Baba Din Mohammad

Din Mohammad (died 3 July 2025) was a Pakistani wrestler who became the first Pakistani to win a gold medal at an international competition when he won the flyweight event at the 1954 Asian Games. He was also a bronze medalist at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Biography Mohammad grew up in the town of Batapur, near Lahore, Punjab Province, British India (now Pakistan). His family was very poor and he worked at a local Bata factory. He started competing in wrestling at events held during local festivals. Mohammad was honored by the Punjab government as part of the Sports Board Punjab Wall of Fame and was gifted a cheque of 100,000 Pakistani rupees by sports minister Rai Taimoor Khan. He died from a long illness on 3 July 2025. Punjab sports minister Faisal Ayub Khokhar said that Mohammad's "services to the nation and wrestling are unforgettable. He lifted Pakistan’s flag in international arenas and is a true national hero", while Punjab Director-General of Sports Khizar Afzal Chaudhry said that he "made the nation proud and his contribution to Pakistani sports will always be remembered".