Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia

Last updated March 10, 2024

The Pakistan Navy ranks and insignia are the military insignia used by the Pakistan Navy. They are used to identify their roles as commanding officers and varies with their responsibilities.^[1] Pakistan shares a rank structure similar to that of the United Kingdom.^[2]

Officers

Rank group	General/flag officers										Senior officers						Junior officers								Officer cadet
Pakistan Navy ^[1] v t e
Pakistan Navy ^[1] v t e			Admiral ایڈمرل		Vice admiral وائس ایڈمرل		Rear admiral بحریہ کا امیر		Commodore کموڈور		Captain کپتان		Commander کمانڈر		Lieutenant commander لیفٹیننٹ کمانڈر		Lieutenant لیفٹیننٹ		Sub-lieutenant سب لیفٹیننٹ			Midshipman مڈ شپ مین

Chief petty officer & enlisted

Rank group	Junior commissioned officers										Non commissioned officer												Enlisted
Pakistan Navy v t e																																			No insignia
Pakistan Navy v t e	Master chief petty officer ماسٹر چیف پیٹی آفیسر						Fleet chief petty officer فلیٹ چیف پیٹی آفیسر		Chief petty officer چیف پیٹی آفیسر		Petty officer چھوٹا افسر												Leading seaman معروف سی مین						Able seaman قابل ملاح						Ordinary seaman عام سی مین

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References

1 2 "LIFE IN PN:RANKS". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
↑ Thornton, Thomas P. (1995). "National Security". In Blood, Peter R. (ed.). Pakistan: a country study. Area Handbook (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 295. LCCN 95017247 . Retrieved 25 October 2021.

External links

"Pakistan". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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[Pakistan_Navy_Official_Websites-1] 1 2 "LIFE IN PN:RANKS". www.paknavy.gov.pk. Pakistan Navy Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2018.

[2] Thornton, Thomas P. (1995). "National Security". In Blood, Peter R. (ed.). Pakistan: a country study. Area Handbook (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 295. LCCN 95017247 . Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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