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	[[Naik (military rank)\|Naik]] '''Saif Ali Janjua''' ([[Urdu]]: سیف علی جنجوعہ; c. 25 April 1922 – 26 October 1948), [[Pakistan Army]] [[~~Azad~~ Kashmir Regiment]], was a [[platoon commander]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. He received the [[Hilal-e-Kashmir]] from the government of [[~~Azad~~ Kashmir]], which is equal to [[Nishan-e-Haider]], the highest military award given by Pakistan, and now declared as [[Nishan-e-Haider]]. He fought in the [[Kashmir]] sector during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947\|1948 War]] and was killed during the siege of Bhudha Khanna.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Imran\|date=2019-11-06\|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua\|url=https://www.meemainseen.com/2019/11/saif-ali/\|access-date=2020-09-22\|website=MANI JUNCTION\|language=en-US}}</ref>		[[Naik (military rank)\|Naik]] '''Saif Ali Janjua''' ([[Urdu]]: سیف علی جنجوعہ; c. 25 April 1922 – 26 October 1948), was a [[Pakistan Army]] [[Non-commissioned officer]] of the [[Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Regiment]], he was a [[platoon commander]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. He received the [[Hilal-e-Kashmir]] from the government of [[Pakistan-occupied Kashmir]], which is equal to [[Nishan-e-Haider]], the highest military award given by Pakistan, and now declared as [[Nishan-e-Haider]]. He fought in the [[Kashmir]] sector during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947\|1948 War]] and was killed during the siege of Bhudha Khanna.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|last=Imran\|date=2019-11-06\|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua\|url=https://www.meemainseen.com/2019/11/saif-ali/\|access-date=2020-09-22\|website=MANI JUNCTION\|language=en-US}}</ref>

	== Early life ==		== Early life ==
	He was born to ~~Janjua~~ [[~~Punjabi people~~\|~~Punjabi~~]] ~~[[Rajput]] family~~<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cybercity-online.net/Pakistan/Nishan-e-Haider/Explore%20Pakistan-Nishan-e-Haider-Naik%20Saif%20Ali%20Janjua%20Shaheed.htm\|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed (Hilal-e-Kashmir)\|publisher=Explore Pakistan\|accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> on 25 April 1922 in Khandhaar Tehsil Fateh pur thakyala ([[~~Azad Jammu and~~ Kashmir]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Saif Ali Janjua Photos {{!}} Images of Saif Ali Janjua - Times of India - Page 11\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Saif-Ali-Janjua\|access-date=2020-09-22\|website=The Times of India}}</ref>		He was born to a family of [[Janjua\|Janjua tribe]]<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cybercity-online.net/Pakistan/Nishan-e-Haider/Explore%20Pakistan-Nishan-e-Haider-Naik%20Saif%20Ali%20Janjua%20Shaheed.htm\|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed (Hilal-e-Kashmir)\|publisher=Explore Pakistan\|accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> on 25 April 1922 in Khandhaar Tehsil Fateh pur thakyala ([[Pakistan-occupied Kashmir]]).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Saif Ali Janjua Photos {{!}} Images of Saif Ali Janjua - Times of India - Page 11\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Saif-Ali-Janjua\|access-date=2020-09-22\|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

	== Military career ==		== Military career ==
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	==External links==		==External links==
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[[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] '''Saif Ali Janjua''' ([[Urdu]]: سیف علی جنجوعہ; c. 25 April 1922 – 26 October 1948), [[Pakistan Army]] [[Azad Kashmir Regiment]], was a [[platoon commander]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]. He received the [[Hilal-e-Kashmir]] from the government of [[Azad Kashmir]], which is equal to [[Nishan-e-Haider]], the highest military award given by Pakistan, and now declared as [[Nishan-e-Haider]]. He fought in the [[Kashmir]] sector during the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1947|1948 War]] and was killed during the siege of Bhudha Khanna.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Imran|date=2019-11-06|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua|url=https://www.meemainseen.com/2019/11/saif-ali/|access-date=2020-09-22|website=MANI JUNCTION|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Early life ==
He was born to Janjua [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Rajput]] family<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cybercity-online.net/Pakistan/Nishan-e-Haider/Explore%20Pakistan-Nishan-e-Haider-Naik%20Saif%20Ali%20Janjua%20Shaheed.htm|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua Shaheed (Hilal-e-Kashmir)|publisher=Explore Pakistan|accessdate=2014-07-26}}</ref> on 25 April 1922 in Khandhaar Tehsil Fateh pur thakyala ([[Azad Jammu and Kashmir]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Saif Ali Janjua Photos {{!}} Images of Saif Ali Janjua - Times of India - Page 11|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Saif-Ali-Janjua|access-date=2020-09-22|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

== Military career ==
He was enlisted in the [[Royal Corps of Engineers|Royal Corps of Engineers in the British Indian Army]] on 18 March 1941. After completing his service in the [[British Indian Army]] in 1947, he returned to his native town and started establishing Haidri Force with the support of Sardar Fateh Muhammad Karailvi. On 1 January 1948, Haidri Force was raised as "Sher-e-Riasti Battalion" under the command of Lt. Col. Muhammad Sher Khan. Due to his service, he was given the rank of Naik and was made a platoon commander.<ref>{{Cite web|title=PAKISTAN ARMY|url=https://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Naik-Saif-Ali-Janjua.php|access-date=2020-09-22|website=pakistanarmy.gov.pk}}</ref> He set personal examples of bravery and inflicted heavy losses on the enemy at Bhudha Khanna. While deployed there, he faced constant frontal and crossfire from opposition machine guns. He defended his post, which he had established earlier with the help of a few jawans, and repulsed many aggressive ventures by the enemy and imposed significant losses on them. The enemy used every means to capture the post with two companies' attacks and heavy shelling but he still managed to retain his post with just a handful of men. During the course of action, he was hit in the chest by artillery fire, ultimately dying on 26 October 1948. On 14 March 1949, the Defence Council of Azad Jammu & Kashmir adorned him with [[Hilal-e-Kashmir]] (posthumous), and on 30 November 1995 the [[Government of Pakistan]] declared his [[Hilal-e-Kashmir]] equivalent to [[Nishan-e-Haider]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Naik-Saif-Ali-Janjua.php|title=Naik Saif Ali Janjua|work=Pakistan Army|accessdate=20 December 2009}}
{{Nishan-e-Haider|1948=Sif Ali Janjua}}{{authority control}}

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[[Category:1948 deaths]]
[[Category:People of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947]]