Tamgha-i-Jurat

Tamgha-i-Jurat
Tamgha-i-Jurat
Type	Military Decoration
Eligibility	Military only (Conferrable on all ranks)
Post-nominals	TJ
Status	Currently awarded
Established	16 March 1957
Precedence
Next (higher)	(1) Nishan-i-Haider ; (2) Hilal-i-Jurat ; (3) Sitara-i-Jurat
Next (lower)	Imtiazi Sanad

Tamgha-i-Jurat (Medal of Courage), is the fourth highest military award of Pakistan. This citation is awarded for extraordinary heroism while engaged in armed combat with an opposing force on Pakistan soil or outside its borders. The prestigious award was established in 1957 after Pakistan became a Republic, however, it was instituted retrospectively back to 1947. This medal is awarded for various types of high risk tactical missions like combat, tactical reconnaissance and infiltration and can be bestowed upon all ranks, commissioned officers and non-commissioned officers, in the Pakistan Army, Navy, Air Force, and various paramilitary forces under federal control such as the Frontier Corps, the Frontier Constabulary and the Pakistan Rangers.^[1]^[3] Ranked below the Sitara-i-Jurat on the order of precedence, the Tamgha-i-Jurat is the equivalent to the Military Cross in the U.K Commonwealth honours system and the Silver Star in the United States honours system.^[4]

List of Recipients

Pakistan Army

 Embraced martyrdom on 05-Dec-1971 at the age 28

Pakistan Air Force

Gallantry 1965

Flying Officer Muhammad Hamidullah Khan TJ, SH, 1965 - (doc. 30.06.62 34TH GD(P)COURSE NO. 1 SQN), Pakistan Air Force Academy, Risalpur; Sialkot- Pathankot infiltration, from Pakistan Air Force Base Chaklala, Rawalpindi. 29.03.1971 defected allegiance to BDF, then as Flight Lieutenant, Asst. Provost Marshal, CO - No. 5 P&S Unit(Provost and Security), Dacca

Posthumous 1965

Gallantry 1965

Posthumous 1971

Gallantry 1971

Gallantry 2006

February 2019

Sq Leader Hasan Mehmood Siddiqui was awarded Tamgha-i-Jurat - Pakistan and India were involved in a rare aerial engagement which had ignited fears of an all-out conflict. On February 27, PAF shot down two Indian warplanes in Pakistan’s airspace and captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman who was released on March 1 as a “peace gesture”.
Wing Commander Noman Ali was conferred Sitara-i-Jurat

Nishan-e-Haider, from Pakistan Television Corp (PTV). Television drama on Captain Raja Muhammad Sarwar Shaheed, Rashid Minhas Shaheed, Momin and Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed
Edward Haynes webpage on Pakistani awards
Geocities website on military wards

v t e Pakistan honours and military decorations
Gallantry awards	Nishan-i-Haider Medal (Sign of the Lion; 1st highest award) Hilal-i-Jur'at Medal (Crescent of Courage; 2nd highest award) Sitara-i-Jur'at Medal (Star of Courage; 3rd highest award) Tamgha-i-Jur'at (Medal of Courage; 4th highest award) Imtiazi Sanad Medal (Mention in Despatches; 5th highest award)
Non-operational awards (without enemy engagement)	Sitara-e-Basalat (Star of Valour) Tamgha-i-Basalat (Medal of Valour) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class I) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class II) (Medal of Service; military) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Class III) (Medal of Service; military)
Civilian military awards	Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Order of Excellence) Hilal-i-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence; civilian) Sitara-i-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Medal of Excellence; civilian) Tamgha-i-Khidmat (Medal of Service; civilian)