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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>

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>

*{{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}}