Najmuddin Ansari, 46/Latif

Najmuddin Ansari - 2004

By Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, 671/Latif

Najmuddin Ansari, kit no. 46/Latif House joined Cadet College Petaro in 1958 and left the college in 1963 after completing his Intermediate.

He was born on 1 March 1944, and was married to Mrs. Shamim on 29 September 1969. They have four children - Asif, Yasir, Wamiq and Reem.

Najmuddin Ansari was the first JUO of Latif House at Petaro.

After Petaro, Najmuddin Ansari joined the Pakistan Navy. At the same time, he graduated as an Electrical Engineer. For higher studies, he went to the UK and took courses in Weapons Electrical Engineering applications. He also did the Joint Services Staff College Course.

He was the departmental head on Pakistan Navy ships, and was also posted as a Deputy Director at the Naval Headquarters, and later on at the Ministry of Defence for Production. Lastly, before retiring from the navy as a Commander, he served as Dean of Faculty at the PN Engineering College in Karachi.

Since his retirement from the navy, Cdr.(R) Najmuddin Ansari set up his own business under the name of Commander Associates. He is the Managing Director of this company.

He has also been very active with the Petarian Association. He has been a member of the Managing Committee of the Association a few times.

At present he is settled in Karachi with his family.


Cadet Najmuddin Ansari - 1963