Raja Aziz Bhatti | |
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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 | August 6, 1928 British Hong Kong |
| Died | September 12, 1965 (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 |
Major Raja Aziz Bhatti, NH (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 the 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]
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- ^ "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.