Tamgha-i-Jurat

**Tamgha-i-Jurat**
تمغہِ جرأت
Tamgha-i-Jurat; تمغہِ جرأت
Type	Military Decoration
Awarded for	"... Gallant and distinguished service performed in combat..."
Presented by	Government of Pakistan
Eligibility	Military only (Conferrable on all ranks)
Post-nominals	TJ
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Status	Currently awarded
Established	16 March 1957
Last awarded	Squadron Leader Hassan Siddiqui
Precedence
Next (higher)	; Sitara-e-Jurat
Next (lower)	; Imtiazi Sanad

Tamgha-i-Jurat (

commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers, in the Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, and the paramilitary Civil Armed Forces such as the Frontier Corps, the Frontier Constabulary and the Pakistan Rangers.^[2]^[3] Ranked below the Sitara-i-Jurat on the order of precedence, the Tamgha-i-Jurat is the equivalent to the Military Cross in the U.K Commonwealth honours system and the Silver Star in the United States honours system.^[4]

List of Recipients

Pakistan Army

Subaidar Abdul Aziz Magray, TJ 1971

Sep. Farman Ali from Shishakt, Hunza (1st Punjab Regiment) TJ, 1948
Maj. Habib-ur-Rehman Qureshi AJK, 1971
Sub Zulifqar Ali Operation Al Meezan 2012/13
Lieutenant Colonel Derek Joseph, 1971
Lt. Col. Muhammad Akram Khan (Mardan) Embraced Martyrdom on 05-Dec-1971 at the age of 28
Lance Havaldar Laal Khan SSG(Baloch Regiment), TJ, 1958
Capt. Aftab Ahmed TJ
Hon. Capt Falak Sher TJ 1971
Capt Ghulam Hussain Cheema TJ 1965
Havaldar Muhammad Karim NLI (15 July) (TJ) 1999
Sepoy Liaquat Ali, 1 Sind Regiment while serving with 24 Sind Regt 1999
Khushi Muhammad TJ TK1 1965
Lance Naik Laal Hussain TJ 1965
Defedar Rana Abdul Majeed Khan, TJ 1965
Col. Mirza Hassan Khan
Capt Sabir Shah TJ
N/Sub Ibarat Shah TJ, Northern Scout 1947
Hav. Khayal Akbar Khan Orakazi, TJ,(7 FF 1948)
Havaldar Hukamdad Abbasi TJ
Lance Naik Shadab Wali Khan TJ, 39 Baloch 1971
Sep/Clk Muhammad Akbar TJ, 4 Punjab, 1971
Col/ Muhammad Saleem TJ
Maj/ Muhammad Iftikhar Ahmad TJ, 1971, Army Aviation, Choor Sector
Sep Muhmad Ghraz (6 NLI) TJ, 1999
Asfandyar Bukhari
(11 FFR) TJ 1, 2015
Captain Roohullah (Baloch Light Commando Battalion), 2016
Lance Nayek Syed Munawar Hussain Shah (3 FFR) TJ, 1965
Lt Khalil Ahmad Shaheed (650 Mujahid Regiment) TJ, 1991
Subaidar Raja Mehrban Khan Minhas (Kahuta, Narh) - 1965 13FF
Lance Naik Muhammad Din TJ 1948

Pakistan Air Force

Gallantry 1965

Posthumous 1965

Gallantry 1965

Posthumous 1971

Gallantry 1971

Gallantry 2006

February 2019

Sq Leader Hasan Mehmood Siddiqui was awarded Tamgha-i-Jurat - Pakistan and India were involved in a rare aerial engagement which had ignited fears of an all-out conflict. On February 27, PAF shot down two Indian warplanes in Pakistan's airspace and captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who was released on March 1 as a “peace gesture”.
Wing Commander
Sitara-i-Jurat

Nishan-e-Haider, from Pakistan Television Corp (PTV). Television drama on Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Rashid Minhas Shaheed, Momin and Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed
Edward Haynes webpage on Pakistani awards
GeoCities website on military wards

v t e Pakistan honours and military decorations
Gallantry awards	Nishan-i-Haider Medal (Sign of the Lion; 1st highest award) Hilal-i-Jur'at Medal (Crescent of Courage; 2nd highest award) Sitara-i-Jur'at Medal (Star of Courage; 3rd highest award) Tamgha-i-Jur'at (Medal of Courage; 4th highest award) Imtiazi Sanad Medal (Mention in Despatches; 5th highest award)
Non-operational awards (without enemy engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Good Conduct) Tamgha-i-Basalat (Medal of Good Conduct) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class I) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class II) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class III) (Medal of Service; military)
Civilian military awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; civilian) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Medal of Service; civilian)