Sakhi Daler Khan

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Fateh-e-Kotli Raja Sakhi Daler Khan
Sakhi Delair Khan with Mashriqi
Born	1928[citation needed] Sarsawa (now Sakhi Delar Abad), Kotli District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir[citation needed]
Allegiance	British Raj Free India  Pakistan
Service / branch	British Indian Army Indian National Army  Pakistan Army
Battles / wars	World War II First Kashmir War

Raja Sakhi Daler Khan (or Sakhi Delair Khan) was born in the village of Sarsawa, Kotli in the year 1928. He led Pakistani troops and irregulars in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Due to his major role in the liberation of the kotli of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the village of Sarsawa was subsequently renamed Sakhi Delair Abad in his honour.^{[citation needed]}