Muhammad Hussain (soldier)

Sowar

Muhammad Hussain Janjua

NH
Native name
محمد حسین جنجوعہ
Born18 June 1949 (1949-06-18)
Dhok Pir Bakhsh, Rawalpindi District, West Punjab, Dominion of Pakistan
Died10 December 1971(1971-12-10) (aged 22)
Harar Khurd, Shakargarh, Narowal District, Punjab, Pakistan
Buried
Rawalpindi District, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
Service years1966–1971
RankSowar
Service number1028148
Unit20 Lancers
ConflictsIndo-Pakistani War of 1971 †
Awards Nishan-e-Haider
Memorials
  • Dhok Pir Bakhsh village renamed to Dhok Muhammad Husain Janjua
  • Sawar Muhamad Hussain Shaheed (N.H) Boys Hostel
Spouse
Arzan Bibi
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(m. 1967)​
Children2, including Munawar Hussain
Websitehttps://pakistanarmy.gov.pk/Sowar-Mohammad-Hussain.php

Sowar Muhammad Hussain Janjua NH, (Punjabi, Urdu: سوار محمد حسین جنجوعہ; 18 June 1949 – 10 December 1971) was a Pakistani soldier and the 8th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider (Mark of the Lion), and the only soldier of the Pakistan Armoured Corps to be given this award.

He is known for helping his Pakistan Army unit destroy 16 tanks with recoilless rifle attacks in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.

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