Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami

Bilgrami was commissioned in the Pakistan Navy as a Sub Lieutenant in 1989 upon graduating from the Naval Academy and was conferred with the Sword of Honour, with his first appointment at the operations branch in July 1989.^[4] He obtained his military education from Britannia Royal Naval College and master's degree in international security and strategy from King's College London. He graduated from the Pakistan Naval War College, the National Defence University, the Armed Forces of the Philippines Command and General Staff College, and the Royal College of Defence Studies, UK.

His command assignments includes commanding officer PNS Khaibar, while staff assignments includes director National Defence University, Islamabad, director Naval Development Plans, and Operations. He also served as assistant chief of naval staff (operational plans) and additional secretary in the ministry of defence.^[5]