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{{ | {{Short description|Pakistani Army Officer (1938–1971)}} | ||
{{ | {{Use Pakistani English|date=November 2025}} | ||
{{ | {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} | ||
{{ | {{similar names|Mohammad Akram (disambiguation)}} | ||
{{Infobox military person | {{Infobox military person | ||
| honorific_prefix = [[Major]] | | honorific_prefix = [[Major (rank)|Major]] | ||
| name = Muhammad Akram | | name = Muhammad Akram | ||
| honorific_suffix = | | honorific_suffix = [[Nishan-e-Haider|NH]] | ||
| image = Major Akram.jpg | | image = Major Akram.jpg | ||
| image_upright = | | image_upright = | ||
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| nickname = | | nickname = | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|04|04}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1938|04|04}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Dinga]], [[ | | birth_place = [[Dinga]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj|British India]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|12|05|1938|04|04}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1971|12|05|1938|04|04}} | ||
| death_place = [[Hili Railway Station|Hilli]], [[ | | death_place = [[Hili Railway Station|Hilli]], [[Rajshahi Division|Rajshahi]], East Pakistan | ||
| placeofburial = | | placeofburial = [[Hakimpur]], [[Rangpur Division|Rangpur]], Bangladesh | ||
| placeofburial_label = | | placeofburial_label = | ||
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| branch = {{army|PAK}} | | branch = {{army|PAK}} | ||
| branch_label = Branch/service | | branch_label = Branch/service | ||
| serviceyears = | | serviceyears = 1956–1971 | ||
| serviceyears_label = | | serviceyears_label = | ||
| rank = [[File:OF-3 Pakistan Army.svg| | | rank = [[File:OF-3 Pakistan Army.svg|20px]] [[Major (rank)|Major]] | ||
| rank_label = | | rank_label = | ||
| servicenumber = | | servicenumber = | ||
| unit = [[Frontier Force Regiment| | | unit = [[Frontier Force Regiment|4th Frontier Force Regiment]] | ||
| commands = | | commands = | ||
| battles = [[Indo-Pakistani | | battles = {{tree list}} | ||
* | * [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] | ||
* [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971]] | |||
** [[Battle of Hilli]]{{KIA}} | |||
{{tree list/end}} | |||
| battles_label = | | battles_label = | ||
| awards = | | awards = [[File:Nishan-e-Haider.png|50px]] [[Nishan-e-Haider]] | ||
| alma_mater = [[Pakistan Military Academy]] | |||
| spouse = <!--Add spouse if reliably sourced--> | | spouse = <!--Add spouse if reliably sourced--> | ||
| children = | | children = | ||
| relations = | | relations = | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[Major]] '''Muhammad Akram''' {{small|[[Nishan-e-Haider|NH]]}} ({{ | [[Major (rank)|Major]] '''Muhammad Akram''' {{small|[[Nishan-e-Haider|NH]]}} ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|محمد اکرم}}}}; 4 April 1938 – 5 December 1971)<ref name=DailyTimes>{{cite news|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/698013/nation-pays-tribute-to-war-hero-major-akram-shaheed-2/|url-status=dead|title=Nation pays tribute to war hero 'Major Akram Shaheed'|newspaper=Daily Times newspaper|date=5 December 2020|archive-date=5 December 2020|access-date=12 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205061726/https://dailytimes.com.pk/698013/nation-pays-tribute-to-war-hero-major-akram-shaheed-2/}}</ref><ref name=PakistanArmy/> was a Pakistani [[military officer]] and the sixth recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the [[Nishan-e-Haider]], which he was awarded [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]] for his actions of valour in the [[Battle of Hilli]] during the [[Indo-Pakistani war of 1971|1971 India-Pakistan war]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Muhammad Akram | Muhammad Akram was born on 4 April 1938 at Dingha, [[Gujrat District]],<ref name="DailyTimes" /><ref name="PakistanArmy">{{cite web|title=Major Muhammad Akram profile|website=Pakistan Army website|url=http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/awpreview/TextContent.aspx?pId=182|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824194224/http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=182 | url-status=dead|archive-date=24 August 2010|access-date=12 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012">{{cite web|title=Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (Major Muhammad Akram Profile in Urdu language) |url=https://www.urdubiography.com/national-heroes/major-muhammad-akram-shaheed.html|website=urdubiography.com website|access-date=12 November 2025|language=ur|date=12 May 2012|url-status=dead|archive-date=8 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608034541/https://urdubiography.com/national-heroes/major-muhammad-akram-shaheed.html}}</ref> into a [[Punjabi people|Punjabi]] [[Awan (tribe)|Awan]] family of Village Naka Kalan (District Jhelum). He was a [[military brat]] and his father, Malik S. Muhammad, was an enlisted personnel in the [[British Indian Army]] who later retired as a ''[[Havildar]]'', an [[non-commissioned officer|army n.c.o.]], in the [[Pakistan Army]].<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | ||
