Muhammad Mahfuz


Muhammad Mahfuz

Birth nameMahfooz
Nickname(s)Boxer
Born25 October 1944 (1944-10-25)
Pind Malikan (now Mehfoozabad), Rawalpindi District, Punjab, British India
Died18 December 1971(1971-12-18) (aged 27)
Wahga-Attari Sector
Buried
Mehfoozabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Service / branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1962–1971
Rank Lance Naik
Unit3/16th Punjab Regiment
15 Punjab Regiment
Battles / warsIndo-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]

  1. ^ PSF, Admin (28 December 2020). "Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz Shaheed (N.H)". Pakistan Strategic Forum. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Lance Naik Muhammad Mahfuz". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.