Tufail Mohammad

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Tufail Muhammad
1914 – 7 August 1958
Major Tufail Muhammad, Nishan-e-Haider
Place of birth	Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Place of death	Lakshmipur area
Allegiance	Pakistan Army
Years of service	1943 - 1958
Rank	Major
Unit	16th Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars	Battle in Lakshmipur area
Awards	Nishan-e-Haider

Tufail Mohammad (1914 – 7 August 1958, born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab) was commissioned in the 16th Punjab Regiment in 1943. On 7 August 1958, Mohammad, a Company Commander in the East Pakistan Rifles, encircled an Indian post, which allegedly violated the internationally recognized boundary between the two countries, in the Lakshmipur area. Though mortally wounded in the hand-to-hand encounter that followed, Mohammed continued to lead his troops until the Indians were driven out, leaving four dead and three prisoners. He died the same day.

Mohammad was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award and is the only person to win the award for an action outside the Indo-Pakistan Wars.