Bakhtiar Rana

Lieutenant General

Bakhtiar Rana

Born(1910-11-03)3 November 1910
Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India
(Present day India)
Died1999 (aged 88–89)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance British Raj (1931-1947)
 Pakistan (1947-1966)
Service / branchBritish Raj British Indian Army
Pakistan Pakistan Army
Years of service1931–66
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit1st Piffers, Frontier Force Regiment
Commands
Battles / wars
Awards

Lieutenant-General Bakhtiar Rana HJ 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]

  1. ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan, for International Publishers (Pakistan). 1970. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. ^ 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.