Rai (title)
Rai (Sanskrit: राय; Urdu: رائے, rāi) Rai is a historical title of honour in India,It is used as a Title by certain Bhatti Rajputs in India and Pakistan . and it is also used as a surname mainly by Brahmin landlords,It is derived from Raja (king, prince or chief). The Marathi/Telugu variant is Rao,
Title Of Honor
Rai was a title of honor for certain Bhatti Rajputs rulers, like Rai Khala, the ruler of Raikot State-Ludhiana 1705 AD.and Rai Bular Bhatti rular of Nankana. The title today is found mostly in the India and Pakistani province of Punjab.
Famous Rai Bhatti Rajputs
- Rai Bular Bhatti - Rular of Nankana
- Khan Bahadur Rai Sultan Bhatti - (Khan sb). Famous Landlord & Muslim League leader of Pakistan Movement from Barana, Jhang / Sargodha
- Rai Ghulam Muhammad Bhatti - (P.C.S, Registrar Co-Operative Societies, West Pakistan)
- Sqdn.Ldr. Rai Imtiaz Bhatti - (Sitara-e-Jurrat) (Pakistan Airforce – 1965-71 Wars)
- Rai Muhammad Zafar Bhatti - (Retd. Sessions Judge, Advocate Lahore High Court) from Barana, Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
- Rai Rehamat Khan Bhatti - LANDLORD OF NANKANA(KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Hussain Khan Bhatti - LANDLORD OF NANKANA(KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Hadayat Khan Bhatti - LANDLORD OF NANKANA(KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Bashir Khan Bhatti - Ex.MLA,MNA NANKANA (KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Rasheed Khan Bhatti - Ex.MPA,MNA NANKANA (KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Shahjhan Khan Bhatti - MPA, Nankana (KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Aslam Khan Bhatti - Ex.Civil Servant.(KOT HUSSAIN)
- Rai Akram Khan Bhatti - Kot Hussain
- Rai Saleem Akram Bhatti - Advocate Lahore High Court, Kot Hussain
- Rai Dulla Bhatti - Famous Fighter From Sandal Bar
- Rai Haider Ali Khan Bhatti - President Rajput Bhatti Historical Samaj Pakistan.