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{{Short description|Pakistani admiral}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2022}}
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[[Admiral (Pakistan)|Admiral]] '''Muhammad Afzal Tahir''' {{small|[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|NI(M)]] [[Hilal-e-Imtiaz|HI(M)]] [[Sitara-e-Imtiaz|SI(M)]] [[Legion of Merit|LoM]]}} ({{lang-ur|{{nq|محمد افضل طاهر}}}} ; b. 4 January 1949<ref name="Pakistani Connections">{{cite web|title=پاک بحریہ کے سربراہ۔ ایڈمرل افضل طاہر|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:dp8psNUMPIMJ:www.pakistanconnections.com/history/detail/2015-10-07/2212+&cd=10&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|website=www.pakistanconnections.com/history|publisher=Pakistani Connections|accessdate=24 January 2022}}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>) was a [[Pakistan Navy]] officer, writer, and the military historian currently serving in the faculty at the [[Pakistan Navy War College|Naval War College]] of [[Pakistan Navy]].<ref name="The Express Tribune, MA Khan">{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Mohd. Azam|title=The despair in our destiny – The Express Tribune review|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/951289/the-despair-in-our-destiny/|accessdate=24 January 2017|work=The Express Tribune|agency=The Express Tribune|issue=5|publisher=The Express Tribune, MA Khan|date=5 September 2015|location=Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Paramount Books Ldt.">{{cite book|last1=Tahir, PN|first1=Admiral Afzal|title=Destiny to Despair|date=2015|publisher=Paramount Books Ldt.|location=Lahore, Pakistan|isbn=9789696370611|pages=240|edition=1|url=http://paramountbooks.com.pk/loginindex.asp?title=DESTINY-TO-DESPAIR-(hb)-2015&isbn=9789696370611&opt=3&SubCat=05&Cat=05010|accessdate=24 January 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Admiral Tahir tenured as the [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|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 Upon the announcement to the four-star appointment in 2005, he superseded [[Vice-Admiral]] [[Vice Admiral Mohammad Haroon|Mohammad Haroon]] who continued to serve under him as [[Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Navy|Vice-Chief of Naval Staff]] and was succeeded by newly appointed Admiral [[Noman Bashir]] in October 2008.<ref>{{cite news|last1=APP|first1=Associated Press of Pakistan|authorlink1=Associated Press of Pakistan|title=President Zardari appoints Noman Bashir new navy chief|url=http://www.app.com.pk/|accessdate=24 January 2017|work=archive.fo|agency=Associate Press of Pakistan|issue=12/5|publisher=Associate Press of Pakistan, 2012|date=3 December 2012|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121203010152/http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54658&Itemid=2|archivedate=3 December 2012|location=Islamabad, Pakistan|page=1|language=en|format=.fo}}</ref><ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 2005">{{cite news|last1=From the Newspapers|first1=Dawn|title=Admiral Tahir assumes command of Pakistan Navy|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/160164/admiral-tahir-assumes-command-of-pakistan-navy|accessdate=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|agency=Dawn Newspapers|issue=2|publisher=Dawn Newspapers, 2005|date=8 October 2005|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Admiral Haroon appointed Vice Chief of Naval Staff|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/164605/admiral-haroon-appointed-vice-chief-of-naval-staff|accessdate=24 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=8 November 2005|language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
===Family background and naval career===

Muhammad Afzal Tahir was born on 4 January 1949 in [[Lyallpur]] (now [[Faisalabad]]), [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]] to a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] family who belonged to the [[Arain]] tribe.<ref name="Pakistani Connections" /><ref name="Pride of Pakistan">{{cite web |title=Who is Who: Admiral Afzal Tahir|url=http://prideofpakistan.com/detail-who-is-who.php?name=CllrMehboobKhan&id=463|website=prideofpakistan.com |accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref> His father was a [[Indian Civil Service (British India)|civil servant]] in the [[British Rule of India|British Indian government]] who worked as an administrative officer in the [[Kapurthala State]] before the [[Partition of India|partition]] of [[India]] in 1947.<ref name="Pride of Pakistan"/>

After the [[Partition of India|partition]] that saw the [[Independence of Pakistan|establishment]] of [[Pakistan]] [[Fourteenth of August|in August 1947]], his father joined the [[Central Superior Services]] (CSS) and worked as [[Federal Secretary]] in various [[Cabinet of Pakistan|ministerial cabinets]].<ref name="Pride of Pakistan"/>

After graduating from a local high school in [[Lyallpur]], he was [[Officer (armed forces)|commissioned]] in the [[Pakistan Navy]] as a [[midshipman]] on 11 May 1967 and was sent to join the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] where he did his initial military training.<ref name="Pakistan Herald">{{cite web|title=Admiral Afzal Tahir|url=http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/admiral-afzal-tahir-128|website=[[Pakistan Herald]]|accessdate=24 January 2022}}</ref> He is the graduate in the class of 40th [[Pakistan Military Academy|PMA Long Course]] and promoted as [[Sub-Lieutenant]] upon his graduation.{{rp|xv-xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference">{{cite web|last1=Forbes|first1=Andrew|authorlink1=Andrew Forbes|title=Australia and its Maritime Interests: At Home and in the Region|url=http://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Sea_Power_Conference_2008.pdf|website=www.navy.gov.au|publisher=Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference|accessdate=24 January 2017|location=Sydney, Australia|pages=352|language=en|date=2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223043129/https://www.navy.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/Sea_Power_Conference_2008.pdf|archive-date=23 February 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> He did his necessary sea training at the [[Pakistan Naval Academy]] in [[Karachi]] prior being promoted as [[Lieutenant (naval)|lieutenant]] in the Navy and inducted in Operations Branch.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/>

He was trained as a [[Surface warship|surface warship officer]] and qualified as a [[naval aviator]] to fly the [[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Alouette III]] of [[Pakistan Army]] board in the [[List of active Pakistan Navy ships|surface warships]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971#Indian attacks on Pakistan|western front]] of the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971|third war]] with India in 1971.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> [[Lieutenant (naval)|Lt.]] Tahir later saw combat actions in the [[Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971|naval operations]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|third war]] with [[India]] and served on the [[Adjutant-class minesweeper|minesweepers]] as an [[executive officer]].{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/>

After the war, Lt. Tahir joined the [[Pakistan Naval Air Arm|naval aviation]] in 1974 to continue his training as a naval aviator and was appointed as [[flag lieutenant]] to [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]], Admiral [[Karamat Rahman Niazi|K.R. Niazi]], from 1981 until 1982.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> He was promoted as [[lieutenant-commander]] in 1982 and was posted in [[Qatar]] to serve as a [[military adviser]] to [[Qatar military]] until 1985 when he returned to Pakistan.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/>

On return from deputation to Qatar in 1985, [[Lieutenant-Commander|Lt.Cdr]] Tahir was appointed [[Staff officer|Staff Officer (Operations)]] to the Commander [[Pakistan Naval Aviation|Naval Aviation]] (COMNAV).{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> During the same time, he was promoted as [[Commander (rank)|commander]] and was appointed as [[executive officer]] of a [[destroyer]].{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/>

In 1988, [[Commander (rank)|Cdr]] Tahir was sent to attend the Joint Services Staff Course at Joint Services Staff College at [[PAF Base Nur Khan|Chaklala]] and upon completion of the course he was appointed to its Directing Staff.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/>

=== Staff and command appointments ===

In 1990, he was promoted as [[Captain (naval)|captain]] and assumed the command of the naval air station, [[PNS Mehran]] before commanding the [[guided missile destroyer]] in 1992.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> He was nominated to attend the [[National Defence University, Pakistan|National Defence University]] where he gained [[master's degree]] in [[Strategic studies]] in 1997 and assumed the command of the [[Pakistan Naval Air Arm|Naval Aviation]] as its commander (COMNAV).{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> During the same time, he was promoted as [[Commodore (rank)|commodore]] and was the chief of staff to the Commander Pakistan Fleet in 1997.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/>

In 1998, he moved to the [[Inter-Services Intelligence]] and briefly served its director in Islamabad and led the intelligence department while stationed in Islamabad.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> His tenure as an [[ISI (Pakistan)|ISI director]] for Islamabad section witnessed key political events in the country, including the [[List of nuclear weapons tests of Pakistan|testing program]] in 1998, leading the ISI intelligence section during the [[Kargil War|Kargil confrontation]] in 1999, and the [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|martial law]] in the country in 1999.<ref name="Pakistani Connections" />

