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{{short description|Two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy}}
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[[Rear-Admiral]] '''Abdul Waheed Bhombal''' (13 October 1931 – 31 December 2008), <big>{{small|[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|SI(M)]]}}</big>, best known as '''A. W. Bhombal''' was a two-star rank admiral in the [[Pakistan Navy]] and the chairman of the [[Pakistan National Shipping Corporation]] from 1980 until retirement from military service in 1986.<ref name="Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Chairmen History">{{cite web |title=Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Chairmen History |url=https://pnsc.com.pk/chairman-history.html |website=pnsc.com.pk |accessdate=15 February 2022}}</ref> Bhombal was disciplined by the Pakistani Navy for his role in the friendly fire sinking of [[PNS Zulfiqar (K265)|PNS Zulfiqar]] after the [[Operation Trident (1971)|missile attack]] on the [[Port of Karachi]].

==Biography==
Abdul Waheed Bhombal was born on 13 October 1931 in [[Karachi]], [[Bombay Presidency]], [[British India]] (in present-day [[Sindh]], [[Pakistan]]).<ref name="geni_family_tree">{{cite web |title=R. Adm. Abdul Waheed Bhombal |url=https://www.geni.com/people/R-Adm-Abdul-Bhombal/6000000008924796366 |website=geni_family_tree |accessdate=15 February 2022}}</ref> He was the son of [[E.S.B. Bhombal]] and was of [[Konkani people|Konkani]] descent. Bhombal enlisted in the [[Pakistani Navy]] in 1949, and was trained in the [[United Kingdom]] before participating in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]].<ref name="Pakistan Naval Academy, intro">{{cite web |title=Pakistan Naval Academy |url=https://www.paknavy.gov.pk/rahbar.html |website=www.paknavy.gov.pk |accessdate=4 February 2022}}</ref><ref name="The Gazette of Pakistan" />

In 1971, [[Commodore (rank)|Commodore]] Bhombal volunteered to join the [[Pakistan Naval Aviation]], boarding a civilian [[Pakistan International Airlines|PIA]]'s [[Fokker F27 Friendship|Fokker F27]] aircraft after the [[Operation Trident (1971)|first missile]] attack in the [[Port of Karachi]] to conduct [[maritime reconnaissance]].<ref name="archive.org, Haider, Chopra, 2010">{{cite web |last1=Haider |first1=Sajjad S. |last2=Chopra |first2=Paran |title=War on the Western Front |url=https://archive.org/stream/Flight-of-the-Falcon-Sajad-S-Haider/Flight%20of%20the%20Falcon-%20Demolishing%20Myths%20of%20Indo%20Pak%20Wars%201965-1971%20-%20Sajad%20S.%20Haider_djvu.txt |website=archive.org |accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref> While in the west of [[Ras Muari|Cape Monze]], Bhombal reportedly gave the clearance to the [[PAF Base Faisal|Faisal Air Force Base]] in Karachi to scramble [[North American F-86 Sabre]] jets to attack a presumed Indian Navy missile boat that was later identified as the [[PNS Zulfiqar (K265)|PNS ''Zulfiqar (K265)'']]— the large [[River-class frigate|''River''-class frigate]].<ref name="PakDef Military Consortium, Usman">{{cite web |last1=Shabbir |first1=Usman |title=Operations in the Arabian Sea « |url=http://pakdef.org/operations-in-the-arabian-sea/ |website=www.pakdef.org |publisher=PakDef Military Consortium |accessdate=16 February 2022}}</ref>

