Bakhtiar Rana

Lieutenant General

Bakhtiar Rana

HJ SPk HQA MC
Lieutenant General; Bakhtiar Rana; HJ SPk HQA MC
Born	3 November 1910; Hoshiarpur, Punjab, British India; (Present day India)
Died	10 February 1998 (aged 87); Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Allegiance	British Raj (1931-1947) ; Pakistan (1947-1966)
Branch	British Indian Army; Pakistan Army
Service years	1931–66
Rank	Lieutenant General
Unit	1st Piffers, Frontier Force Regiment
Commands	I Corps in Mangla; Ins-Gen. Frontier Force Regiment; Ins-Gen. FC KPK;
Conflicts	Waziristan Campaign; Second World War Mediterranean and Middle East theatre; ; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965;
Awards	Hilal-e-Jurat; Sitara-e-Pakistan; Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam; Military Cross;

Bakhtiar Rana HJ SPk HQA MC (Urdu: بختيار رانا ; b. 3 November 1910–10 February 1998) was a senior Pakistani military officer who was notable for commanding the 1st Corps, during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.