Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan | |
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 Commander Zafar M. Khan, 1965. | |
| Birth name | Zafar Muhammad Khan |
| Nickname(s) | Commander Zafar |
| Born | Karachi, Sindh, British India |
| Died | 4 December 1971 Visakhapatnam (Bay of Bengal), India |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service |  Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1956-1971 |
| Rank |  Commander |
| Service number | PN No. 643[citation needed] |
| Unit | Submarine Service Branch |
| Commands | PNS Ghazi Submarine |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Sitara-e-Jurat (1965) Hilal-i-Jur'at (1971) |
Commander Zafar Muhammad Khan (death: 4 December 1971) was a Pakistani naval officer who was the Captain and Commanding Officer of the PNS Ghazi submarine during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. The PNS Ghazi was sunk under mysterious circumstances while on a reconnaissance mine-laying mission in the approaches to the Indian port of Visakhapatnam (Bay of Bengal) and sank at about 00:10 hours. A total of 93 men, including 11 commissioned officers, and 82 non-commissioned officers lost their lives. In 1971, he was one of the naval officers who were posthumously awarded the Hilal-i-Jur'at for their actions.