Major Afzaal Mahmood was an Ahmadi, who served in the Pakistani Armed Forces. He was born in 1976, in Karachi.

He was martyred while fighting against the militants in Bajaur Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on 19 June 2009, when he went on patrol with his men on the Pak-Afghan border. Near Bajaur, their convoy was attacked and he was shot in the head. On 20 June 2009, his body was brought to Rabwah and was buried with full army protocol.