Ahmad Zamir
Ahmad Zamir | |
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Managing Director of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering | |
In office 1983–1985 | |
Secretary of Defence Productions | |
In office 19 April 1981 – 8 August 1982 | |
Preceded by | Tariq Mustafa |
Succeeded by | Abdul Majid Mufti |
Personal details | |
Born | Zamir Ahmad 30 April 1930 Delhi, India |
Died | 9 September 1985[1] Karachi, Pakistan | (aged 55)
Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
Resting place | Military cemetery in Karachi |
Citizenship | Pakistan |
Relations | Khurshid Ahmad (Younger brother) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Navy |
Years of service | 1950-1985 |
Rank | Vice Admiral (PN No. 325)[2] |
Unit | Executive Branch |
Commands | DCNS(Ops) DCNS (Projects) Commander Pakistan Fleet Naval Intelligence (Nav Intel) CO Pakistan Marines East |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
Awards | Hilal-i-Imtiaz Sitara-i-Jurat |
Vice Admiral Ahmad Zamir (Urdu: احمد ضمير; 30 April 1930 – 9 September 1985), HI(M), SJ was a three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy. Prior to his death in 1985, he was serving as the managing director of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering from 1983 until 1985.
Biography
[edit]Ahmad Zamir's original name was Zamir Ahmad but changed to Ahmad Zamir to ease pronunciation.[3]: 40 His family was an ultraconservative who followed the strict teachings of the Islam, and was initially homeschooled by their father.[3]: 38–41 His younger brother, Dr. Khurshid Ahmad is a well known economist and a political figure in the country.[3]: 41 Despite his family's strict religious adherence, Zamir, in the Navy, was nonetheless described as moderate person.[4]: 185–187
After his matriculation in 1947, he was admitted and enrolled at a technical college in Delhi to study electrical engineering but made a transfer to Forman Christian College in Lahore where he did his pre-engineering courses after his family emigrated to Pakistan after the partition of India on 14 August 1947.[5]: 77 The family later moved to Karachi where Ahmad was admitted to attend the NED University of Engineering and Technology to become an electrical engineer.[5]: 77 However, Ahmad left his studies in his final years to complete his B.E. program after seeing the navy advertisement and joined the Pakistan Navy in 1950.[5]: 77
He was sent to the United Kingdom, where he attended the Britannia Naval College and graduated in electronics in 1954, upon returning, he was promoted as Sub-Lieutenant in the Navy.[5]: 77 His career in the Navy progressed well, and participated in the second war with India in 1965 as Lieutenant-Commander, and was later trained at the Pakistan Military Academy in 1966–68.[4]: 187 In 1969, Cdr Zamir was posted in East-Pakistan where he was instrumental in setting up the Pakistan Marines's battalions with the elements of the Baloch Regiment.[4]: 187 In 1970, Captain Zamir was made commanding officer of the Pakistan Marines.[6][failed verification]
In 1974, Captain Zamir was repatriated to Pakistan from Zero Point Zero Point under the agreement signed with India. He continued his military service with the Navy, and was appointed as Director-General of Naval Intelligence with the rank of Commodore in 1975–77.[7]: 249 In 1977, Cdre Zamir was appointed as DCNS of Operations (DCNS(Ops)), and later elevated as Chief of Staff under naval chief, Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi, in 1979.[7]: 250–251
In 1979–81, Rear-Admiral Zamir was appointed as a Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK).[8]: 378 In 1981, he was promoted to three-star rank and was posted in Ministry of Defence Production.[9] Vice-Admiral Ahmad served as the Secretary of Defence Production from 1981 until 1982 when[citation needed] he was appointed managing director of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering Works.[10]
Vice-Admiral Ahmad was initially in the race of being appointed to the four-star appointment and was promoted to four-star rank Admiral in Navy. Before the news was announced, Vice-Admiral Ahmad died of a heart attack, and Vice-Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey was elevated as chief of naval staff.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Junejo, Muhammad Khan. Messages and Interviews. Vol. II. Directorate of Films & Publications, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of Pakistan. p. 68. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Shabbir, Usman. "List of Gallantry Awardees – PN Officers/CPOs/Sailors « PakDef Military Consortium". pakdef.org. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Esposito, John L.; Voll, John O. (2001). Makers of Contemporary Islam. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 9780198032397. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
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- ^ a b c Akhtar, Haq Nawaz (2007). If truth be told: an alternative history of Pakistan. Karachi, Sindh, Pk: Sang-i Meel Publications.
- ^ a b c d e Hasan, Mahbabul (March 2011). "Meeting with History: A Conversation with Prof. Khurshid Ahmad" (PDF). www.asafas.kyoto-u.ac.jp. University of Kyoto, Japan. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Zaheer, Hasan (1995). The separation of East Pakistan : the rise and realization of Bengali Muslim Nationalism (2. impr. ed.). Karachi [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. p. 363. ISBN 0-19-577492-2.
"4 December [1971] East Pakistan: Dhaka ... and the Naval Captain Zamir were also present and having coffee.
- ^ a b Sirohey, Iftikhar Ahmed (1995). Truth Never Retires: An Autobiography of Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey (1st ed.). Karachi, Pk: Jang Publishers.
- ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas. Jane's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "List of ex-Secretaries Defence Production". Ministry of Defence Production. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ Zamir, Ahmad (13–19 October 1984). "Karachi Shipyard leads in manufacturing of sugar mills and machinery". Pakistan & Gulf Economist. p. 27. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- 1930 births
- 1985 deaths
- People from Delhi
- Muhajir people
- Forman Christian College alumni
- Military personnel from Karachi
- NED University of Engineering & Technology alumni
- Pakistani electrical engineers
- Graduates of Britannia Royal Naval College
- Naval intelligence
- Pakistani military engineers
- People of the Bangladesh Liberation War
- Pakistani military personnel of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
- Pakistani prisoners of war
- Pakistani civil servants
- Pakistan Navy admirals
- Pakistan Marines