After securing his graduation from a local middle school in [[Nakka Kalan]], Akram | After securing his graduation from a local middle school in [[Nakka Kalan]], Akram enrolled at the [[Military College Jhelum]]– an [[Reserve Officers' Training Corps|ROTC]] and an army's [[Officer candidate school|OCS]] in [[Jhelum]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]].<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://militarycollege.edu.pk/new/alamgirian-shuhada/|title=ALAMGIRIAN SHUHADA – Martyrs of Military College Jhelum|website=militarycollege.edu.pk website|language=en-US|access-date=2025-11-12|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616003950/https://militarycollege.edu.pk/new/alamgirian-shuhada/}}</ref> | ||
{{Gallery|File:Major Akram Memorial.jpg|Major Akram's Memorial|width=190|height=250 | {{Gallery|File:Major Akram Memorial.jpg|Major Akram's Memorial|width=190|height=250|align=left|mode=nolines|noborder=no}}In 1953, he dropped out of the [[Military College Jhelum]] due to his father's deployment, and had to take the High School equivalency exam where he took examinations in [[geography]] and [[intermediate education]].<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | ||
In 1956, he was enlisted in the [[Pakistan Army]] and posted with the [[8th Punjab Regiment]] near [[India-Pakistan border]].<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | In 1956, he was enlisted in the [[Pakistan Army]] and posted with the [[8th Punjab Regiment]] near [[India-Pakistan border]].<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | ||
In 1959, Muhammad Akram was selected to attend the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] but only spent a semester after being deployed in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]] as a [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] (equivalent to [[Corporal (rank)|Corporal]]).<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | In 1959, Muhammad Akram was selected to attend the [[Pakistan Military Academy]] but only spent a semester after being deployed in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]] as a [[Naik (military rank)|Naik]] (equivalent to [[Corporal (rank)|Corporal]]).<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | ||
He received [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in the Army through his years of attendance at the army's [[Officer candidate school|OCS]] in [[Jhelum]] in 1961 in the [[Frontier Force Regiment]], and was attached to the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] from 1963 to 1965.<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | He received [[Commissioned officer|commission]] in the Army through his years of attendance at the army's [[Officer candidate school|OCS]] in [[Jhelum]] in 1961 in the [[Frontier Force Regiment]], and was attached to the [[East Pakistan Rifles]] from 1963 to 1965.<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | ||
He was commissioned in the [[Frontier Force Regiment]] of [[Pakistan Army]] on 13 October 1963.<ref name=DailyTimes/><ref name=PakistanArmy/> | |||
In 1965, Capt. Akram was stationed in different parts of the [[West Pakistan|West-Pakistan]] before being deployed in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]] as a [[quartermaster]] with the [[Frontier Force Regiment]] till 1967–68.<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | In 1965, Capt. Akram was stationed in different parts of the [[West Pakistan|West-Pakistan]] before being deployed in [[East Pakistan|East-Pakistan]] as a [[quartermaster]] with the [[Frontier Force Regiment]] till 1967–68.<ref name="www.urdubiography.com, 2012" /> | ||
==Nishan-e-Haider action== | ==Nishan-e-Haider action== | ||
In 1968–70, [[Major (United Kingdom)|Maj.]] Akram served with the 4th [[battalion]] posted with the [[Frontier Force Regiment]], eventually | In 1968–70, [[Major (United Kingdom)|Maj.]] Akram served with the 4th [[battalion]] posted with the [[Frontier Force Regiment]], eventually becoming its [[second-in-command]] by 1971.<ref name=DailyTimes/><ref name=DostPakistan>{{cite web|title=Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Profile|date=5 July 2012|author=Ahmad Jamal|website=Dost Pakistan website|url=http://www.dostpakistan.pk/major-muhammad-akram-shaheed/|url-status=dead|access-date=12 November 2025|archive-date=24 July 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250724125340/https://www.dostpakistan.pk/major-muhammad-akram-shaheed/}}</ref> | ||
During the | During the [[Indo-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 then [[East Pakistan]].<ref name=DostPakistan/> The regiment came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and armour attacks from the [[Indian Army]]. Despite enemy superiority in both numbers and firepower, Akram and his men repulsed many attacks, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.<ref name=PakistanArmy/><ref name=ShaheedFoundation>{{cite web|url=http://www.shaheedfoundation.org/nishanehaider.asp|url-status=dead|title=Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed profile (scroll down on the List to his profile)|archive-date=12 August 2014|access-date=13 November 2025|website=Shaheed Foundation Pakistan website|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211253/http://www.shaheedfoundation.org/nishanehaider.asp}}</ref> He was killed in action in the battle on 5 December 1971 and was [[Posthumous recognition|posthumously]] awarded the [[Nishan-e-Haider]], Pakistan's highest military honour.<ref name=DailyTimes/><ref name=ShaheedFoundation/> | ||
