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Major Mohit Sharma Biography: Age, Career, Family and More

F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 5, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth13 January 1978

Age31 Years (at time of death)

BirthplaceRohtak, Haryana

ProfessionArmy Personnel

NationalityIndian

Marital statusMarried (at time of death)

SpouseMajor Rishima Sharma

FamilyFather - Rajendra Prasad Sharma; Mother - Sushila Sharma; Brother - Madhur Sharma

Major Mohit Sharma Biography

Major Mohit Sharma was an Indian Army officer and Para (Special Forces) commando who was martyred in action in Kupwara, Jammu and Kashmir, on 21 March 2009

Early life and background

Mohit Sharma was born on 13 January 1978 in Rohtak, Haryana. He completed his schooling at several institutions, including Manav Sthali School (South Extension, Delhi), Holy Angels' School (Sahibabad) and Delhi Public School, Ghaziabad, where he finished his studies in 1995. After an initial enrollment at Sant Gajanan Maharaj College of Engineering, he pursued his ambition to join the armed forces and gained admission to the National Defence Academy in Pune.

At the NDA he distinguished himself academically and in extracurricular activities, later moving on to the Indian Military Academy in 1998. While at the IMA he served as Battalion Cadet Adjutant, a reflection of his strong performance during training. He married Rishima Sharma before his death.

Career

Mohit Sharma was commissioned into the Indian Army in December 1999 and was posted to the 5th Battalion, The Madras Regiment, as a lieutenant. After three years of service he volunteered for Para (Special Forces) training and became a qualified Para Commando in June 2003. He was promoted to captain in December 2003 and to major in December 2005.

During his years of service he operated extensively in Jammu & Kashmir. In 2004 he undertook an undercover mission to infiltrate members of a militant group in Shopian, where he gathered actionable intelligence by establishing a covert identity and embedding with hostile elements. His actions during operations in the region earned him the Sena Medal in 2005.

Following that recognition he served as an instructor in Belgaum, training other commandos, and later returned to operational duty in Kashmir. On 21 March 2009, while leading the Bravo Assault Team in dense Haphruda (Hafruda) Forest in the Kupwara sector, he and his team engaged infiltrating terrorists. During the encounter several of his commandos were wounded. Despite intense fire, he recovered injured soldiers, used grenades to neutralize attackers and continued to direct his team. He was shot and mortally wounded while charging in close-quarters combat. He was 31 years old at the time of his death.

Awards and recognition

For his long record of courageous service and for the actions on 21 March 2009, Mohit Sharma had already been decorated with the Sena Medal in 2005. The Government of India posthumously awarded him the Ashoka Chakra, the nation's highest peacetime gallantry decoration, announced on 15 August 2009. His widow, Major Rishima Sharma, received the Ashoka Chakra on his behalf from the President of India on 26 January 2010.

Public profile

Mohit Sharma is remembered for his leadership, bravery and skill in jungle and counterinsurgency operations. Outside of his military duties, he enjoyed playing the guitar in his leisure time. His life and sacrifice have continued to be commemorated in public ways: a Delhi Metro station was renamed Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar, and his story has been the subject of cinematic interest with a film project announced to depict his infiltration and intelligence work.

Latest updates

In February 2019, two stations on an extension of Delhi Metro’s Red Line were renamed to honor fallen soldiers; Rajendra Nagar station was rechristened Major Mohit Sharma Rajendra Nagar station. In January 2021 a film project titled Iftikhar was announced; it is based on his life and the undercover operation in which he infiltrated a militant organization. In January 2021 the television show Indian Idol dedicated an episode to armed forces personnel and remembered Major Mohit Sharma, inviting his elder brother, Madhur Sharma, as a guest.

Legacy

Major Mohit Sharma is commemorated by his military awards, the renaming of public infrastructure and cultural portrayals that recount his undercover work and the final operation in which he was killed in action. He is remembered by family, comrades and the nation for conspicuous gallantry and leadership under fire.

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Recent Work

Iftikhar (film project)

Feature film announced in 2021 based on Major Mohit Sharma's infiltration of a militant organisation and his life.

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Career Highlights

  1. Commissioned into Indian Army (December 1999)
  2. Qualified Para Commando (June 2003)
  3. Awarded Sena Medal (2005)
  4. Promoted to Major (December 2005)
  5. Posthumously awarded Ashoka Chakra (announced 15 August 2009)
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

F4U profile pages are prepared from public career information, checked for readability, and updated when reliable correction sources are shared with the editorial team.

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