Mohammad Haroon

Mohammad Haroon
Vice-Admiral M. Haroon
Born	Lahore, Punjab
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1967–2007
Rank	Vice-Admiral
Service number	PN No. 1241
Unit	Submarine Service Branch
Commands held	Vice Chief of Naval Staff Naval Attaché, High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi Commander Submarine Service (COMSUBS) Commander Pakistan Fleet
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 Indo-Pakistani standoff 2002 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami War On Terror
Awards	Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (military) Tamgha-e-Basalat

Vice-Admiral Mohammad Haroon (Urdu:محمد ہارون), HI(M), SI(M), TBt, is a retired three-star rank admiral in the Pakistan Navy and a defence analyst, writing in the Express Tribune.

In 2005, Admiral Haroon was notably superseded by Vice-Admiral Afzal Tahir to the appointment of Chief of Naval Staff as an four-star admiral but continued his service until he reached to his set retirement date.

Mohammad Haroon was born in Lahore, Punjab, initially belonging a village, Alowal, located in District Toba Tek Singh, into a military family; his father served in the Pakistan Army, retiring as major. After his matriculation, he joined the Pakistan Navy in Sub-Lieutenant in 1967, and went to attend the Britannia Naval College where he graduated as underwater specialist in 1970, gaining commission as Lieutenant in the Navy.

Lt. Haroon participated well in the western front of the third war with India in 1971, serving in the PNS Mangro. Before participating, Lt. Haroon did a brief duty in East Pakistan's coastal areas in 1969-70. After the war, his career in the Navy progressed well, eventually Cdr. Haroon commanding a submarine squadron.