Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed | |
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| Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy | |
| In office 3 March 1972 – 9 March 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Muzaffar Hassan |
| Succeeded by | Mohammad Shariff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hasan Hafeez Ahmed 1926: 3 [1] Multan, Punjab, British Indian Empire Present-day Pakistan |
| Died | 1975 (aged 48–49) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Citizenship | British Subject (1926–1947) Pakistan (1947–1975) |
| Awards |  Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan.png){kind=small} Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam (1965) |
| Nickname | H.H. Ahmed |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Royal Indian Navy (1945–1947) Pakistan Navy (1947–71) |
| Years of service | 1945–1975 |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
| Unit | Navy Executive Branch |
| Commands | Commander Coast (COMCOAST) Comdnt. Cadet College Petaro |
| Battles/wars | |
Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed (Urdu:حسن حفيظ احمد; b. 1926-8 March 1975: 329 [2]), TQA, usually shortened to H.H. Ahmed, was a senior Pakistan Navy officer who served as the first Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 1972 until his death from sickness in 1975.[2]
Despite appointed to the four-star appointment, he was retained at the three-star rank and took over the command of the Navy from its Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Muzaffar Hassan who was dismissed from the military service.
- ^ Martell, Paul; Hayes, Grace P. (1974). World military leaders. Bowker. ISBN 9780835207850. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ a b Rizvi, Hasan Askari (2000). The Military & Politics in Pakistan, 1947-1997. Sang-e-Meel Publications. ISBN 9789693511482. Retrieved 3 January 2017.