ics ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Le eds ▁Category : C ross ben ch ▁life ▁pe ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Dal ston ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁H ack ney <0x0A> </s> ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁Shah id ▁I q bal ▁( U r du : ش ا ہ د ▁ ا ق ب ال ▁; ▁b . ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 ), ▁, ▁is ▁a ▁retired ▁three - star ▁rank ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Navy , ▁and ▁former ▁university ▁administrator ▁who ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁R ector ▁of ▁the ▁Bah ria ▁University ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁notable ▁for ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁adm iral ▁in ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Navy ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁the ▁Com b ined ▁Task ▁Force ▁ 1 5 0 , ▁helping ▁to ▁conduct ▁military ▁operations ▁against ▁the ▁Som ali ▁pir ates ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Som alia . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁over ▁this ▁post ▁from ▁ret iring ▁Vice ▁Admir al ▁As af ▁Hum ay un ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 , ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁I q bal ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Staff ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chief ▁of ▁Naval ▁Staff ) ▁at ▁N H Q . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Shah id ▁I q bal ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