Muzaffar Hassan
Commander-in-Chief of the Pakistan Navy | |
|---|---|
| In office 1 September 1969 – 22 December 1971 | |
| President | Yahya Khan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto |
| Vice President | Nurul Amin |
| Preceded by | Syed Mohammad Ahsan |
| Succeeded by | Hasan Hafeez Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muzaffar Hassan 1920 Sitara-i-Khidmat |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service |  Royal Indian Navy (1941–1947) Pakistan Navy (1947–71) |
| Years of service | 1941–71 |
| Rank |  Vice Admiral |
| Unit | Navy Executive Branch S/No. PN. 073 |
| Commands | Western Naval Command Commander Karachi (COMKAR) |
| Battles/wars |
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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
A.R. Khan in 1972. He was succeeded by the Vice-Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed
following his termination.
Biography
Muzzafar Hassan was born in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, British India, in 1920 and it is known very little of his early life that is primarily sourced from the military literature published on combined military histories of India and Pakistan.[4]
After attending the
In 1952, he was promoted as
second war with India.[4]
In 1967, he was appointed as Commander of
Vice-Admiral.[4] As Commander-in-Chief of Navy, he frequently paid visit to East Pakistan to review the operational readiness of the Navy in 1969–71.[8][9] During this time, he also served as military adviser to the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO).: 28 [10]
In 1971, he led the Pakistan Navy against the
Abdul Rahim Khan who reportedly quoted: "Well, old boy, this happens in war. I am sorry your ships have been sunk. We shall try to do something in the future.": 89–90 [11]
After the
JAG Branch.[4]
After his dismissal from the military service, Hassan permanently settled in
fall of Dhaka and died of an old age from a prolonged illness and died on 24 June 2012.[1][2] The news of his death went unnoticed in the media and was buried in Karachi War Cemetery.[2]
References
- ^ a b "پاکستان نیوی کے سربراہ۔ وائس ایڈمرل مظفر حسن". Pakistan iconnections. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ISBN 9780814716335. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Siddiqui, Kazi Zulkader. "Petaro: Third Chairman Board of Governors (1969-1971)". www.petaro.org. Petaro biographies. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ Kazi, AGN (11 January 2011). "The first few executive officers transferred to the Pakistan Navy on Partition". Flickr. Flickr, Kazi. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ a b Shabbir, Usman. "The First Destroyer". pakdef.org. « PakDef Military Consortium. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Commander (Later Admiral) Muzaffar Hussain welcomes Sardar Nishtar during Hajj, 1952". Flickr. Flickr. 4 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
- ^ "Admiral Muzaffar with senior naval officers in East Pakistan, 1971". Flickr. 8 March 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ "Admiral Muzaffar with General Niazi in East Pakistan, 1971". Flickr. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ Organization, Southeast Asia Treaty (1969). SEATO Record. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
- ^ ISBN 9781897829028. Retrieved 3 January 2017.