Muhammad Mahfuz


Muhammad Mahfuz

Birth nameMahfooz
Nickname(s)Boxer
Born25 October 1944 (1944-10-25)
Pind Malikan (now Mehfoozabad), Rawalpindi District, Punjab, British India
Died18 December 1971(1971-12-18) (aged 27)
Wahga-Attari Sector
Buried
Mehfoozabad, Islamabad, Pakistan
Allegiance Pakistan
Branch Pakistan Army
Years of service1962–1971
Rank Lance Naik
Unit3/16th Punjab Regiment
15 Punjab Regiment
Battles / warsIndo-Pakistani War of 1965
Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 
Awards Nishan-e-Haider

Naik Muhammad Mahfuz (born 25 October 1944 – 18 December 1971) was a Pakistani military officer and the ninth recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider. He was posthumously awarded for his gallant and valorous actions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.