[3] Dogar was educated at the Cadet College Hasan Abdal, and joined the Pakistan Navy on 15 December 1973, gaining commissioned in the Navy in June 1976 as Sub-Lieutenant in the Naval Operations Branch.

[6] During this time, he held talks with the Director General of the Indian Coast Guard Vice Admiral R. F. Contractor to resolve issues involving the military activities in Sir Creek area.

[7] In 2009, R-Adm. Tayyab Ali Dogar was posted as the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST), which is an appointment that required the admiral to oversee and supervise all kinds of seaborne training in the Navy.

[10] In 2010, V-Adm. Dogar oversaw the massive relief efforts involving the units of Naval aviation, Marine Corps, and the Army, during the great floods took place in Pakistan.

[16] Tayyab Ali Dogar died on Tuesday 13 March 2019 in CMH Lahore due to cardiac arrest.