Major Aziz Bhatti Shaheed

                                     

Mojor  Aziz Bhatti

Major Raja Aziz Bhatti (Urdu: راجہ عزیز بھٹی‎; 1928 – 12 September 1965)^[1] was aStaff officer in the Pakistan Army who received Pakistan's highest award for valor. He was born in Hong Kong to aPunjabi Muslim Rajput family in 1928.^[2]He moved to Pakistan before it becameindependent in 1947, living in the village of Ladian, Kharian, Gujrat. There he enlisted with the newly formed Pakistani Army and was commissioned to thePunjab Regiment in 1950.^[3]

Early life and Army career

He was from a Punjabi Rajput family. His father's name was Abdullah Bhatti, and his mother's name was Bibi Amana. He had four brothers, Nazir, Bashir, Sardar and Rashid, and two sisters, Rashida and Tahira. His brother Bashir was killed during the Second World War by the Japanese while leaving Hong Kong. He had initially joined the Pakistan Air Force as Airman and later applied for commission in the Pakistan Army. He himself had six children, four sons named Major Zafar Javed Bhatti, Dr Zulfiquar Ahmad Bhatti, Rafique Ahmad Bhatti, and Iqbal Javed Bhatti, and two daughters named Riffat Bhatti and Zeenat Bhatti. Throughout his career, he was a brilliant officer and stood out among his peers. He did very well at the Academy and was awarded the Sword of Honour for being best in his batch of 300 officers, and the Norman Medal.He was also awarded nishan-e-haider for his bravery