Abdul Jabbar Bhatti

Abdul Jabbar Bhatti is a Pakistani mountaineer and the former military officer who served in the Pakistani Army until he retired as lieutenant colonel. In 1985, he climbed Broad Peak, in 1986 Gasherbrum II, and later in 2012, he climbed Spantik.[1][2] In 2017, he became the fourth Pakistani citizen,[3] first oldest Pakistani climber, and the first mountaineer from Punjab to climb the Mount Everest.

Abdul Jabbar Bhatti
Personal information
Native nameعبدالجبار بھٹی
NationalityPakistani
Born (1957-10-09) 9 October 1957
Gujranwala, Pakistan
OccupationPhysician, Mountaineer
Mountaineering Career
Major Ascents
Military Career
Military career
Allegiance Pakistan
Service/branch Pakistan Army
Rank Lt. Colonel
UnitSpecial Services Group
Pakistan Army Medical Corps
Awards

Before climbing the Mount Everest, he went to France where he received mountaineering training from the National School of Mountaineering (ENSA).[4][5] The recipient of military and civil awards, including the Pride of Performance, he was last seen climbing Mount Aconcagua

in 2019 .[6]

Awards and accolades

Year Award Category Ref.
N/A Pride of Performance Sports [7][8]
N/A Tamgha-e-Basalat Military [9]
2018 Sitara-i-Imtiaz Sports [10][11]

References

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