Bakhtiar Rana

Lieutenant General

Bakhtiar Rana

**Hilal-e-Jurat**
HJ SPk HQA MC
Lieutenant General; Bakhtiar Rana; Hilal-e-Jurat; HJ SPk HQA MC;
Born	3 November 1910; Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India; (Present day India)
Died	1999 (aged 88–89); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance	British Raj (1931-1947) ; Pakistan (1947-1966)
Service/branch	British Indian Army; Pakistan Army
Years of service	1931–66
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	1st Piffers, Frontier Force Regiment
Commands held	I Corps in Mangla; Ins-Gen. Frontier Force Regiment; Ins-Gen. FC KPK;
Battles/wars	Waziristan campaign (1936–1939); Second World War Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II; ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965;
Awards	Hilal-e-Jurat; Sitara-e-Pakistan; Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam; Military Cross;

Lieutenant-General Bakhtiar Rana HJ SPk HQA MC (Urdu: بختيار رانا ; b. 3 November 1910^: 786–1999) was a senior Pakistani military officer who was notable for commanding the 1st Corps, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.^: 152

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