Raja Aziz Bhatti information

Major

Raja Aziz Bhatti

Nishan-e-Haider
Major; Raja Aziz Bhatti; Nishan-e-Haider
Native name	راجہ عزیز بھٹی
Birth name	Azizi Ahmed
Other name(s)	Raja Abdul Aziz Bhatti
Nickname(s)	Raja; A Great Hero; A. A.; Protector of Lahore;
Born	August 6, 1928; British Hong Kong
Died	September 12, 1965 (aged 37); Near Burki, West Pakistan, Pakistan
Buried	Ladian, Gujrat District, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance	Empire of Japan (1944-1945); British India; (1946-1947); Pakistan; (1947-1965)
Service/branch	Imperial Japanese Navy (1944–45); Royal Indian Air Force (1946–47); Pakistan Air Force(1947–48); Pakistan Army (1948–1965);
Years of service	1944–1965
Rank	Major
Service number	PA-2695
Unit	4/16th Punjab Regiment; 17 Punjab Regiment \| Haidri Bn;
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Burki †; ;
Awards	Nishan-e-Haider; Pakistan Medal; Sword of Honor
Relations	General Raheel Sharif (Nephew); Major Shabbir Sharif (Nephew)
Website	Major Raja Aziz Bhatti

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.

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]

^ Cite error: The named reference Springer, Zajda, Tsyrlina-Spady, Lovorn, 2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Major Raja Aziz Bhatti". Nishan-i-Haider recipients. Pakistan Army. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference Inter-Services Public Relations, Malik, 2018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b "Major Aziz Bhatti: biography in Urdu". www.urdubiography.com (in Urdu). 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Raja Aziz Bhatti". PakistanTimes. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
^ "Raja Aziz Bhatti". Pakistan Times. 31 March 2012.
^ "Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Full Movie mp4". www.youtube.com. ISPR Films. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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[Pakistan_Army_Web_Portal-2] "Major Raja Aziz Bhatti". Nishan-i-Haider recipients. Pakistan Army. Retrieved 25 September 2013.

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[urdubiograph-4] "Major Aziz Bhatti: biography in Urdu". www.urdubiography.com (in Urdu). 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[5] "Raja Aziz Bhatti". PakistanTimes. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2014.

[pakistantimes.com-6] "Raja Aziz Bhatti". Pakistan Times. 31 March 2012.

[ISPR_Films-7] "Major Raja Aziz Bhatti Shaheed Full Movie mp4". www.youtube.com. ISPR Films. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2019.

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