Muzaffar Hassan

Muzaffar Hassan
مظفر حسن
Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy
In office
1 September 1969 – 22 December 1971
PresidentYahya Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Vice PresidentNurul Amin
Preceded bySyed Mohammad Ahsan
Succeeded byHasan Hafeez Ahmed
Personal details
Born
Muzaffar Hassan

1920
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British Indian Empire
Present-day India
Died2012 (aged 91–92)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
CitizenshipBritish Subject (1920–1947)
Pakistan (1947–2012)
Awards Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Sitara-i-Khidmat
Military service
Branch/service Royal Indian Navy (1941–1947)
 Pakistan Navy (1947–71)
Years of service1941–71
Rank Vice Admiral
UnitNavy Executive Branch S/No. PN. 073
CommandsWestern Naval Command
Commander Karachi (COMKAR)
Battles/wars

Vice Admiral Muzzafar Hassan (Urdu: مظفر حسن; b. 1920–24 May 2012[1][2]) SPk, HQA, Sk, was a Pakistan Navy senior admiral who served as the last Commander-in-Chief of Pakistan Navy from 1969 until 1972, serving under first President Yahya Khan and then under President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.: 199 [3]

He is notable for commanding the Pakistan Navy in naval events in the war with India in 1971 and was dismissed from his military service and relieved from the command of the Navy over the allegations proved in the light of War Enquiry Commission by the Judge Advocate General of Navy. His termination came along with the commanders of army, Lieutenant-General Gul Hassan and air force Air Marshal A.R. Khan in 1972. He was succeeded by the Vice-Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed following his termination.

  1. ^ "پاکستان نیوی کے سربراہ۔ وائس ایڈمرل مظفر حسن". Pakistan iconnections. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. ^ "The Navy League: Obituaries". paknavyleague.com. The Navy League. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ Cheema, Pervaiz Iqbal (2002). The Armed Forces of Pakistan. NYU Press. ISBN 9780814716335. Retrieved 2 January 2017.