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Ahmad Zamir

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 by Tariq Mustafa
Succeeded by Abdul Majid Mufti
Personal details
Born Zamir Ahmad
(1930-04-30)April 30, 1930
Delhi, India
(Present-day in New Delhi in India)
Died September 9, 1985(1985-09-09) (aged 55)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Cause of death Cardiac arrest
Resting place Military cemetery in Karachi
Citizenship  Pakistan
Relations Khurshid Ahmad
(Younger brother)
Military service
Allegiance  Pakistan
Service/branch Naval Jack of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Navy
Years of service 1950-1985
Rank US-O9 insignia.svgInsignia Vice Admiral Pakistan Navy.gif Vice-Admiral
Commands DCNS(Ops)
DCNS (Projects)
Commander Pakistan Fleet
Naval Intelligence (Nav Intel)
CO Pakistan Marines
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Bangladesh Liberation War
Awards Crescent of Excellence Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png Hilal-i-Imtiaz
PAK Sitara-i-Juraat ribbon.svg Sitara-i-Jurat


Vice-Admiral Ahmad Zamir (Urdu:احمد ضمير; April 30 1930– September 9 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.

Ahmad Zamir's original name was given as Zamir Ahmad but changed to Ahmad Zamir to ease to pronunciation. His family was an ultraconservative who followed the strict teaching of the Islam, and was initially homeschooled by their father. His younger brother, Dr. Khurshid Ahmad is a well known economist and a political figure in the country. Despite his family's strict religious adherence, Zamir, in the Navy, was nonetheless described as moderate person.

After his matriculation in 1947, he was admitted and enrolled at the Delhi Technological University 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. The family later moved to Karachi where Ahmad was admitted to attend the NED University of Engineering and Technology to become an electrical engineer. 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.


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