Muhammad Akram (1938 – 1971), was born in Dingha Village, District of Gujrat, Punjab. He belonged to Awan tribe Pakistan, Urdu: محمد اکرم) was a major of the Pakistan Army, commissioned in 1963 as part of the Frontier Force Regiment.
During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the 4th FF Regiment, which Akram commanded, were placed in the forward area of the Hilli district, in East Pakistan. The regiment came under continuous and heavy air, artillery and armour attacks from the Indian Army. For an entire fortnight, despite enemy superiority in both numbers and fire power, Akram and his men repulsed every attack, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy. Akram died during this battle. He belonged to the village of Nakka Kalan in the district of Jhelum and his monument is constructed in the midst of Jhelum city. He was burred in village Boldar in Bengal.He is called hero of Hilli. Anjum Sultan Shahbaz famous writer and historian has mentioned him in the book Tareekh-e-Jhelum and Shohdai Jhelum. Akram was posthumously awarded the Nishan-e-Haider, Pakistan's highest military award.
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