Muhammad Mahfuz | |
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Birth name | Mahfooz |
Nickname(s) | Boxer |
Born | 25 October 1944 Pind Malikan (now Mehfoozabad), Rawalpindi District, Punjab, British India |
Died | 18 December 1971 Wahga-Attari Sector | (aged 27)
Buried | Mehfoozabad, Islamabad, Pakistan |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Service | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1962–1971 |
Rank | Lance Naik |
Unit | 3/16th Punjab Regiment 15 Punjab Regiment |
Battles / wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 † |
Awards | Nishan-e-Haider |
Naik Muhammad Mahfuz [1] (born 25 October 1944 – 18 December 1971) was a Pakistani soldier, who was awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, the highest military award of Pakistan, after he was killed in action during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[2]