Sheikh Mohammad Anwar | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Shiekh Mohammad Anwar |
| Born | 20 September 1920 Lahore, Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan) |
| Died | 24 January 1977 (aged 56) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Allegiance |  British India(1941–47)  Pakistan(1947–77) |
| Service |  Royal Indian Navy  Pakistan Navy |
| Years of service | 1941–1977 |
| Rank |  Commodore |
| Service number | PN No. 24 |
| Unit | Naval Operations Branch |
| Commands | Commander Pakistan Fleet Pakistan Marines 25th Destroyer Squadron Pakistan Merchant Navy |
| Battles / wars | |
| Awards |  Legion of Merit_(1957-86).png){kind=small} Sitara-i-Khidmat |
Commodore Sheikh Mohammad Anwar LOM, SK (Urdu: شيخ محمد انور ; 19 September 1920 – 24 January 1977),[1] popularly known as SM Anwar, was a Pakistani one-star rank admiral who is known for his role as officer in tactical command of the 25th Destroyer Squadron that attack and raided the radar station in Dwarka in Gujarat during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
Despite his feat, Anwar's accomplishment in the Navy was not well known. He died in Karachi in 1977. It was only in the 1990s when his role as war hero was highlighted when ISPR released the telefilm of the same name of the operation. After much literary criticism by media and veterans, his achievements were recognized in 2010s.
- ^ ISPR, Navy (8 September 2016). "Pakistan Navy-Official page". www.facebook.com. Islamabad, Pakistan: ISPR (Facebook). Retrieved 19 August 2017.