He was buried in the village of Boaldar, Thana/Upozila-Hakimpur (Banglahilly), District-Dinajpur. There is a monument, Major Akram Shaheed Memorial, in the | He was buried in the village of Boaldar, Thana/Upozila-Hakimpur (Banglahilly), District-Dinajpur.<ref name=DostPakistan/> There is a monument, ''Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Memorial'', in the middle of [[Jhelum (city)|Jhelum]] city.<ref name=DostPakistan/> | ||
==Awards and | ==Awards and decorations== | ||
{{Infobox award | {{Infobox award | ||
| name = [[Nishan-e-Haider|Nishan-e-Haider Recipient]] | | name = [[Nishan-e-Haider|Nishan-e-Haider Recipient]] | ||
| image = | | image = | ||
| imagesize = 105px | | imagesize = 105px | ||
| caption = Muhammad Akram received<br>the | | caption = Muhammad Akram received<br>the '''[[Nishan-e-Haider]]''' Award | ||
| country = [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] | | country = [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan]] | ||
| date = 1971 | | date = 1971 | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist | {{Reflist}} | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{ | *{{Commons category-inline|Raja Muhammad Akram}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:20, 19 March 2026
Muhammad Akram | |
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| Born | 4 April 1938 Dinga, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 5 December 1971 (aged 33) Hilli, Rajshahi, East Pakistan |
| Buried | |
| 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 |
Major Muhammad Akram NH (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.; 4 April 1938 – 5 December 1971)[1][2] was a Pakistani military officer and the sixth recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider, which he was awarded posthumously for his actions of valour in the Battle of Hilli during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Muhammad Akram was born on 4 April 1938 at Dingha, Gujrat District,[1][2][3] into a Punjabi Awan family of Village Naka Kalan (District Jhelum). He was a military brat and his father, Malik S. Muhammad, was an enlisted personnel in the British Indian Army who later retired as a Havildar, an army n.c.o., in the Pakistan Army.[3]
After securing his graduation from a local middle school in Nakka Kalan, Akram enrolled at the Military College Jhelum– an ROTC and an army's OCS in Jhelum, Punjab.[3][4]
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Major Akram's Memorial
In 1953, he dropped out of the Military College Jhelum due to his father's deployment, and had to take the High School equivalency exam where he took examinations in geography and intermediate education.[3]
In 1956, he was enlisted in the Pakistan Army and posted with the 8th Punjab Regiment near India-Pakistan border.[3]
In 1959, Muhammad Akram was selected to attend the Pakistan Military Academy but only spent a semester after being deployed in East-Pakistan as a Naik (equivalent to Corporal).[3]
He received commission in the Army through his years of attendance at the army's OCS in Jhelum in 1961 in the Frontier Force Regiment, and was attached to the East Pakistan Rifles from 1963 to 1965.[3]
He was commissioned in the Frontier Force Regiment of Pakistan Army on 13 October 1963.[1][2]
In 1965, Capt. Akram was stationed in different parts of the West-Pakistan before being deployed in East-Pakistan as a quartermaster with the Frontier Force Regiment till 1967–68.[3]
Nishan-e-Haider action[edit | edit source]
In 1968–70, Maj. Akram served with the 4th battalion posted with the Frontier Force Regiment, eventually becoming its second-in-command by 1971.[1][5]
During the Indo-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 then East Pakistan.[5] The regiment came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and armour attacks from the Indian Army. Despite enemy superiority in both numbers and firepower, Akram and his men repulsed many attacks, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy.[2][6] He was killed in action in the battle on 5 December 1971 and was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military honour.[1][6]
He was buried in the village of Boaldar, Thana/Upozila-Hakimpur (Banglahilly), District-Dinajpur.[5] There is a monument, Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Memorial, in the middle of Jhelum city.[5]
Awards and decorations[edit | edit source]
| Nishan-e-Haider Recipient | |
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| 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 |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Nation pays tribute to war hero 'Major Akram Shaheed'". Daily Times newspaper. 5 December 2020. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Major Muhammad Akram profile". Pakistan Army website. Archived from the original on 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed (Major Muhammad Akram Profile in Urdu language)". urdubiography.com website (in اردو). 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ "ALAMGIRIAN SHUHADA – Martyrs of Military College Jhelum". militarycollege.edu.pk website. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Ahmad Jamal (5 July 2012). "Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Profile". Dost Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed profile (scroll down on the List to his profile)". Shaheed Foundation Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2025.