Mujahida Hussain Bibi

Mujahida Hussain Bibi usually known as Bibi Sahiba or Shaheeda Mai Hussain Bibi^{[citation needed]} registered as a regular soldier in the Pakistan Army, fighting in the 1947 war which was fought against India in Kashmir. Bibi Sahiba received Pakistan's third highest award for valor, the Sitara-e-Jurat, becoming the first female recipient of the award.^{[citation needed]}

Sitara-e-Jurat Mujahida Hussain Bibi Shaheeda
Born	Kashmir
Died	(1947-10-07)7 October 1947 Thorar, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Army
Unit	Azad Kashmir Regular Force (Pakistan Army) 5 Azad Kashmir Regiment
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Awards	Sitara-e-Jurat (Pakistan's first female recipient)

Background

Bibi Sahiba came from a Rajput family (Mangral Rajpoot), growing up in Thorar, District Poonch, Rawalkot (Azad Kashmir). She joined the Pakistan Army, registering as a soldier in the 5th Battalion of the Azad Kashmir Regular Force, commanded by Captain Sher Khan in the Himalayan foothills.^[1]

Death

Hari Singh, was reigning as the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, and had his state forces stationed in all over his state including in Poonch region. In October 1947, after the Partition of India, tribal invaders-backed by Pakistan attacked & sponsored the 1947 Poonch Rebellion, subsequently leading to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Bibi Sahiba was a part of the charging group (5 AKRF) during fighting around the Chirikot-Degear defile.^[1] She fought bravely, supplying ammunition to Pakistani soldiers fighting in the region. While undertaking this duty, she received a bullet wound and subsequently died at 0500 hours on October 7, 1947.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and decorations

Mujahida Hussain Bibi was awarded Pakistan's third highest military award (Sitara-e-Jurat) for her exemplary courage and bravery.^[1]

 

Sitara-e-Jurat (SJ)

References

1. "First Female Sitar-e-Jurat of Pakistan". ISPR Hilal Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2017.