In 2000, [[Commodore (rank)|Cdre]] Tahir was promoted as [[rear-admiral]] and moved to the [[NHQ (Pakistan Navy)|Navy NHQ]] as [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Deputy Chief of Naval Staff (Operations)]] and took participation in naval defense preparations during the [[2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff|military standoff]] between [[India and Pakistan]] in 2001.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/><ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 2003">{{cite news|last1=From the Newspapers|first1=APP|title=KARACHI: Navy forced Indians to retreat: CNS|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/75477/karachi-navy-forced-indians-to-retreat-cns|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|agency=Dawn Newspapers|publisher=Dawn Newspapers, 2003'|date=1 January 2003|language=en}}</ref> Together with Admiral [[Shahid Karimullah]], he lobbied for notably acquiring the [[Second strike|second-strike]] nuclear capability and reportedly marked: Pakistan navy would soon have "a qualitative edge over a numerically superior enemy" meaning archrival India."<ref name="Gulf news, Haider">{{cite news|last1=Haider|first1=Salahuddin|title=Pakistan to equip submarines with nuclear missiles|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/pakistan-to-equip-submarines-with-nuclear-missiles-1.409328|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=GulfNews|agency=Gulf News, Pakistan Desk|issue=23|publisher=Gulf news, Haider|date=23 February 2001}}</ref>

In 2002, Rear-Admiral Tahir was later moved as [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)|DCNS (Projects)]] but later assumed the command of the [[List of ships of Pakistan Navy|fleet vessel]] as [[Pakistan Navy#Naval Commands in Field and Commanders|Commander Pakistan Fleet (COMPAK)]], also the same year.{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> He facilitated a visit of [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Earl B. Hailston]] of [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] at the Navy NHQ to hold talks on geo-strategic situation in South Asia.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 2002">{{cite news|last1=From the Newspapers|first1=war correspondents|title=US commander visits joint staff headquarters|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/404800/us-commander-visits-joint-staff-headquarters|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|agency=Dawn Newspapers|publisher=Dawn Newspapers, 2002|date=26 January 2002|language=en}}</ref> In 2003, he was promoted to three-star rank, [[Vice-Admiral]], and moved to the Navy NHQ as [[Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff (Pakistan)|DCNS (Personnel)]].{{rp|xvi}}<ref name="Proceedings of the Royal Australian Navy Sea Power Conference"/> He is a recipient of the [[Sitara-i-Imtiaz]] and [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz]].

===Chief of Naval Staff===
[[File:US_Navy_070123-N-0696M-036_Chief_of_Naval_Operations_(CNO)_Adm._Mike_Mullen_presents_Pakistani_Chief_of_Naval_Staff_Adm._Muhammad_Afzal_Tahir_with_the_Legion_of_Merit.jpg|200px|right|thumb|Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Mullen presents Pakistan Navy Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Afzal Tahir with the [[Legion of Merit]].]]

In 2005, Vice-Admiral Tahir was announced to be appointed as the next [[Chief of Naval Staff (Pakistan)|Chief of Naval Staff]] by [[President of Pakistan|President]] [[Pervez Musharraf]] and promoted as [[Four star admiral|four-star]] rank Admiral before taking over the command of the Navy from Admiral [[Shahid Karimullah]] who was appointed for a diplomatic post in [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, 2005 A Reporter">{{cite news|last1=A reporter|first1=Dawn News|title=Admiral Tahir named as naval chief|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/158094/admiral-tahir-named-as-naval-chief|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|agency=Dawn Newspapers|publisher=Dawn Newspapers, 2005 A Reporter|date=24 September 2005|language=en}}</ref>

Admiral Tahir superseded [[Vice-Admiral]] [[Mohammad Haroon]] who was serving as [[Chief of Staff of Pakistan Navy|chief of staff]] under Admiral Karimullah and was senior to Admiral Tahir.{{rp|contents page}}<ref name="Author House, Anwar">{{cite book|last1=Anwar|first1=Dr Muhammad|title=Stolen Stripes and Broken Medals: Autobiography of a Senior Naval Officer|date=2005|publisher=Author House|isbn=9781467010566|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t4GLBLfW-YMC&dq=vice+admiral+afzal+tahir&pg=PT251|accessdate=25 January 2017|language=en}}</ref> In October 2005, Admiral Tahir assumed the command of the Navy and had [[Vice-Admiral]] [[Mohammad Haroon|Haroon]] to serve on his capacity until retiring from his service.<ref name="Dawn Newspapers, Dawn reports">{{cite news|last1=Dawn reports|first1=staff|title=Admiral Tahir assumes command of Pakistan Navy|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/160164|accessdate=25 January 2017|work=DAWN.COM|agency=Dawn Newspapers|publisher=Dawn Newspapers, Dawn reports|date=8 October 2005|language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Tahir is a keen sportsman and single-[[Handicap (golf)|handicap]] [[golfer]]. He belongs to an [[Arain]] agriculturalist family of [[Punjab]]. He has married twice, and has three daughters and two sons.<ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-9-2004_pg7_37 "Afzal Tahir promoted to vice admiral"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060528191242/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_2-9-2004_pg7_37 |date=28 May 2006 }} ''Daily Times'', 2 September 2004</ref>

