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Muhammad Akram | |
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| Born | (1938-04-04)4 April 1938 |
| Died | 5 December 1971(1971-12-05) (aged 33) |
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| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1956–1971 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit | 4th Frontier Force Regiment |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Nishan-e-Haider |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Website | ISPR website |
MajorMuhammad AkramNH (Urdu:محمد اکرم; 4 April 1938 – 5 December 1971) was a Pakistanimilitary officer and the sixth recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, theNishan-e-Haider, which he was awardedposthumously for his actions of valour in theBattle of Hilli during the1971 India-Pakistan war.[1]
Muhammad Akram belonged toNakka Kalan, a small city inJhelum District.[2] He was born on 4 April 1938,[3] into anPunjabiAwan family.[4] He was amilitary brat and his father, Malik S. Muhammad, was an enlisted personnel in theBritish Indian Army who later retired as aHavildar, anarmy n.c.o., in thePakistan Army.[3]
After securing his graduation from a local middle school inNakka Kalan, Akram entered to join theMilitary College Jhelum– anROTC and an army'sOCS inJhelum,Punjab.[3][5]
In 1953, he dropped out from theMilitary College Jhelum due to his father's deployment, and had to take the High School equivalency exam where he took examinations ingeography andintermediate education.[3]
In 1956, he was enlisted in thePakistan Army and posted with the8th Punjab Regiment nearIndia-Pakistan border.[3]
In 1959, Muhammad Akram was selected to attend thePakistan Military Academy but only spent a semester after being deployed inEast-Pakistan as aNaik (equivalent toCorporal).[3]
He receivedcommission in the Army through his years of attendance at the army'sOCS inJhelum in 1961 in theFrontier Force Regiment, and was attached to theEast Pakistan Rifles from 1963 to 1965.[3]
In 1965, Capt. Akram was stationed in different parts of theWest-Pakistan before being deployed inEast-Pakistan as aquartermaster with theFrontier Force Regiment till 1967–68.[3]
In 1968–70,Maj. Akram served with the 4thbattalion posted with theFrontier Force Regiment, eventually becoming itssecond-in-command by 1971.[6]
During theIndo-Pakistani war of 1971, the 4th FF Regiment, which at that time was commanded by then Lt. Col. Muhammad Mumtaz Malik, was placed in the forward area of the Hilli Municipality (under Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur District), in what was thenEast Pakistan.[citation needed] The regiment came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and armour attacks from theIndian Army. Despite enemy superiority in both numbers and firepower, Akram and his men repulsed many attacks, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.[7] He was killed in action in the battle and wasposthumously awarded theNishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military honour.[7]
He was buried in the village of Boaldar, Thana/Upozila-Hakimpur (Banglahilly), District-Dinajpur. There is a monument, Major Akram Shaheed Memorial, in the midst ofJhelum city.[citation needed]
| Nishan-e-Haider Recipient | |
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Muhammad Akram received theNishan-e-Haider Award | |
| Date | 1971 |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Presented by | President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto |
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| Nishan-e-Haider (Emblem of the Lion) Posthumously | Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War (War Star 1965) | ||
| Sitara-e-Harb 1971 War (War Star 1971) Posthumously | Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War (War Medal 1965) | Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971) Posthumously | Tamgha-e-Jamhuria (Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 |
to Dinga, a small City in Gujrat District,he belongs to Malik Awan family
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