Muhammad Hussain Janjua

Shaheed Sowar Muhammad Hussain Janjua NH

Born	18 June 1949 Dhok Pir Bakhsh, Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan
Died	10 December 1971(1971-12-10) (aged 22) Harar Khurd, Punjab, India
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1966–1971
Rank	Soldier (Sowar)
Unit	20 Lancers
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Awards	Nishan-e-Haider

Sowar Muhammad Hussain Janjua was born in Janjua family of Dhok Pir Bakhsh (now Dhok Muhammad Hussain Janjua named after him in commemoration of his Gallantry) near Jatli in Gujar Khan Punjab, on 18 June 1949. He joined the Pakistan Army as a driver on 3 September 1966 at a very young age of 17 years. Despite being a driver, he always yearned to participate in active battle. His wish was fulfilled during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.

Sowar Muhammad Hussain being the part of Pakistan Army was in the 20th Lancers Armoured regiment, when war broke out in 1971, Sawar Muhammad Hussain took an active part in every battle in which his unit was engaged unmindful of any danger, no matter how grave.

It was on 5 December 1971 that while braving intense shelling and direct fire from enemy tanks and infantry, he went from trench to trench delivering ammunition to the frontline soldiers. It was documented by his company men that on the following day, he went out with four fighting patrols and undertook most hazardous missions. However, on 10 December 1971, he spotted the enemy digging in along a minefield near the village of Harar Khurd along the minefield laid out by Pakistan Army. He immediately informed the second- in-command of his unit of this, but simultaneously on his own initiative he directed accurate fire at the enemy resulting in the destruction of sixteen enemy tanks.

Thus while directing fire from recoilless rifles, he was hit in the chest by a burst of machine-gun fire and embraced martyrdom on 10 December 1971 at the age of 22. Sowar Muhammad Hussain had the distinction of being the first Jawan (a rank of foot-soldier in the Pakistan Army) to be awarded the highest award Nishan-e-Haider.^[1]

Awards and decorations

	Nishan-e-Haider (NH)

References

↑ "SOWAR MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN (SHAHEED)". www.pakarmymuseum.com. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

External links

http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/meemainseen/7833474774/

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Nishan-e-Haider recipients

1948-1970	Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar (1948) Major Tufail Muhammad (1958) Major Aziz Bhatti (1965)

1971	Major Muhammad Akram Pilot Officer Rashid Minhas Major Rana Shabbir Sharif Jawan Sawar Muhammad Hussain Janjua Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz

1972 to date	Captain Karnal Sher Khan (1999) Havaldar Lalak Jan (1999)

Indo-Pakistani War of 1971

History

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Leaders

India	Indira Gandhi Sam Manekshaw P.C. Lal S. M. Nanda J.S. Aurora K.P. Candeth Gopal Gurunath Bewoor Sagat Singh T.N. Raina Sartaj Singh JFR Jacob Kuldip Singh Chandpuri Kulwant Singh Pannu

Pakistan	Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Yahya Khan Abdul Hamid Khan A.A.K. Niazi Mohammad Sharif A.O. Mitha Leslie Mungavin Gul Hassan Rao Farman Ali A.R. Khan Yaqub Ali Khan Tikka Khan S.M. Ahsan Mitty Masud Nurul Amin Patrick Callaghan Muzaffar Hassan

Bangladesh	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tajuddin Ahmed Muhammad Mansur Ali A.H.M. Qamaruzzaman Abu Taher

Highest
awards

Param Vir Chakra	L/Nk. Albert Ekka^† Fl. Off. N.J.S. Sekhon^† 2nd Lt. Arun Khetarpal^† Maj. Hoshiar Singh

Nishan-E-Haider	Maj. Muhammad Akram^† Plt. Off. Rashid Minhas^† Maj. Shabbir Sharif^† J/Swr. Muhammad Hussain^† L/Nk. Muhammad Mahfuz^†

Bir Sreshtho	Flt. Lt. Matiur Rahman^† Sepahi Hamidur Rahman^† Sepahi Mostafa Kamal^† Engine Room Artificer Mohammad Ruhul Amin^† Lance Naik Munshi Abdur Rouf^† Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir^† Lance Naik Noor Mohammad^†

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