Hasan Hafeez Ahmed
Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed (Urdu:حسن حفيظ احمد; b. 1926-8 March 1975: 329 ), 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.
Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| 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 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 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 | |
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.
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