(1910-11-03)3 November 1910 Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India (Present day India)
Died
1999 (aged 88–89) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance
British Raj (1931-1947) Pakistan (1947-1966)
Service/branch
British Indian Army Pakistan Army
Years of service
1931–66
Rank
Lieutenant General
Unit
1st Piffers, Frontier Force Regiment
Commands held
I Corps in Mangla
Ins-Gen. Frontier Force Regiment
Ins-Gen. FC KPK
Battles/wars
Waziristan campaign (1936–1939)
Second World War
Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards
Hilal-e-Jurat
Sitara-e-Pakistan
Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam
Military Cross
Lieutenant-General Bakhtiar RanaHJ SPk HQA MC (Urdu: بختيار رانا ; b. 3 November 1910: 786 [1]–1999) was a senior Pakistani military officer who was notable for commanding the 1st Corps, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.: 152 [2]
^Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan, for International Publishers (Pakistan). 1970. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^Rao, K. V. Krishna (1991). "Leadership". Prepare Or Perish: A Study of National Security(google books). Lancer Publishers. p. 445. ISBN 9788172120016. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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