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This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Nishan-e-Haider نشان حیدر‬ Awarded by the President of Pakistan in the name of the Government of Pakistan Type	Pakistan military medal with service ribbon (Decoration) Eligibility	Military personnel only Awarded for	Acts of greatest heroism in circumstances of extreme danger,in the presence of the enemy on land, at sea or in the air.[1] Status	Currently awarded Post-nominals	NH Statistics Established	16 March 1957 [2] (applied retrospectively from 1948 onwards) First awarded	16 March 1957 – Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Captain Muhammad Sarwar, Pakistan army Last awarded	15 July 1999 – Kargil War, Havildar Lalak Jan, Pakistan army Total awarded	11 (1 Hilal-e-Kashmir) Posthumous awards	11 Precedence Next (higher)	None Equivalent	Hilal-e-Kashmir Next (lower)	Hilal-i-Jur'at Sitara-i-Jur'at Tamgha-i-Jur'at Nishan-e-Haider (Urdu: نشان حیدر‬‎) (abbreviated as "NH") is 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 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 ten times (now eleven, due to Hilal-e-Kashmir being equal to Nishan-e-Haider).

Contents 1	History 2	Criterion 3	Manufacturing 4	Recipients 5	See also 6	References 7	External links History[edit] The Nishan-e-Haider was established by the Government of Pakistan and named after Ali ibn Abi Talib on 16 March 1957,[citation needed] the year that Pakistan became a republic. It was applied retrospectively from the date of Pakistan's independence on 14 August 1947. It is Pakistan's highest award and takes precedence over all military and civil awards. Of the ten Nishan-e-Haider recipients to date, nine have been from the Army and one from the Air Force.

Although some consider it equivalent to the British Victoria Cross and the United States Medal of Honor, it is unique in that it has so far been awarded only posthumously.

Criterion[edit] The Nishan-e-Haider can be awarded to all ranks of the Armed Forces for showing feats of extraordinary courage in confronting the enemy. As a matter of practice and precedent, it has only been awarded where it has been established that the recipient acted despite high risks and was killed in the act.[4][5]

Manufacturing[edit] The Nishan-e-Haider is manufactured by Pakistan Mint on order of the Ministry of Defence. It is forged from captured enemy equipment and consists of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc.

Recipients[edit] Recipients №	Name of the recipient	Regiment	Rank	Battle	Date of martyrdom 1	Saif Ali Janjua Hilal-e-Kashmir	5 Azad Kashmir Regiment, Pakistan Army	Naik	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947	26th April 1948 2	Raja Muhammad Sarwar	2/1 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army	Captain	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947	27 July 1948 3	Tufail Mohammad	16th Punjab Regiment Border Guards East Pakistan Rifles, Pakistan Army	Major	Indo-Pak Border skirmish 1958	7 August 1958 4	Raja Aziz Bhatti	17 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army	Major	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965	10 September 1965 5	Rashid Minhas	No. 2 Fighter Conversion Unit, Pakistan Air Force	Pilot Officer	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	20 August 1971 6	Muhammad Akram	4 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army	Major	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	5 December 1971 7	Shabbir Sharif	6 Frontier Force Regiment, Pakistan Army	Major	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	6 December 1971 8	Muhammad Hussain Janjua	20 Lancers (Armoured Corps), Pakistan Army	Sowar	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	10 December 1971 9	Muhammad Mahfuz	15 Punjab Regiment, Pakistan Army	Lance naik	Indo-Pakistani War of 1971	17 December 1971 10	Karnal Sher Khan	27 Sindh Regiment/12 Northern Light Infantry, Pakistan Army	Captain	Kargil War	5 July 1999 11	Lalak Jan	12 Northern Light Infantry, Pakistan Army	Havaldar	Kargil War	7 July 1999