From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Azim Daudpota
Azim Daudpota
Military offices
Preceded by Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe Succeeded by
Norman Walsh 1983 – 1986 Josiah Tungamirai
Business positions
Preceded by Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines Succeeded by
Unknown 1986 – 1990 Unknown
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Sindh Succeeded by
Mamnoon Hussain 1999 – 2000 Muhammad Mian Soomro
Azim Daudpota ing on the staff of the Pakistani High Commission in Del-
hi. After a further period of training at the Royal College
Born September 14, 1933 (1933-09-14) of Defence Studies in London, Daudpota commanded PAF
Bombay, British India (now India)
Bases Rafiqui and Sargodha.
Allegiance Pakistan
Chief of Zimbabwe Air Force
Service/ Pakistan Air Force
branch In 1983 the Zimbabweans sought assistance from Pakis-
tan as they wanted to replace the former Rhodesian of-
Years of 1951–1989 ficer who then headed up the Air Force of Zimbabwe.
service
Daudpota was selected and served as Commander of the
Rank Air Marshal Air Force of Zimbabwe from July 1983 to January 1986.[1]
Unit PAF No. 15 Squadron Cobras
Commands Sargodha Airbase
Civilian work
held Air Force of Zimbabwe On his return to Pakistan, Daudpota became the Manag-
Battles/wars Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 ing Director and Chairman Of Pakistan International Air-
lines from Jan 1986 to April 1990. He became the Chair-
Awards Sitar-e-Jurat (1965 war) man of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. He
Sitar-e-Imtiaz
Hilal-e-Imtiaz
joined Kashmir Corporation as an Executive Director in
Zimbabwe Order Of Merit in the class of April 1990; from 25 October 1999 to 24 May 2000, Daud-
Commander pota became the Governor of Sindh.[2]
Other work former Head of Pakistan International
Airlines
former Governor of Sindh
External links
• Dawn.com - The educated of Sindh - Air Marshal
Air Marshal Mohammed Azim Daudpota commonly
Daudpota, Azim Daudpota
Daudpota,
known as Azim Daudpota (born 14 September 1933 in Persondata
Bombay) was a three-star officer in the Pakistan Air Force Name Daudpota, Azim
who went on to briefly serve as Governor of Sindh.
Alternative names
Short description
Air force career Date of birth 14 September 1933
Daudpota joined the Royal Pakistan Air Force in 1951
Place of birth Bombay, British India (now India)
and as a general duties pilot. The following year he com-
menced a course of training at Royal Australian Air Force Date of death
Academy from where he graduated in 1955. After service Place of death
as a pilot and then as Squadron Commander of numbers
15 and 17; he attended the PAF Staff College before serv-
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Categories:
• Patricians (St Patrick's High School, Karachi)
• Pakistan Air Force air marshals
• Air Force of Zimbabwe
• PHF presidents
• 1933 births
• Living people
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