Background
Born in Pakistan, Hussain and his mother moved to the United Kingdom in 1962 when he was three years old, to join his father who was working as a railway signalman.
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Amjad Hussain
Edit Profiledirector commander Central Bank
Education
Pre-Medical, Government Science College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1981; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan, 1987; Bachelor of Science, U. Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, 1986; Master of Science, Chicago Medical School, 1994.
Career
Background and Personal In 1983 Amjad married Wendy Downer. They have three children: Sam, Zara and Hannah. 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.
He was promoted to lieutenant on 1 September 1981 (seniority from 1 April 1981).
He was promoted to commander on 31 December 1992, and to captain on 31 December 1997. He served as Naval Base Commander, Portsmouth, for 3.5 years from mid-2002 where his accommodation was in Spithead House.
He was appointed Director-General Weapons in 2008 and Director (Precision Attack) and Controller of the Navy in March 2009. Hussain is a prominent advocate of greater minority participation in the armed forces.
However, he dislikes too much emphasis being placed on his religion.
He was appointed Companion of the Order of the Bath (Central Bank) in the 2011 New Year Honours.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Association Physicists in Medicine, Pakistan Medical and Dental Council, Pakistan Muslim League.
Connections
Married Sameena Hussain, May 10, 1990. 1 child, Fahd.
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Nationality
Pakistani