Karam ud Din
کرم الدین |
| 9 October 1941- 3 October 2008 |
Lieutenant (retd) Karam ud Din Tamgha-i-Khidmat |
| Nickname | Karam Din, K Din, Haji Sahib |
| Place of birth | Bara Pind, Shakargarh, district Gurdaspur, British India (After Partition of India) district Sialkot (Now) district Narowal, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Place of death | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Allegiance | Pakistan  |
| Years of service | 1 January 1958 – 22 June 1989 |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | Pakistan Navy  |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
| Awards | Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Military) First Class Sitar-i-Herb (1965 War, 1971 War) Tamgha-i-Jang (1965 War, 1971 War) Hijri Medal Tamgah-i-Sad Saala Jashan-i-Wiladat-i-Quaid-i-Azam |
Lieutenant (retd) Haji Karam ud Din TK(M) ( 9 October 1941 - 3 October 2008; Urdu:کرم الدین) was a Pakistani Navy officer.[1]He fought the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.[2][3]The government of Pakistan awarded Karam ud Din with Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Military) First Class.[4][5]
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Karam ud Din was born in Bara Pind a village of tehsil Shakargarh district Sialkot (Now) Narowal, Punjab on 9 October 1941.[6] He joined Pakistan Navy on 1 January 1958 at a very young age of 17 years.
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Karam ud Din belong to Arain family. Muhammad Ramzan was His grandfather, His father Muhammad Abdullah was a notable Zamindar of the village Barapind.[7] Karam ud Din has two sons, Muhammad Farooq (Pride of Performance Award from Pakistani state radio) is a senior journalist working for Daily Pakistan as a News Editor and also well known Qari, Naat Khawan, Newscaster, and Compere of Pakistan Television and Radio Pakistan,[8] While Muhammad Rauf is working for United Bank Limited (UBL) Islamabad as a IT manager.[9]
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