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Tasnim
Tasnim (''Tasnīm'') or Tasneem may refer to: *a well of water in Jannah, Paradise according to Islam Given name * Tasneem Essop, South African politician * Tasneem Motara (born 1982), South African politician * Tasneem Roc, Australian television and film actress of Burmese and Scottish descent * Tasneem Sheikh, Indian actress * Tasneem Zehra Husain, Pakistani theoretical physicist * Tasneem Qureishi, a fictional character from the American TV series ''Homeland'' Surname * Ahmed Tasnim, Pakistan Navy admiral See also * ''Tasneem Tafsir'', a tafsir (interpretation) of the Quran by Javadi Amoli * Tasnim News Agency {{given name, type=both Pakistani unisex given names Pakistani masculine given names Pakistani feminine given names Surnames of Pakistani origin Surnames of Indian origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmed Tasnim
Vice-Admiral Ahmad Tasnim ( ur, ; born 1935) is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy who is notable for his command of the ''Hangor'', a submarine, that sank the INS Khukri on 8 December 1971 during the third war with India, off the Diu, Gujarat in India. This was the first submarine kill since World War II, and the only one until a Royal Navy's ''Conqueror'' sank an Argentine cruiser ''General Belgrano'' during the Falklands War fought in 1980s. In 1990s, he was appointed chairman of the Karachi Port Trust and the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation while serving in the Navy until retiring from his service in 1994. Biography Early life and career in Navy In an interview conducted by A.H. Amin, Ahmad Tasnim stated that he was born to a Punjabi Arain family in Mianwal village, Jalandhar district, East Punjab in British India, in 1935. In the same interview, he stated that his ancestors "most likely came from Iran" and "took up agricul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
