Admiral Afzal Tahir
| Afzal Tahir | |
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| Chief of Naval Staff | |
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In office 7 October 2005 – 7 October 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Adm. Shahid Karimullah |
| Succeeded by | Adm. Noman Bashir |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mohammad Afzal Tahir January 4, 1949 Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Citizenship |
 Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Alma mater | National Defence University |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
Pakistan
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| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Navy
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| Years of service | 1967–2008 |
| Rank |
  Admiral (S/No. PN 1126)
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| Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
| Commands |
Commander Pakistan Fleet Commander Naval Aviation Dir, Inter-Services Intelligence DCNS (Projects) DCNS (Operations) DCNS (Personnel) |
| Battles/wars |
1971 Indo-Pakistani War 1999 Indo-Pakistani War 2001 Indo-Pakistan standoff War in North-West Pakistan |
| Awards |
 Legion of Merit (2004) Nishan-e-Imtiaz (2002) Hilal-e-Imtiaz (2001) Sitara-e-Imtiaz (2001) |
Admiral Muhammad Afzal Tahir, (Urdu:محمد افضل طاهر; b. 4 January 1949); LM, NI(M), HI(M), SI(M), is a retired four-star rank admiral, writer, and the military historian currently serving in the faculty at the Naval War College of Pakistan Navy.
Admiral Tahir briefly tenured as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) of Pakistan Navy from 7 October 2005 until retiring from his military service on 7 October 2008. Upon the announcement to the four-star appointment in 2005, he superseded Vice-Admiral Mohammad Haroon who continued to serve under him as Vice-Chief of Naval Staff and was succeeded by newly appointed Admiral Noman Bashir in October 2008.
Muhammad Afzal Tahir was born on 4 January 1949 in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad), Punjab, Pakistan to a Punjabi family who belonged to the Arain tribe. His father was a civil servant in the British Indian government who worked as an administrative officer in the Kapurthala State before the partition of India in 1947.
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