Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi

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Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
  • Operation Somnath
Military adviser to Royal Saudi Navy

Author, columnist, and writer.

admiral in the Pakistan Navy, a memoirist, and a defence analyst, writing in the News International.[3]

He is known for his leadership in commanding the Western Naval Command and fleet commander during the

third war with India in 1971, and was forcefully retired from his service in 1972 by President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. In 2017, he wrote and authored his memoirs, Ocean Rift: Memoirs of Admiral Lodhi, published in 2017 that recounted his memories during the events in 1971.[4]

Biography

Lodhi served in the

Lieutenant at the time of his transfer.[5] He was a contemporary of Vice Admiral EC Kuruvila (1922–1997) with whom he served in World War II but were on opposite after the partition.: 9–10 [1]

Lodhi participated well during the

CO.: 170–172 [8]

In 1969,

Rear-Admiral, was subsequently appointed the fleet commander in the Western Naval Command as Commander Pakistan Fleet.: 437 [10]: 194 [6]

During the third war with India, Rear-Admiral Lodhi commanded the Western Naval Command's Combined Task Group, comprising the one cruiser, five destroyers, two frigates, four submarines and one oiler.: 437 [10] He also deployed his country's only long-range submarine, Ghazi that had to be deployed since he was not given any choice to support the Eastern Naval Command under Rear-Admiral Mohammad Shariff.: 47 [11] He also appointed Commodore H.H. Ahmed as his command's chief of staff.: 198 [6]

After the

chief of naval staff in April 1972.: 144 [12]: 92 [13]

After his retirement, Rear-Admiral Lodhi deputed and worked with

military adviser and remained associated with it for quite some time.[14] Since 2015, he became associated with the News International where he writes column on defence and security.[3]

In 2017, Lodhi's memoirs, Ocean Rift: Memoirs of Admiral Lodhi, were published.[4] He died prior to October 2018.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sainik Samachar". Sainik Samachar. 20 (1–25). Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence: 73. 1973. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b Hussain, Syed Shabbir (1979). The Death Dance. Lahore, Punjab, Pk: Kamran Pub. House. p. 129.
  3. ^ a b "MAK Lodhi:Writer - The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  4. ^
    ISBN 9789694074382
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  5. ^ Kazi, AGN (11 January 2011). "The first few executive officers transferred to the Pakistan Navy on Partition". Flickr. Flickr, Kazi. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  6. ^
    ISBN 9781897829110
    . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  7. ^ Shabir, Usman (June 2003). "1965 War". pakdef.org. Karachi, Sindh, Pk.: « PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  8. ^ Sirohey, Iftikhar Ahmed (1995). Truth Never Retires: An Autobiography of Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey (google books). Karachi, Pakistan: Jang Publishers. p. 562. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  9. ^ Law clerk (1969). Dacca Law Cases: A Monthly Journal Devoted to the Reports of Decisions of the High Court of East Pakistan and the Board of Revenue (East Pakistan) with East Pakistan Statutes. Dacca, East Pakistan: Dacca Law Cases. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  10. ^
    ISBN 9789693516777
    . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  11. ISBN 9788170620136
    . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  12. ISBN 9780230599048
    . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  13. ^ Jafri, Maqsood (2008). The Ideals of Bhutto. p. 390.
  14. ISBN 9789280100228
    . Retrieved 14 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Book on memoirs of Admiral Lodi launched". Associated Press of Pakistan. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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