Shufti Chaudhri

Iftikhar Ahmad Chaudhri[a] (8 January 1920 — 2 June 2015) better known as Shufti, was a Pakistan Army officer with prior service in the British Indian Army, who served as an intelligence officer during the Italian campaign (World War II).

Awarded the Military Cross in June 1944, Chaudhri displayed exemplary leadership in January of that year.

While serving near Arielli, a village south of Pescara, he braved intense enemy attacks, including locating missing personnel, leading his men against the Germans at close range, and orchestrating a successful withdrawal under heavy fire.

Chaudhri's actions described in the citation for the Immediate MC, showcased the finest traditions of Indian fighting men.

He served in Baghdad as military attaché from 1961 to 1964 and during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he became Assistant Adjutant Quartermaster general for his division in Kashmir.

Chaudhri in the 1940s