[1][2] Nawaz was born on 15 August 1924 at the village of Budhial in the Punjab province of the British Raj.

[4][5][6][7] He came above fellow national Jalal Khan, who achieved the silver medal in both editions.

[8] He came second in the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, again coming above Jalal Khan who achieved the bronze medal.

Twelve years later at the age of 42, he won a bronze medal in the 1966 Commonwealth Games in Kingston.

[3] Like his fellow soldiers, Nawaz was awarded with honours at the World Military Games and several international tournaments.