Roohullah Mohmand

Roohullah Mohmand (5 May 1989 – 24 October 2016) was a Pakistani military officer who served as a commando in the Special Service Group (SSG) of the Pakistan Army. He was killed on 24 October 2016 during a clearance operation at the Balochistan Police Training College attack in Quetta, after throwing himself onto a concealed suicide bomber to shield police recruits from the blast. He was posthumously awarded the Tamgha-e-Jurat, Pakistan's fourth-highest military honour.

Early life and education Roohullah Mohmand was born on 5 May 1989 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was the eldest of four siblings, three brothers and one sister, and grew up in the Muradabad area of the city.

Prior to October 2016, he participated in several counter-terrorism operations, including the response to the 2014 Peshawar school massacre, the 2015 Camp Badaber attack, the Bacha Khan University attack in January 2016, and operations at the Christian Colony in Warsak. He was transferred to Balochistan on 28 September 2016, approximately one month before his death.