Olympian Akhtar ul Islam (اختر الاسلام; born 1 January 1947) is a Pakistani former field hockey player of the Pakistan national team from 1967 to 1975. He is best known for scoring the goal in the final of the inaugural

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held in

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in 1971. This goal proved to be the decider of the game, giving

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the distinction of being the first nation to win the

. Akhtar ul Islam was positioned in the defensive line, being known as 'the lion' due to his strong built, making it difficult for opposing team members to make their way past him. In 2006, he was appointed the general secretary of the

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and later on a selector for Pakistan field hockey team. Akhtar ul Islam is the younger brother of another hockey player Khursheed Aslam.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Akhtar Pakistani male field hockey players Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Field hockey players at the 1970 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games field hockey players for Pakistan Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games 1947 births 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen Asian Games gold medalists in field hockey