== Awards and Decorations ==
{| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
| colspan="4" |{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}} {{ribbon devices|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}} {{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{ribbon devices|ribbon=Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Imtiaz.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Baqa (1998).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Istaqlal (2002).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=10 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=20 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=30 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=35 years Service Medal.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=40 years Service Medal (Pakistan Armed Forces).png|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Hijri Tamgha.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Jamhuriat Tamgha 1988.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha Pakistan.svg|width=130}}
|-
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Independence Day Golden Jubilee Medal, 2006.svg|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Order of King Abdulaziz, 1st Class (Saudi Arabia).png|width=130}}
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
|-
|'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Nishan-e-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Order of Excellence)''
|'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|Hilal-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Crescent of Excellence)''
|'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|Sitara-e-Imtiaz]]'''
'''[[Sitara-i-Imtiaz|(Military)]]'''

''(Star of Excellence)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War]]'''
''(War Star 1971)''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War]]'''
''(War Medal 1971)''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Baqa]]'''

''([[Chagai-I|Nuclear Test Medal]])''

'''1998'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Campaign / war medals|Tamgha-e-Istaqlal Pakistan]]'''
''([[2001–2002 India–Pakistan standoff|Escalation with India Medal]])''

'''2002'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|10 Years Service Medal]]'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|20 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|30 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|35 Years Service Medal]]'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Long service medals|40 Years Service Medal]]'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-]]'''
'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam]]'''

''(100th Birth Anniversary of''

''[[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]])''

'''1976'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Hijri Tamgha]]'''
''(Hijri Medal)''

'''1979'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Jamhuriat Tamgha]]'''
''(Democracy Medal)''

'''1988'''
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Qarardad-e-Pakistan Tamgha]]'''
''(Resolution Day''

''Golden Jubilee Medal)''

'''1990'''
|-
|'''[[Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces#Commemorative medals|Tamgha-e-Salgirah Pakistan]]'''
''(Independence Day''

''Golden Jubilee Medal)''

'''1997'''
|[[Legion of Merit|'''The Legion of Merit''']]

[[Legion of Merit|'''(Degree of Commander)''']]

'''([[USA]])'''
|'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|Order of King Abdul Aziz]]'''
'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|(1st Class)]]'''

'''([[Saudi Arabia]])'''
|[[Legion of Merit|'''Turkish''']]

'''[[Legion of Merit]]''''''<ref>{{Cite web |title=AWARDING OF MEDAL TO PAKISTAN NAVAL COMMANDER |url=https://www.defenceturkey.com/tr/icerik/awarding-of-medal-to-pakistan-naval-commander-275 |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=www.defenceturkey.com}}</ref>'''

'''([[USA|Turkey]])'''
|}

=== Foreign Decorations ===
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="3" style="background:#006400; color:#FFFFFF; text-align:center" |'''Foreign Awards'''
|-
!'''{{flag|USA}}'''
|[[Legion of Merit|'''The Legion of Merit''' '''(Degree of Commander)''']]
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=US Legion of Merit Commander ribbon.png|width=130}}
|-
!{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|'''[[Order of Abdulaziz al Saud|Order of King Abdul Aziz (1st Class)]]'''
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!'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Turkey|'''Turkish Legion of Merit''']]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-23 |title=Metin Ataç'tan Afzal Tahir'e, TSK Nişanı |url=https://www.denizhaber.net/metin-atactan-afzal-tahire-tsk-nisani-haber-13740.htm |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=Deniz Haber |language=tr-TR}}</ref>
|{{Ribbon devices|number=0|type=award-star|ribbon=Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Merit.png|width=130}}
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==See also==
*[[Pakistan Navy]]
*[[Pakistan Naval Air Arm|Pakistan Naval Aviation]]
**[[Mirage 5#Mirage 5 ROSE|Mirage 5 in the services of Pakistan Navy]]
**[[Aérospatiale Alouette III|Aérospatiale Alouette III in Pakistan Navy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons category|Afzal Tahir}}
*[http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?show=detail&id=330507&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= Biography of Admiral Afzal Tahir] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308152447/http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?show=detail&id=330507&currPageNo=1&query=&search=&term=&supDate= |date=8 March 2012 }}

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