Ahmad Zamir

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Vice Admiral
Ahmad Zamir
Managing Director of Karachi Shipyard and Engineering
In office
1983–1985
Secretary of Defence Productions
In office
19 April 1981 – 8 August 1982
Preceded byTariq Mustafa
Succeeded byAbdul Majid Mufti
Personal details
Born
Zamir Ahmad

(1930-04-30)30 April 1930
Delhi, India
Died9 September 1985(1985-09-09) (aged 55)[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
Resting placeMilitary cemetery in Karachi
Citizenship Pakistan
RelationsKhurshid Ahmad
(Younger brother)
Military service
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch/service Pakistan Navy
Years of service1950-1985
Rank Vice Admiral
(PN No. 325)[2]
UnitExecutive Branch
CommandsDCNS(Ops)
DCNS (Projects)
Commander Pakistan Fleet
Naval Intelligence (Nav Intel)
CO Pakistan Marines East
Battles/warsIndo-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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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. ahmad zamir rear admiral.
  4. ^ a b c Akhtar, Haq Nawaz (2007). If truth be told: an alternative history of Pakistan. Karachi, Sindh, Pk: Sang-i Meel Publications.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ a b Sirohey, Iftikhar Ahmed (1995). Truth Never Retires: An Autobiography of Admiral Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey (1st ed.). Karachi, Pk: Jang Publishers.
  8. ^ Jane, Frederick Thomas. Jane's Fighting Ships. S. Low, Marston & Company. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ^ "List of ex-Secretaries Defence Production". Ministry of Defence Production. Archived from the original on 3 May 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  10. ^ 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.
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