| Post: | Vice Chief |
| Body: | the Naval Staff |
| Native Name: | وائس چیف آف دی نیول اسٹاف |
| Flag: | Pakistan Navy Vice Admiral.svg |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Vice Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Incumbent: | Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami |
| Incumbentsince: | December 2023 |
| Department: | Ministry of Defence Navy Secretariat-III at MoD |
| Reports To: | Chief of the Naval Staff |
| Succession: | On basis of seniority, subjected to the decision of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
| Abbreviation: | VCNS |
| Unofficial Names: | Vice Naval chief |
| Deputy: | Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (DCNS) |
| Salary: | According to Pakistan Military officer's Pay Grade(BPS-22) |
| Website: | Official website |
The Vice Chief of the Naval Staff (VCNS) is the post that is, in principle, the deputy and the second-in-command (S-in-C) of the Pakistan Navy and is also the most senior Principal Staff Officer (PSO) at NHQ, reporting and functioning under the Chief of the Naval Staff.[1] This post is usually held by a senior flag officer of Vice Admiral rank.
| Order | Name | Rank | Photo | Appointment date | Left office | Unit of commission | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ± | 25 March 1969 | 20 December 1971 | Executive Branch | |||||
| 1 | Rear-Admiral | 1974 | 1975 | Executive Branch | Khaled Jamil was chief of naval staff until his retirement in 1956 | |||
| 2 | 1975 | 1977 | Operations Branch | |||||
| 3 | 1977 | 1979 | Submarine Command | |||||
| 4 | Vice-Admiral | 1980 | 1983 | Operations Branch | ||||
| 5 | 1985 | 1988 | Engineering Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| 6 | 1988 | 1991 | Surface Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| 7 | 1992 | 1993 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | 7 Nov 2005[2] | 2007? | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | 30 Oct 2008[3] | 26 Dec 2009 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | 30 Dec 2009 | 12 Aug 2010 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | 10 Aug 2010 | 6 October 2011 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | October 2011 | 2012? | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | 10 November 2014 | ? | Operations Branch | HI(M), SI (M) | ||||
| ? | ? | Operations Branch | NI(M) | |||||
| ? | 17 November 2019 | Operations Branch | ||||||
| ? | ? | 7 October 2020 | Operations Branch | NI(M) | ||||
| ? | 3 September 2021 | Operations Branch | ||||||
| ? | March 2023 | October 2023 | Operations Branch | |||||
| Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami | Vice-Admiral | October 2023 | Incumbent | Operations Branch | ||||