Saadi Shirazi
In June 1953, he got enlisted at training center number 3 of Azad Kashmir Regular Forces at Sohawa town (a village at that time) and took his first flight of three-decades-long glory with his home-learnt sports of wrestling in an army-level competition – 'Pakistan Army Training Centres Wrestling Championship' and secured the first position. Same year, he once again impressed professional fraternity of the game by scaling the first spot in National and Army Wrestling Championships. Recognition and acknowledgement at national level inspired young Faiz Muhammad to train even harder and clinch more laurels for himself and his army unit. He consecutively lifted the winner trophy of Army Championship from 1954 to 1984, for an unbeatable record of 30 years and got decorated with many Gold Medals. Like many other legendary names, perhaps the following Persian verse of 13th century philosopher Saadi Shirazi was written for Faiz Muhammad too: -