Hasan Hafeez Ahmed

Who was Hasan Hafeez Ahmed?

Vice Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed, TQA, was a senior naval officer who served as the first Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy. Vice-Admiral H.H. Ahmed commanded Pakistan Navy from 1972 until his death on 9 March 1975. He was promoted by President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto as Chief of Naval Staff when Judge Advocate General Branch of Pakistan Defence Forces had sacked last Commander-in-Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hassan. Vice Admiral Muzaffar Hassan, along with the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Gul Hassan Khan and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abdul Rahim Khan, were sacked by Judge Advocate General Branch by the order of then-civilian Martial Law Administrator President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in March 1972. He was a recipient of Tamgha-e-Qauid-e-Azam.