Amjad Hussain
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Rear-Admiral
Amjad Mazhar Hussain, CB (born 1959) is the Director (Precision Attack) and Controller of the Royal Navy
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Born in Pakistan
, Hussain and his mother moved to the United Kingdom in 1962 when he was three years old, to join his father who was working as a railway signalman. Hussain joined the Royal Navy as a Weapons Engineering Officer in 1976, and was sponsored to study engineering science and business administration at Collingwood College
, University of Durham, from 1976 to 1979. By 1993 he had reached the rank of Commander
.
He served as Naval Base Commander, Portsmouth, for 3.5 years from mid-2002 where his accommodation was in Spithead House.
In 2006 he was appointed Director General Logistics (Fleet)
and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, and thereby became the highest ranking Muslim
and the highest ranking officer from an ethnic minority in the British Armed Forces
. He is a prominent advocate of greater minority participation in the armed forces. However, he dislikes too much emphasis being placed on his religion.
Hussain was appointed Director-General Weapons in 2008 and Director (Precision Attack) and Controller of the Navy in March 2009.
He was recognised in the Muslim Power 100 List as one of the most influential Muslims in the United Kingdom. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2011 New Year Honours.
In 1983 Hussain married Wendy Downer; they have three children: Sam, Zara and Hannah. The family is based in Bristol.
Rear Admiral (Royal Navy)
Rear Admiral is a flag officer rank of the British Royal Navy. It is immediately superior to Commodore and is subordinate to Vice Admiral. It is a two-star rank and has a NATO ranking code of OF-7....
Amjad Mazhar Hussain, CB (born 1959) is the Director (Precision Attack) and Controller of the Royal Navy
Third Sea Lord
The Third Sea Lord and Controller of the Navy was formerly the Naval Lord and member of the Board of Admiralty responsible for procurement and matériel in the British Royal Navy...
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Born in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, Hussain and his mother moved to the United Kingdom in 1962 when he was three years old, to join his father who was working as a railway signalman. Hussain joined the Royal Navy as a Weapons Engineering Officer in 1976, and was sponsored to study engineering science and business administration at Collingwood College
Collingwood College, Durham
Collingwood College is a college of Durham University in England. It is the second largest of Durham's undergraduate colleges. Founded in 1972 as the first purpose-built, mixed-sex college in Durham, it is named after the mathematician Sir Edward Collingwood , who was also for a time Chair of the...
, University of Durham, from 1976 to 1979. By 1993 he had reached the rank of Commander
Commander
Commander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
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He served as Naval Base Commander, Portsmouth, for 3.5 years from mid-2002 where his accommodation was in Spithead House.
In 2006 he was appointed Director General Logistics (Fleet)
Fourth Sea Lord
The Fourth Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Supplies was formerly one of the Naval Lords and members of the Board of Admiralty which controlled the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom.-History:...
and promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral, and thereby became the highest ranking Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
and the highest ranking officer from an ethnic minority in the British Armed Forces
British Armed Forces
The British Armed Forces are the armed forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Also known as Her Majesty's Armed Forces and sometimes legally the Armed Forces of the Crown, the British Armed Forces encompasses three professional uniformed services, the Royal Navy, the...
. He is a prominent advocate of greater minority participation in the armed forces. However, he dislikes too much emphasis being placed on his religion.
Hussain was appointed Director-General Weapons in 2008 and Director (Precision Attack) and Controller of the Navy in March 2009.
He was recognised in the Muslim Power 100 List as one of the most influential Muslims in the United Kingdom. He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the 2011 New Year Honours.
In 1983 Hussain married Wendy Downer; they have three children: Sam, Zara and Hannah. The family is based in Bristol.