After the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971]] with India in 1971, the [[Pakistan Air Force]] held the Navy responsible for the friendly fire incident took place on [[PNS Zulfiqar (K265)|PNS Zulfiqar]], and held Cdre. A. W. Bhombal responsible for giving clearance to the fighter aircraft, when had little experience in conducting the maritime reconnaissance.<ref name="PakDef Military Consortium, Usman"/> In 1972, the Navy reportedly accepted the Air Force's recommendation and took the disciplinary action, with Bhombal was reportedly demoted from his one-star rank to [[Captain (naval)|Captain]], and was directed to attend the [[National Defense University]]. Bhombal earned a [[Master of Science|MSc]] in war studies in 1973, graduating alongside [[Lieutenant-Colonel]] [[Mirza Aslam Beg]].<ref name="National Defense University, Islamabad">{{cite web |title=1973 ND Course alumni |url=http://www.ndu.edu.pk/nsc/alumni_archives/nd_course/1973_nd_course.doc |website=www.ndu.edu.pk |publisher=National Defense University, Islamabad |accessdate=17 February 2022}}</ref>

After his graduation in 1973, Capt. Bhombal joined the faculty staff of the [[Pakistan Naval War College]] in Lahore as a professor of war studies. He was later appointed as commandant of the staff college— the [[Pakistan Naval War College|Naval War College]] in Lahore.{{rp|20:72}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Service |first1=United States Foreign Broadcast Information |title=Daily Report: People's Republic of China |date=1972 |publisher=National Technical Information Service |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5J8bAQAAMAAJ&q=Captain+A.W.+Bhombal |access-date=17 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|100}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Issues & Studies |date=1972 |publisher=Institute of International Relations, Republic of China |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiEwAAAAMAAJ&q=Captain+A.W.+Bhombal |access-date=17 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1977, Capt. Bhombal was promoted back to the one-star rank, Commodore, and posted as the General-Manager at the [[Karachi Port Trust]] (GM KPT).{{rp|202}}<ref name="The Gazette of Pakistan"/> In 1980, [[Commodore (rank)|Cdre.]] Bhombal was promoted to the two-star rank, of Rear-Admiral, and posted as the Chairman of the [[Pakistan National Shipping Corporation]] (PNSC) on 4 December 1980.<ref name="Pakistan National Shipping Corporation Chairmen History"/> [[Rear-Admiral|R-Adm.]] Bhombal chaired the PNSC for six years, eventually retiring on 11 January 1986, and his tenureship was regarded as successfully as the PNSC turned into a profitable state corporation.{{rp|iv}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Economic Outlook |date=1982 |publisher=Pakistan Press International. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-cPsAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhombal+ |access-date=17 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|44}}<ref>{{cite book |title=Economic Review |date=1985 |publisher=Economic & Industrial Publications. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KtXsAAAAMAAJ&q=Bhombal+PNSC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Pakistan Affairs |date=1985 |publisher=Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G5gHAQAAMAAJ&q=Bhombal+ |access-date=17 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

In 1980, Bhombal was appointed as the president of the [[Pakistan Squash Federation]], and oversaw the first Pakistan Open in 1980 in Karachi. He remained the president until 1986.<ref name="Dawn newspaper, Ahmad, 2009">{{cite news |last1=Ahmad |first1=Adil |title=Thank you, Admiral Bhombal |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/861975 |accessdate=17 February 2019 |work=DAWN.COM |agency=Dawn newspaper |publisher=Dawn newspaper |date=16 January 2009 |language=en}}</ref>

After his retirement, was involved in an incident when a group of [[Dacoits]] held him on gun point in his car while making a monetary transaction from the bank in 1988.<ref name="Chicago Tribune, Le Vine, 1990">{{cite news |last1=Le Vine |first1=Steve |title=MANY BLAME DEMOCRACY AS CRIME CUTS THE HEART OUT OF KARACHI |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-10-26-9003290967-story.html |accessdate=17 February 2019 |work=chicagotribune.com |agency=Chicago Tribune |publisher=Chicago Tribune |date=29 October 1990}}</ref>

Bhombal died in [[Peshawar]], [[Pakistan]], on 31 December 2008.<ref name="geni_family_tree" />

==See also==
*[[Konkani Muslims]]
*[[Islam in India]]
*[[PNS Zulfiqar (K265)|PNS ''Zulfiqar (K265)'']]

==References==
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{{Pakistan Armed Forces}}
{{Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}

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