Khaifatul Masih III in 1972Caliphate:
- November 8, 1965[1] to June 9, 1982
- Preceded by : Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad
- Succeeded by : Mirza Tahir Ahmad
Personal Information:
- Name : Mirza Nasir Ahmad
- Born : November 16, 1909(1909-11-16), Qadian, British India
- Died : June 9, 1982(1982-06-09) (aged 72), Rabwah, Pakistan
- Resting place : Bahishti Maqbara, Rabwah, Pakistan
- Spouse(s) : Syeda Nawab Mansoora Begum (m. 1934 - d. 1981)
- Tahira Sidiqqa (m. 1982)
- Children : 5
- Alma mater : Balliol College, Oxford
- Government College Lahore
- Parents : Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad and Mahmooda Begum
Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad (Urdu: مرزا ناصر احمد) (November 16, 1909 – June 9, 1982) was Khalifatul Masih III, head of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He was elected as the third successor of Mirza Ghulam Ahmad on November 8, 1965, the day after the death of his predecessor, Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad. He was son of Mirza Basheer-ud-Din Mahmood Ahmad, the second Caliph of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. He died age 72 in 1982. Hafiz Mirza Nasir Ahmad is credited with expansion of the missionary work started by his father. He also represented the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1974. Despite efforts by him the National Assembly of Pakistan declared Ahmadis to be Non-Muslim, he is seen as having shown great leadership and guidance to the community during this period.[2]
