Vice-Admiral Jawaid Iqbal (Urdu: جاويد اقبال; b. 31 March 1942) is a retired three-star-admiral of the Pakistan Navy, politician, and diplomat who served as the Ambassador of Pakistan to Tunisia from 1998 to 2004. The Government of Pakistan conferred the Sitara-e-Basalat and Hilal-i-Imtiaz awards on Iqbal for his contributions to the nation. He is known for his support for civilian control of the army and opposition to the military takeover of the civilian government in 1999. He actively supports anti-corruption activities, and has served as the Vice-Chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for this cause. Biography Javaid Iqbal was born on 31 March 1942 in Jalandhar, Punjab, in British Indian. He belongs to a Rajput family. After the partition of India in 1947, Iqbal emigrated to Pakistan and settled in Lahore, Punjab. After he did his matriculation in 1961 from a local high school in Lahore, Iqbal joined the Pakistan Navy and was directed to join the Pakistan Military Academy. He received training at the Royal Naval Academy in England and the Royal Navy as a surface officer. He was commissioned in 1964 and was appointed in the Pakistan Navy as a Sub-Lieutenant posted at the Executive Branch of the Navy. He participated in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 as an officer on a surface warship. In 1966, he entered the elite Navy Special Service Group and was selected to be trained with the U.S. Navy SEALs in the United States as a frogman, where he learned high-altitude parachuting and scuba diving. In 1971, Iqbal served in the western front of the third war with India. After the 1971 war, Iqbal attended the National Defence University in Islamabad, where he obtained an MSc. in Strategic Studies. He later went to the United States and graduated from the Naval War College. Upon returning, he served on the faculty of the Naval War College in Lahore. War and command appointments in the Navy From 1983 to 1986, Iqbal was posted with the Pakistan Armed Forces–Middle East, where he served as a naval adviser to the Qatari Emiri Navy and, later, as military adviser to the Qatari government. In 1989, Captain Iqbal assumed the command of the PNS Badr, where he served as a commanding officer until the warship was returned to the United States. In 1990–1991, Iqbal was posted with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and was selected to serve as a naval