Azim Daudpota

Azim Daudpota
Born	September 14, 1933 (1933-09-14) (age 78) Bombay, British India (now India)
Allegiance	Pakistan
Service/branch	Pakistan Air Force
Years of service	1951–1989
Rank	Air Marshal
Unit	PAF No. 15 Squadron Cobras
Commands held	Sargodha Airbase Air Force of Zimbabwe
Battles/wars	Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Awards	Sitar-e-Jurat (1965 war) Sitar-e-Imtiaz Hilal-e-Imtiaz Zimbabwe Order Of Merit in the class of Commander
Other work	former Head of Pakistan International Airlines former Governor of Sindh

Air Marshal Mohammed Azim Daudpota, commonly known as Azim Daudpota, (born 14 September 1933 in Bombay) was a three-star officer in the Pakistan Air Force who went on to briefly serve as Governor of Sindh.

Air force career

Daudpota joined the Royal Pakistan Air Force in 1951 and as a general duties pilot. The following year he commenced a course of training at Royal Australian Air Force Academy from where he graduated in 1955. After service as a pilot and then as Squadron Commander of numbers 15 and 17; he attended the PAF Staff College before serving on the staff of the Pakistani High Commission in Delhi. After a further period of training at the Royal College of Defence Studies in London, Daudpota commanded PAF Bases Rafiqui and Sargodha.

Chief of Zimbabwe Air Force

In 1983 the Zimbabweans sought assistance from Pakistan as they wanted to replace the former Rhodesian officer who then headed up the Air Force of Zimbabwe. Daudpota was selected and served as Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe from July 1983 to January 1986.[1]

Civilian work

On his return to Pakistan, Daudpota became the Managing Director and Chairman Of Pakistan International Airlines from Jan 1986 to April 1990. He became the Chairman of Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation. He joined Kashmir Corporation as an Executive Director in April 1990; from 25 October 1999 to 24 May 2000, Daudpota became the Governor of Sindh.[2]

External links

• Dawn.com - The educated of Sindh - Air Marshal Azim Daudpota

Military offices
Preceded by Norman Walsh	Commander of the Air Force of Zimbabwe 1983 – 1986	Succeeded by Josiah Tungamirai
Business positions
Preceded by Unknown	Chairman of Pakistan International Airlines 1986 – 1990	Succeeded by Unknown
Political offices
Preceded by Mamnoon Hussain	Governor of Sindh 1999 – 2000	Succeeded by Muhammad Mian Soomro

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Name	Daudpota, Azim
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Date of birth	14 September 1933
Place of birth	Bombay, British India (now India)
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