Syed Mohammad Ahsan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Pakistani military person
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Place of Birth: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
About Syed Mohammad Ahsan
- Vice-Admiral Syed Mohammad Ahsan (Urdu: ??? ???? ????? b.
- 1920 – d.
- 1989) HQA, SPk, DSO, often known as S.
- M.
- Ahsan, was a three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy, politician, and 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.
- 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.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.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 Pakistan.
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