Nishan-e-Haider

Nishan-e-Haider (Urdu: ) (abbreviated as "NH") is Nishan-e-Haider

Pakistan's highest military gallantry award. "Nishan-e-Haider"
literally means "Emblem of the Lion" in the Urdu language. The
word "Haider" is also the epithet of Hazrat Ali, who is referred to
as the 'Lion of God', a valiant warrior and leader.[3]

The Nishan-e-Haider can only be awarded to members of the

Pakistan Armed Forces for the highest acts of extraordinary
bravery in the face of the enemy in air, land or sea. Its exclusivity
can be gauged by the fact that, since Pakistan's independence in
1947, it has been awarded only 11 times (now eleven, due to
Hilal-e-Kashmir declared as Nishan-e-Haider). It is equivalent to
the Param Vir Chakra India's highest wartime gallantry medal

Contents
History
Awarded by the President of
Criterion Pakistan in the name of the
Manufacturing Government of Pakistan
Recipients Type Pakistan military
See also medal with
service ribbon
References
(Decoration)
External links
Eligibility Military personnel
only

History Awarded for Acts of greatest

heroism in
The Nishan-e-Haider was established by the Government of circumstances of
Pakistan and named after Hazrat Ali on 14 August 1947, the year extreme danger,in
that Pakistan became a republic. It was applied retrospectively the presence of
from the date of Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947. It is the enemy on
Pakistan's highest award and takes precedence over all military land, at sea or in
and civil awards. Of the ten Nishan-e-Haider recipients to date, the air.[1]
nine have been from the Army and one from the Air Force. Status Currently awarded

Although some consider it equivalent to the British Victoria Post- NH

Cross and the United States Medal of Honor, it is unique in that it nominals
has so far been awarded only posthumously. Statistics
Established 16 March 1957 [2]
(applied
 retrospectively
Criterion
from 1948
The Nishan-e-Haider can be awarded to all ranks of the Armed onwards)
Forces for showing feats of extraordinary courage in confronting First awarded 16 March 1957 –
the enemy. As a matter of practice and precedent, it has only been Indo-Pakistani
awarded where it has been established that the recipient acted War of 1947,
despite high risks and was killed in the act.[4][5] Captain
Muhammad
Manufacturing Sarwar, Pakistan
army
The Nishan-e-Haider is manufactured by Pakistan Mint on order
of the Ministry of Defence. It is forged from captured enemy Last awarded 15 July 1999 –
equipment and consists of 88% copper, 10% Gold and 2% zinc. Kargil War,
Havildar Lalak
Jan, Pakistan
Recipients army
Total awarded 11 (1 Hilal-e-
Kashmir)
Posthumous 11
awards
Precedence
Next (higher) None
Equivalent Hilal-e-Kashmir
Next (lower) Hilal-i-Jur'at
Sitara-i-Jur'at
Tamgha-i-Jur'at
 Recipients
Name of the Date of
№ Regiment Rank Battle
recipient martyrdom
Saif Ali Janjua Indo-Pakistani 26 October
1 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment, Pakistan Army Naik
Hilal-e-Kashmir War of 1947 1948
Raja
Indo-Pakistani 27 July
2 Muhammad 2/1 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army Captain
War of 1947 1948
Sarwar
Indo-Pak
Tufail 16th Punjab Regiment Border Guards East 7 August
3 Major Border skirmish
Mohammad Pakistan Rifles, Pakistan Army 1958
1958
10
Indo-Pakistani
4 Raja Aziz Bhatti 17 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army Major September
War of 1965
1965
No. 2 Fighter Conversion Unit, Pakistan Air Pilot Indo-Pakistani 20 August
5 Rashid Minhas
Force Officer War of 1971 1971
5
Muhammad Indo-Pakistani
6 4 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army Major December
Akram War of 1971
1971
6
Indo-Pakistani
7 Shabbir Sharif 6 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army Major December
War of 1971
1971
10
Muhammad 20 Lancers (Armoured Corps), Pakistan Indo-Pakistani
8 Sowar December
Hussain Janjua Army War of 1971
1971
17
Muhammad Lance Indo-Pakistani
9 15 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army December
Mahfuz naik War of 1971
1971
Karnal Sher 27 Sindh Regiment/12 Northern Light
10 Captain Kargil War 5 July 1999
Khan Infantry, Pakistan Army
11 Lalak Jan 12 Northern Light Infantry, Pakistan Army Havaldar Kargil War 7 July 1999

See also
Awards and decorations of the Pakistan Armed Forces
Pakistan Military

References
1. "Honours and Awards" (https://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pI
d=32&rnd=182).
2. "ODM of Pakistan: Order of the Lion" (http://www.medals.org.uk/pakistan/pakistan001.htm).
3. "ʿAlī | Muslim caliph" (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ali-Muslim-caliph).
Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
4. "Honours and Awards" (http://www.pakistanarmy.gov.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId
=32&rnd=182). Pakistan Army. Retrieved 6 June 2009.
5. "Nishan e Haider holders of Pakistan Army ~ PAKISTAN DEFENCE BLOG" (http://www.def
enceblog.org/2010/11/nishan-e-haider-holders-of-pakistan.html). www.defenceblog.org.
Retrieved 24 August 2015.
External links
Official list of Pakistan Army recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider (https://www.pakistanarmy.go
v.pk/AWPReview/TextContent.aspx?pId=31)
Official list of Pakistan Air Force recipients of the Nishan-e-Haider (http://www.paf.gov.pk/paf
_shaheeds.html)

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