Raja Aziz Bhatti

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Raja Aziz Bhatti

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Major; Raja Aziz Bhatti; NH
Native name	راجہ عزیز بھٹی
Nickname(s)	Raja; A Great Hero; A. A.; Defender of Lahore;
Born	6 August 1928; British Hong Kong
Died	12 September 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 (1944–1945); Royal Indian Air Force (1946–1947); Pakistan Air Force(1947–1948); 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

Raja Aziz Bhatti^[a] (6 August 1928 – 12 September 1965) was a Pakistani military officer. Born in British Hong Kong, Bhatti attended the Queen's College and was later drafted into the Imperial Japanese Navy in 1944, first serving at the rank of the seaman recruit and as the tower watchman. The following year, he relocated to British India where he joined the Royal Indian Air Force as an airman in June 1946.

Following the partition of India in August 1947, Bhatti served as a corporal in the Pakistan Air Force and later successfully applied to join the Pakistan Army in 1948. He was promoted to the rank of major in 1962. During the Battle of Burki in the Second India–Pakistan War, Bhatti was killed by the Indian forces while defending Lahore. He became a war hero in Pakistan and was the 4th recipient of Pakistan's highest military award, Nishan-e-Haider. Bhatti was also known as Muhafiz-i Lahore ("the defender of Lahore").

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