Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi
| Mujeeb Ahmed Khan Lodhi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 (95 or 96 years old) British India |
| Allegiance |
 Pakistan
|
| Service/branch |
 Royal Indian Navy(1941–47)  Pakistan Navy(1947–72) |
| Years of service | 1941–1971 |
| Rank |
  Rear Admiral
|
| Service number | PN. 77 |
| Unit | Executive Branch |
| Commands held |
Commander Pakistan Fleet Western Naval Command Chittagong Port Authority PNS Babur |
| Battles/wars |
World War II |
| Awards |
 Sitara-e-Jurat Tamgha-e-Pakistan
|
| Other work |
Military adviser to Royal Saudi Navy Author, columnist, and writer. |
World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Rear-Admiral Mujeeb Ahmad Khan Lodhi (Urdu:مجيب احمد خان لودهى; b. 1921), SJ, TPk, best known as M.A.K. Lodhi, is a retired two-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, a memoirist, and a defence analyst, writing in the News International.
He is known for his leadership in commanding the Western Naval Command and fleet commander during the third war with India in 1971, and was forcefully retired from his service in 1972 by President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. In 2017, he wrote and authored his memoirs, Ocean Rift: Memoirs of Admiral Lodhi, published in 2017 that recounted his memories during the events in 1971.
Lodhi served in the Royal Indian Navy, participating well during the World War II, he was one of few of the twenty RIN officers from the Executive Branch who opted for Pakistan Navy in 1947; he was the Lieutenant at the time of his transfer. He was a contemporary of Vice Admiral EC Kuruvila (1922–1997) with whom he served in World War II but were on opposite after the partition.
He participated well during the second war with India in 1965, was one of the commanding officers of the Combined Task Group (CTG) that raided in Dwarka in India.Captain Lodhi was the commanding officer of the PNS Babur and had responsibility of guarding the station. Under Captain Lodhi's command, the PNS Babur took part in the firing the target at the light house's radars and return home safely to report to its base, and served until 1967 as Babur's CO.
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