Ahmad Tasnim | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of Karachi Port Trust | |
| In office 1992–1994 | |
| Preceded by | RAdm S. R. Hussain |
| Succeeded by | RAdm AKbar H. Khan |
| Chairman of National Shipping Corporation | |
| In office 11 November 1991 – 21 April 1992 | |
| Preceded by | RAdm S. Hamid Khalid |
| Succeeded by | VAdm Mansurul Haq |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ahmad Tasnim 1935 (age 88–89) Jullundar, Punjab, British India (Present-day Jalandhar, Punjab, India) |
| Citizenship |  British India(1935–47)  Pakistan(1947 – present) |
| Alma mater | Britannia Royal Naval College Royal Naval College, Greenwich National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1954–1994 |
| Rank |   Vice Admiral |
| Unit | Submarine Service Branch (PN No. 609)[1] |
| Commands | Commander Pakistan Fleet DCNS (Personnel) 25th Destroyer Squadron Military attaché, Pakistan Embassy, Paris Submarine Command (COMSUBS) |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Jurat & Bar[2] Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Basalat |
Vice Admiral Ahmad Tasnim HI(M) SJ & Bar[note 1] SI(M) SBt (Urdu: احمد تسنيم; born 1935) is a retired three-star rank admiral of the Pakistan Navy who is known for his command of Hangor, a submarine that sank INS Khukri on 8 December 1971 during Pakistan's third war with India, off the coast of Diu, Gujarat.[3][4]
The sinking of INS Khukri was the first submarine kill since World War II, and the only one until a Royal Navy Conqueror sank an Argentinian cruiser (General Belgrano) during the Falklands War of the 1980s. In the 1990s, he was appointed chairman of the Karachi Port Trust and the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation while serving in the Navy until he retired in 1994.[5][6]
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- ^ Shabbir, Usman (June 2003). "List of Gallantry Awardees – PN Officers/CPOs/Sailors". pakdef.org. Karachi, Pk.: « PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Bar" refers to a second award of the same honour
- ^ Shah (Retd), Rear-Admiral l Mian Zahir (28 September 2007). "The decommissioning of the Daphne Class Submarines". Daily Mail. Karachi, Sindh, Pk.: Daily Mail, 2007. Daily Mail. p. 1. Archived from the original (webarchive) on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan National Shipping Corporation: Chairmen History". pnsc.com.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Chairmen History – Karachi Port Trust |". kpt.gov.pk. Karachi Port Trust. Retrieved 18 August 2017.