Karamat Rahman Niazi
Karamat Rahman Niazi | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Chief of Naval Staff | |
| In office 22 March 1979 – 23 March 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammad Shariff |
| Succeeded by | Tariq Kamal Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 April 1930 Hoshiarpur, Punjab Province (British India) |
| Died | 5 April 2021 (aged 90) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1948–1983 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Unit | Naval Operations Branch (S/No. PN. 214): 242 |
| Commands | Vice-Chief of Naval Staff Commander Pakistan Fleet Submarine Command |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Karamat Rahman Niazi (usually shortened to K.R. Niazi) (30 April 1930 — 5 April 2021) was a senior officer of the Pakistan Navy who served as the eighth Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) from 1979 to 1983 of the Pakistan Navy.
He was renowned for being the Commanding officer of the submarine PNS Ghazi' during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, for which he was decorated. In 1979, he took over the command of the Pakistan Navy as its Chief of Naval Staff and worked in close coordination with President Zia-ul-Haq on the matters of national security throughout the 1980s.