S. M. Anwar

Commodore Sheikh Mohammad Anwar
Birth name	Shiekh Mohammad Anwar
Born	(1920-09-20)20 September 1920 Lahore, Punjab, British India (present-day Pakistan)
Died	24 January 1977(1977-01-24) (aged 56) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Allegiance	British India (1941–47)  Pakistan (1947–77)
Service/branch	Royal Indian Navy Pakistan Navy
Years of service	1941–1977
Rank	Commodore
Service number	PN No. 24
Unit	Naval Operations Branch
Commands held	Commander Pakistan Fleet Pakistan Marines 25th Destroyer Squadron Pakistan Merchant Navy
Battles/wars	Second World War Burma Campaign 1942–43 Indo-Pakistani war of 1965 Operation Dwarka
Awards	Legion of Merit 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.