Hasan Hafeez Ahmed

Hasan Hafeez Ahmed
HQASPkTQA
Chief of Naval Staff of Pakistan Navy
In office
3 March 1972  9 March 1975
Preceded byMuzaffar Hassan
Succeeded byMohammad Shariff
Personal details
Born
Hasan Hafeez Ahmed

1926:3
Multan, Punjab, British Indian Empire
Present-day Pakistan
Died1975 (aged 4849)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
CitizenshipBritish Subject (1926–1947)
Pakistan (1947–1975)
Awards Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Tamgha-e-Quaid-e-Azam (1965)
NicknameH.H. Ahmed
Military service
Branch/service Royal Indian Navy (1945–1947)
Pakistan Navy (1947–71)
Years of service1945–1975
Rank Vice Admiral
UnitNavy Executive Branch
CommandsCommander Coast (COMCOAST)
Comdnt. Cadet College Petaro
Battles/wars

Hasan Hafeez Ahmed (Urdu:حسن حفيظ احمد; b. 1926-8 March 1975:329), usually shortened to H.H. Ahmed, was a senior Pakistan Navy officer who served as the 1st Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 1972 until his death from sickness in 1975.

Despite being 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.