Ghulam Rasul Raja


Ghulam Rasul Raja

Lt Col Ghulam Rasul Raja
BornPanjeri, Jammu and Kashmir
(Present day Azad Kashmir, Pakistan)
DiedSarai Alamgir, Punjab, Pakistan
Buried
Sarai Alamgir, Pakistan
Allegiance United Kingdom
 Pakistan
Service / branch British Indian Army
 Pakistan Army
Years of service1923–1948
RankLieutenant Colonel
Unit16th Punjab Regiment
Battles / warsWorld War II
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947
Indonesian National Revolution
Awards Sitara-e-Jurat
Military Cross

Lieutenant Colonel Ghulam Rasul Raja SJMC was an army officer of the British Indian Army and later of the Pakistan Army who served in the 16th Punjab regiment under the British Raj. He later served Pakistan when the regiment was ceded to the Pakistan. He was from Panjeri (Azad Kashmir) and settled in Sarai Alamgir (Punjab, Pakistan).