Raja Muhammad Sarwar Bhatti was born in a small village, Singhori, that was located in the vicinity of the Gujar Khan Tehsil, Rawalpindi District, Punjab in India on 10 November 1910, according to his tombstone.[3] He was a military brat whose father, Raja Muhammad Hayat Khan Bhatti, was an enlist in the Indian Army, retiring at rank of Havildar, a Sergeant.[3] His family hailed from a Muslim-caste of the Rajput tribe.[2]