Amjad Hussain

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Rear-Admiral Amjad Hussain is a high-ranking officer in the Royal Navy.

Born in Pakistan, Hussain and his mother moved to the United Kingdom in the 1960s to join his father who was working in the country. 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 [1] [2][3] [4].

In 2006, he was 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.

He previously commanded the frigate HMS Cornwall in the 1980s^{[citation needed]}, and served as Naval Base Commander, Portsmouth the early 2000s.