December 1920[1] Hyderabad Deccan, British Indian Empire
Died
1990 (aged 69–70) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Resting place
Military Graveyard
Citizenship
British India (1921–1947) Pakistan (1947–1989)
Political party
Independent
Alma mater
Osmania University (BA)
Civilian awards
Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam Sitara-e-Pakistan
Nickname
007[2]: 509
Military service
Branch/service
Royal Indian Navy (1940–1947) Pakistan Navy (1947–71)
Years of service
1938–1971
Rank
Vice Admiral (S/No. PN.007)
Unit
Navy Executive Branch
Commands
Commander Logistics (COMLOG) Commander Pakistan Fleet DG Naval Intelligence (DGNI) CO PNS Tariq Aide-de-camp to Louis Mountbatten Military Advisor East-Pakistan military
Battles/wars
World War II
Battle of the Atlantic
Arakan Campaign
Mediterranean theatre
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Military awards
Distinguished Service Cross Legion of Merit Medalha de Mérito Militar
Vice Admiral Syed Mohammad AhsanHQA, SPk, DSC, DMM, LOM (Urdu: سید محمد احسن b. 1920 – d. 1990)[3]: 47 [4] often known as S. M. Ahsan, was a senior admiral of the Pakistan Navy who was the Commander in Chief of the Pakistan Navy, serving under President Ayub Khan from 1966 until 1969.
After that, he briefly served in President Yahya Khan's administration as Finance minister before becoming Governor of East Pakistan in September 1969 until resigning in March 1971 to return to Pakistan. Gaining a commission in the Royal Indian Navy, he participated as a naval officer during World War II with the British and later decided to become a Pakistani citizen following the partition of India by the United Kingdom in 1947. He played a crucial role in establishing the Inter-Services Intelligence and served in the war with India in 1965.[5] Assuming the naval command in 1966, he took initiatives such as establishing the naval special forces, expanding the capabilities of Naval Intelligence and modernising the navy.[6][7]
He was a trusted colleague of President Ayub Khan while attending the cabinet meetings chaired by President Ayub which enabled him influentially consolidate his national security role in the Ayub administration. After completing his tenure as naval chief, he was appointed as Governor of East Pakistan while serving as a cabinet minister in the Yahya administration.[5]
On 1 September 1969, Vice-Admiral Ahsan assumed as the Governor of East Pakistan until his resignation, in protest, on 7 March 1971. He was then posted back to West Pakistan.[5]
^Iftikhar-ul-Awwal (2006). Life Sketches: Lieutenant-Governors, Governors and Presidents in Hundred Years of Bangabhaban 1905–2005, Chapter: 8, Page: 309-369. Dhaka: Press Wing Bangabhaban. ISBN 978-9843215833.
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Hilal-i-Quaid-e-Azam
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Royal Indian Navy (1940–1947)
Pakistan Navy (1947–71)
Vice Admiral (S/No. PN.007)
Distinguished Service Cross
Legion of Merit
Medalha de Mérito Militar