Tufail Mohammad

Major

Tufail Mohammad

NH
Major; Tufail Mohammad; NH
	The portrait of Maj. Tufail Mohammad (1914–58)
Birth name	Tufail Mohammad
Nickname(s)	Fateh-i-Lakshmipur; Eng. Lit.: (Victor of Lakshmipur)
Born	July 22, 1914; Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India
Died	August 7, 1958 (aged 44); Lakshmipur, Sylhet District, East Pakistan
Buried	Burewala, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance	British India (1932-1947); Pakistan (1947-1958)
Branch/service	British Indian Army; Pakistan Army
Years of service	1932–58
Rank	Major
Service number	PA-1224
Unit	1/16th Punjab Regiment; 13 Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars	World War II; First Kashmir War; 1958 East Pakistan-India border clashes †
Awards	Nishan-e-Haider
Spouse(s)	Niaz Bibi
Children	Naseem Akhtar (Daughter); Azmat Akhtar (grandson)
Website	Maj. Tufail by Pakistan Army

Major Tufail Mohammad NH (Urdu: طفیل محمد ; b. 22 June 1914 – 7 August 1958^: 26^[2]), NH, was a Pakistani military officer and the second military officer in the Pakistani military who was cited as the third recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, the Nishan-e-Haider (Eng. Trans.: Emblem of the Lion) for his actions of valor during the 1958 East Pakistan-India border clashes.^[3]

^ Saeed, Imran (27 May 2012). "Major Tufail Muhammad Shaheed - Inscription on Tufail Gate". www.flickr.com (in Urdu). Burewala, Punj. Pakistan: Imran Saeed, Flickr. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
^ Cite error: The named reference Senate Secretariat, 2019 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Pakistan Army Official, staff writer. "Major Tufail Muhammad". www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/. Army ISPR. Retrieved 7 August 2023.