. . . . . "Mohammad Shariff"@en . . . . . . . "\u041C\u043E\u0445\u0430\u043C\u043C\u0435\u0434 \u0428\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0444\u0444 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Mohammad Sharif; 1 \u0438\u044E\u043B\u044F 1920 \u2014 27 \u0430\u043F\u0440\u0435\u043B\u044F 2020) \u2014 \u043F\u0430\u043A\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u043E\u0435\u043D\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u043A, \u0430\u0434\u043C\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043B."@ru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "award\u2010star"@en . . . . "Admiral Karamat Rahman Niazi"@en . . . . . . "Hilal-e-Jurat"@en . "Islamabad, Pakistan"@en . . . . . "General Iqbal Khan"@en . . . . . . "ur"@en . . "2"^^ . . . . . . . . "Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War.png"@en . . "40"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Africa Star 1945.png"@en . . . . . "2020-04-27"^^ . . . . "Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War.png"@en . "30"^^ . . . . . "Pakistan Independence Medal 1947.png"@en . . . . . . . "Hilal-e-Jurat.png"@en . . . . . . "General Muhammad Shariff"@en . . . . . . . . . . "1980-04-13"^^ . "Hijri Tamgha.png"@en . . . . . . "Chairman of Federal Public Service Commission"@en . . "1975-03-23"^^ . . . . . "Hilal-e-Imtiaz.png"@en . . . "Ribbon_-_Atlantic_Star.png"@en . . . . . . . . . . "[At the end of the conflict] ... We [Eastern Naval Command] had no intelligence and hence, were both deaf and blind with the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force pounding us day and night ..."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Ribbon India Service Medal.png"@en . . . "1120757866"^^ . . . . "1939"^^ . "\u041C\u043E\u0445\u0430\u043C\u043C\u0435\u0434 \u0428\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0444\u0444 (\u0430\u043D\u0433\u043B. Mohammad Sharif; 1 \u0438\u044E\u043B\u044F 1920 \u2014 27 \u0430\u043F\u0440\u0435\u043B\u044F 2020) \u2014 \u043F\u0430\u043A\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043D\u0441\u043A\u0438\u0439 \u0432\u043E\u0435\u043D\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043B\u044C\u043D\u0438\u043A, \u0430\u0434\u043C\u0438\u0440\u0430\u043B."@ru . . . . . . "QE II Coronation Medal 1953.png"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War.png"@en . . . "Eastern Naval Command, East Pakistan"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "Tamgha-e-Diffa.png"@en . . . . "Nishan-e-Imtiaz.png"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "30"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . "US_Legion_of_Merit_Commander_ribbon.png"@en . "1980"^^ . "Mohammad Shariff"@en . . "The initial military success in regaining the law and order situation in East-Pakistan in March 1971 was misunderstood as a complete success.... In actuality, the law and order situation deteriorated with time, particularly after September of the same year when the population turned increasingly against the [Pakistan] armed forces as well as the [Yahya's military] government. The rapid increase in the number of troops though bloated the overall strength, however, [it] did not add to our fighting strength to the extent that was required. A sizeable proportion of the new additions were too old, inexperienced or unwilling...."@en . . "1920-07-01"^^ . "British Subject"@en . . . . . . . . . "1979-03-21"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "award-star"@en . . "1986"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . "44287"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1978"^^ . . . "Admiral Mohammad Shariff (telling Admiral Zumwalt in 1971)"@en . . "1975"^^ . "130"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "Ribbon - War Medal.png"@en . . . . . "1936"^^ . . "Admiral Shariff meeting his US counterpart Admiral William J. Crowe."@en . . . . . . . "Vice-Admiral Hasan Hafeez Ahmed"@en . "S/No. PN. 138"@en . . . "Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War Ribbon.png"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Executive Branch"@en . . . "Admiral Mohammad Shariff NI(M) HJ HI(M) LoM (Urdu: \u0645\u062D\u0645\u062F \u0634\u0631\u064A\u0641 ; 1 July 1920 \u2013 27 April 2020), was a Pakistan Navy senior admiral, who served as the 2nd Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and a memoirist who was at the center of all the major decisions made in Pakistan in the events involving the war with India in 1971, the enforcement of martial law in the country in 1977, and the decision in covertly intervening against Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Gaining commission in the Royal Indian Navy, he participated in World War II on behalf of Great Britain before joining the Pakistan Navy in 1947 as one of the senior staff officers. In 1969, he was appointed the Flag Officer Commanding of the Eastern Naval Command in East Pakistan during the civil war there, followed by the foreign intervention by India in 1971. After the war, he was taken as a war prisoner along with Lieutenant-General A.A.K Niazi, the commander of Pakistan Army's Eastern Command after conceding the surrender of the Pakistan Armed Forces personnel to the Indian Army. He resumed his active military service in the Navy after his repatriation from India and was appointed the Chief of Naval Staff in 1975 after the sudden death of Vice-Admiral Hasan Ahmed. He had the distinction of being the first four-star admiral in the navy and was the first admiral to be appointed as Chairman joint chiefs committee in 1978 until 1980. As the Chairman Joint Chiefs Committee, he continued to advocate for an aggressive foreign policy and a strong nuclear deterrent against foreign intervention. After retiring from the military in 1980, Shariff was appointed as chairman of Federal Public Service Commission while he continued his role as military adviser to President Zia-ul-Haq until 1988 when he retired from public service. After living a quiet life in Islamabad, he announced the publishing of his memoirs, Admiral's Diary, providing further accounts, causes, and failure of the military crackdown in East Pakistan."@en . "Mohammad Shariff"@en . . . . "Admiral Mohammad Shariff NI(M) HJ HI(M) LoM (Urdu: \u0645\u062D\u0645\u062F \u0634\u0631\u064A\u0641 ; 1 July 1920 \u2013 27 April 2020), was a Pakistan Navy senior admiral, who served as the 2nd Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and a memoirist who was at the center of all the major decisions made in Pakistan in the events involving the war with India in 1971, the enforcement of martial law in the country in 1977, and the decision in covertly intervening against Soviet Union in Afghanistan."@en . . "Republic Medal 1956 .png"@en . . . . . . . . . . "2020-04-27"^^ . . . "0"^^ . . . . "Burma Star BAR.svg"@en . . "24179630"^^ . . "20"^^ . . . . . . "Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e-Wiladat-e-Quaid-e-Azam.png"@en . "Admiral Mohammad Shariff, (Commander of Eastern Naval Command)"@en . . . . "1977-01-23"^^ . . "Bhurchh in Kharian Tehsil, District Gujrat, Punjab, British India"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "\u0428\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0444\u0444, \u041C\u043E\u0445\u0430\u043C\u043C\u0435\u0434"@ru . . "1920-07-01"^^ . . . . .