Mohammad Usman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mohammad Usman

Recipient of Maha Vir Chakra

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1912

Place of Birth: Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Date of Death: 03-Jul-1948

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Brigadier Mohammad Usman Masoodi, MVC (15 July 1912 – 3 July 1948) (also known as Usman Mohammad Masoodi) was the highest ranking officer of the Indian Army killed in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947.
As a Muslim, Usman became a symbol of India's "inclusive secularism".
At the time of the partition of India he with many other Muslim officers declined to move to the Pakistan Army and continued to serve with the Indian Army.
He was killed in July 1948 while fighting Pakistani soldiers and militia in Jammu and Kashmir.
He was later awarded the second highest military decoration for gallantry in the face of enemy, the Maha Vir Chakra