Saeed Mohammad Khan

Saeed Mohammad Khan
NI(M)HI(M)SI(M)SBtLoM
Chief of Naval Staff
In office
9 November 1991  9 November 1994
Preceded byAdm. Yastur-ul-Haq Malik
Succeeded byAdm. Mansurul Haq
Chairman of National Shipping Corporation
In office
8 November 1988  12 March 1990
Pakistan Ambassador to the Netherlands
In office
1994–1998
Prime MinisterBenazir Bhutto
Personal details
Born(1935-10-01)1 October 1935
Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India
(Present-day Bhopal, India)
Died4 December 2022(2022-12-04) (aged 87)
Islamabad, Pakistan
NicknameBeast of the Sea
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
Years of service1954–1994
Rank Admiral
UnitNaval Operations Branch
CommandsVice-Chief of Naval Staff
Commander Pakistan Fleet
Flag Officer Sea Training
Battles/warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
AwardsNishan-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military)
Sitara-e-Basalat
Legion of Merit

Saeed Mohammad Khan NI(M)HI(M)SI(M)SBtLoM (1 October 1935 – 4 December 2022), was a Pakistan Navy officer who served as the 12th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of the Pakistan Navy from 9 November 1991 until retiring from his military service on 9 November 1994. After his retirement, he served as the Pakistan Ambassador to the Netherlands, having been appointed by Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in the 1990s.