M. H. Khan
Mosharraf Hossain Khan | |
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মোশাররফ হোসেন খান | |
| 2nd Chief of Naval Staff | |
| In office 7 November 1973 – 3 November 1979 | |
| President | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Mohammad Mohammadullah Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad Abu Sadat Sayem Ziaur Rahman |
| Prime Minister | Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Muhammad Mansur Ali Masihur Rahman (acting) Shah Azizur Rahman |
| Preceded by | Nurul Huq |
| Succeeded by | Mahbub Ali Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1932 |
| Died | 13 October 2018 (aged 86) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Bangladesh Pakistan (before 1971) |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Navy Bangladesh Navy |
| Years of service | 1954 - 1979 |
| Rank | Rear Admiral |
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| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
Musharraf Hussain Khan (known as M H Khan; 1 February 1932 – 13 October 2018) was a Bangladesh Navy admiral who served as the chief of the Bangladesh Navy from 7 November 1973 to 3 November 1979. He served as deputy chief martial law administrator of Bangladesh from 1975 to 1977 with Army Chief Ziaur Rahman and Air Chief Air Vice Marshal Muhammad Ghulam Tawab.
He achieved the rank of Captain and commanded several of the primary naval ships of the Pakistan Navy, including the cruiser PNS Babur and the flagship destroyer PNS Khaibar. Admiral Khan created the Bangladesh Navy from scratch in very difficult circumstances but was able to create and implement the framework upon which the Bangladesh Navy has been built, following the scope and plan that he laid out in his six plus years as naval chief.