field Command Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) Karachi Port Trust National Center Naval Research (NCNR) |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 |
| Awards |
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (military) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) |
Rear Admiral Agha Danish (Urdu: آغا دانش) SI(M), HI(M), is a retired 2-star rank admiral and the former senior naval aviator in the Pakistan Navy. Starting his career in the Operations Branch of the Navy, the Admiral's last appointment was the Naval Field Command.
Naval career
Danish joined the Pakistan Naval Academy after passing the pre-entrance university exams in 1970. In 1974, Danish gained his B.A. in Statistics, and gained commissioned in the Naval Operations Branch, as a Sub-Lieutenant.[1] The same year, he joined the Naval Aviation, and attended the College of Flying Training of the Pakistan Air Force Academy.[1] He graduated there as a General Duty Pilot and became a first fighter pilot of the Navy.[1] Upon his graduation, he was promoted to the Lieutenant and commanded a fighter naval squadron, PNA Squadron No. 29 ASW.[1] He is a graduate of National Defence College and holds a double M.Sc. in Defence and Strategic studies.[1]
During his career, the Danish has held several important command and staff appointments including command of two destroyers namely PNS Babur and PNS Tariq, being one of the few naval officers to have held command of two naval destroyers simultaneously.[1]
He is also the only Naval officer to ever receive the Chief of Air Staff Trophy based on his exceptional flying skills.[1] He also served as Commander Naval Aviation and Commandant Pakistan Naval War College and in that regard served on the Board of Governors of Bahria University. At Naval Headquarters, the Admiral was Principal Staff Officer with the Chief of the Naval Staff. The Admiral's last operational appointment was the Naval Field Command 'Flag Officer Sea Training'.[1]
Admiral Agha Danish has also served on the Karachi Port Trust Board as the General Manager. Presently, he is serving as Director General for Bahria University and National Center for Maritime Policy Research.[1]