 He was appointed as Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Coast Guard from December 21, 2016 to December 15, 2018.He became the Deputy Commandant for Administration of the Philippine Coast Guard, and at the same time, served as the Executive Director of the National Coast Watch Center, and the Chairperson of the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP) Governing Council, based in Singapore, before being appointed as the Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard in October 24, 2019.Sadulla Karjiker

Sadulla Karjiker (born 6 January 1970) is a South African legal scholar and Professor & Anton Mostert Chair in Intellectual Property Law at Stellenbosch University.