Raja Aziz Bhatti
Pakistani military officer and war hero / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Ahmed (Punjabi: راجا عزیز بھٹی; Urdu: راجہ عزیز بھٹی; 6 August 1928– 12 September 1965)[2][3] was a Pakistani military officer and war hero. He was the 4th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider (Lit.: Emblem of Lion), which he was awarded for his actions of valour during the Battle of Burki in the Indo-Pak War of 1965. He is revered as a hero of the 1965 war in Pakistan.
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Native name | راجہ عزیز بھٹی |
Birth name | Azizi Ahmed |
Other name(s) | Raja Abdul Aziz Bhatti |
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Born | (1928-08-06)August 6, 1928 British Hong Kong |
Died | September 12, 1965(1965-09-12) (aged 37) Near Burki, West Pakistan, Pakistan |
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Allegiance | Empire of Japan (1944-1945) British India (1946-1947) Pakistan (1947-1965) |
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Years of service | 1944–1965 |
Rank | Major |
Service number | PA-2695 |
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Awards | Nishan-e-Haider Pakistan Medal Sword of Honor |
Relations | General Raheel Sharif (Nephew) Major Shabbir Sharif (Nephew) |
Website | Major Raja Aziz Bhatti |
Prior to gaining officer's commission in the Pakistan Army, Major Bhatti served in the Pakistan Air Force as an enlisted man and left the air force as a corporal in a favor of transferring to the Army.[4] In his brief military career, he was a staff officer working on administrative positions and widely popular as the "Muhafiz-e-Lahore" (Protector of Lahore).[5][6]
In 1997, he was the subject of a critically acclaimed[4] biographical war drama telefilm, Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, produced by the ISPR and directed by Salim Tahir of the PTV.[7]