Muhammad Hussain (soldier)
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 † | |
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Awards | Nishan-e-Haider |
Memorials | |
Spouse(s) |
Arzan Bibi (m. 1967) |
Children | 2, (including Munawar Hussain) |
Website | https://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Sowar-Mohammad-Hussain.php |
Early life
Hussain was born in the village of Dhok Pir Bakhsh into a Punjabi Janjua Rajput family on 18 January 1949 to Roz Ali, a farmer.[4][5]
Personal life
Hussain was married to Arzan Bibi and had 2 children. At the time of his death, his daughter was a little over 2 years old and his son Munawar Hussain, was 3 months old. Sawar did not have a chance to see his son due to being in the army.[6]
Military career
He enlisted into the
Although he was a
Death
On 10 December 1971, he took part in a dangerous mission and went out for reconnaissance and to fight enemy patrols. During reconnaissance, near the village Harar Khurd he spotted enemy tanks and on his own initiative, directed a recoil-less rifle crew towards the enemy and destroyed 16 enemy tanks. He was hit in the chest by a burst of machine-gun fire and killed while as he was directing fire from recoilless rifles.[8] After his death, his father proudly said "My son received bullets on his chest like a lion"[3]
Naib Risaldar Ali Nawab and Lance daffadar Abdur Rehman picked up his body from the battlefield.[4]
Burial
Hussain was buried in a makeshift military graveyard in Shakargar but his body was later excavated and buried in his native village of Dhok Pir Bakhsh.
Memorials
After Sawar Hussain's death his village Dhok Pir Bakhsh was renamed Dhok Muhammad Hussain to commemorate his sacrifice. It is also referred to as Dhok Nishan-e-Haider due to Hussain being a receiver of the award.
Sawar Muhamad Hussain Shaheed
Awards and decorations
Nishan-e-Haider (NH) |
References
- ^ a b c "Armoured corps. History". pakistanarmy.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ "Sawar Muhammad Hussain Janjua - Nishan-e-Haider". www.kiva.org. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "SAWAR MUHAMMAD HUSSAIN (SHAHEED)". www.pakarmymuseum.com. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Sawar Muhammad Hussain". 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed - Biography & Life History in Urdu/Hindi | Kitaab Suno". YouTube.
- ^ "Sawar Muhammad Hussain". www.meemainseen.com. 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Sawar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
- ^ "Inter Services Public Relations Pakistan". Archived from the original on 9 August 2019.
External links
- Sowar Hussain Shaheed ispr.gov.pk Archived 9 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine