Muhammad Akram
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Hilli, Dinajpur, Bangladesh, | |
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| Buried | Boaldar in Dinajpur, Bangladesh (Present-day Hakimpur Upazila, Dinajpur District, Bangladesh.) |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1956–71 |
| Rank |  Major |
| Unit | 4 Frontier Force Regiment |
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| Awards |  Nishan-e-Haider |
| Alma mater | Pakistan Military Academy |
| Website | ISPR website |
Biography
Muhammad Akram belonged to Dinga, a small city in Gujrat District.[2] He was born on 4 April 1938,[3] into an Awan family.[4] 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 entered to join the Military College Jhelum– an ROTC and an army's OCS in Jhelum, Punjab.[3][5]
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Major Akram's Memorial
In 1953, he dropped out from the
In 1956, he was enlisted in the
In 1959, Muhammad Akram was selected to attend the
He received
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
In 1968–70, Maj. Akram served with the 4th battalion posted with the Frontier Force Regiment, eventually becoming its second-in-command by 1971.[6]
During the
He was buried in the village of Boaldar, Thana/Upozila-Hakimpur (Banglahilly), District-Dinajpur. There is a monument, Major Akram Shaheed Memorial, in the midst of
Awards and decorations
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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
- ^ Pakistan Army Website, archived from the original on 24 August 2010, retrieved 10 February 2013
- ^ bc, bloggerscouncil (6 September 2009). "Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed Family | Sarah Peracha Blog". www.saltnpepperblog.com (in Urdu). Sarah Peracha. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h ub, urdubiography (12 May 2012). "Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed | Major Muhammad Akram History in Urdu". www.urdubiography.com (in Urdu). Retrieved 26 May 2019.
- ^ "Important Personalities | District Gujrat".
- ^ "ALAMGIRIAN SHUHADA – Military College Jhelum". militarycollege.edu.pk. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Major Muhammad Akram Shaheed - Dost Pakistan". www.dostpakistan.pk. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ a b Shaheed Foundation Website, retrieved 10 February 2013
External links
Media related to Raja Muhammad Akram at Wikimedia Commons
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