Mohammad Azim Daudpota | |
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| 25thGovernor of Sindh | |
| In office 12 October 1999 – 25 May 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Mian Soomro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1933-09-14)14 September 1933 |
| Died | 3 April 2017(2017-04-03) (aged 83) Karachi,Sindh, Pakistan |
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| Awards |  Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) Sitara-e-Jurat Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Military).png) Order of Merit (Zimbabwe) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan Zimbabwe |
| Branch/service |  Pakistan Air Force Air Force of Zimbabwe |
| Years of service | 1951–1989 |
| Rank |  Air Marshal |
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| Commands | Sargodha Airbase Air Force of Zimbabwe |
| Battles/wars | |
Mohammed Azim Daudpota (Sindhi:محمد عظيم دائودپوٽو; 14 September 1933 – 3 April 2017) was athree-star officer in thePakistan Air Force who went on to serve as the Chief of Air Staff of theAir Force of Zimbabwe, and later briefly serves asGovernor of Sindh.[1][2]
Azim Daudpota was born on 14 September 1933 inBombay (now calledMumbai),British India. His father,Umar Bin Muhammad Daudpota, was a Sindhi research scholar, linguist and historian of theIndus valley.[1] After his basic education atSt. Patrick's High School, Karachi, he completed his college education atD. J. Sindh Government Science College, Karachi in 1951.[1][3]
Daudpota joined thePakistan Air Force Academy in 1951. The following year, he commenced a course of training atRoyal Australian Air Force Academy from where he graduated in 1956. After service as a pilot and then as Squadron Commander of numbers15 and17; he attended thePAF Staff College before serving on the staff of the Pakistani High Commission inNew Delhi. After a further period of training at theRoyal College of Defence Studies in London, Daudpota commanded PAF BasesRafiqui andSargodha.[1]
In 1983 the Zimbabweans sought assistance from Pakistan as they wanted to replace the former Rhodesian officer who then headed theAir Force of Zimbabwe. Daudpota was selected and served as Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe from July 1983 to January 1986.[1]
On his return to Pakistan, Daudpota became the Managing Director and Chairman ofPakistan International Airlines from January 1986 to March 1991.
He became the Chairman ofPakistan Industrial Development Corporation. He joined Kashmir Corporation as an Executive Director in April 1991; from 25 October 1999 to 24 May 2000, Daudpota also became theGovernor of Sindh (1999 – 2000).[4]
At the time of his death, he was the chairman of the board at MacPac Films Limited, a company that makes raw material for packaging.[1][3]
Azim Daudpota died on 3 April 2017 in Karachi at age 83 after battling a number of illnesses and died of cardiac arrest. He was buried atPakistan Air Force's Faisal Airbase graveyard in Karachi.[1][3][2]
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| Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Crescent of Excellence) | Sitara-e-Jurat (Star of Courage) | Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) | Tamgha-e-Diffa (General Service Medal) |
| Sitara-e-Harb 1965 War (War Star 1965) | Tamgha-e-Jang 1965 War (War Medal 1965) | Tamgha-e-Jang 1971 War (War Medal 1971) | Tamgha-e-Sad Saala Jashan-e- (100th Birth Anniversary of |
| Tamgha-e-Jamhuria (Republic Commemoration Medal) 1956 | India Service Medal | Queen Elizabeth II (1953) | Order of Merit (Zimbabwe) |
| Foreign Awards | ||
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| Zimbabwe | Order of Merit | |
| Military offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Commander of theAir Force of Zimbabwe 1983–1986 | Succeeded by |
| Business positions | ||
| Unknown | Chairman ofPakistan International Airlines 1986–1991 | Unknown |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Governor of Sindh 1999–2000 | Succeeded by |
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Commanders ofAir Force of Zimbabwe and its antecedents | |||
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 | Rhodesian Air Force commanders |  | |
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