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Capt. Syed Azizullah joined PIA
in 1962 after a distinguished service with Pakistan Air Force
where he flew combat and transport aircraft. Popularly known in
PIA as Capt. Syed, he captained Trident and Boeing flights and
as airline pilot served Pakistan's national flag carrier for 15
years.
Capt. Syed was among elite group
of PIA pilots including Capt. Abdullah Baig, Capt. Taimur Baig,
Capt. Yusufuddin, Capt. Ghiasuddin and Capt. Mir who were
security cleared and certified for VVIP flights. Pakistan
President Field Marshal Muhammad Ayub Khan, according to his
Military Secretary, had cleared only three pilots to operate his
flights abroad and these pilots were Capt. Abdullah Baig, Capt. Taimur
Baig and Capt. Syed. Once Capt. Abdullah Baig was grounded and
became PIA General Manager Operations for Europe and USA, only
two pilots - Capt. Taimur Baig and Capt. Syed - were scheduled
for President Ayub Khan's foreign tours.
After the 1965 Pakistan-India
war, a Chinese artist was commissioned to draw paintings for PIA
calendar depicting airline's operations, flight services, ground
services, aircraft interior and exterior etc.. The Chinese
artist picked up Capt. Syed for his cockpit drawing with Capt.
Syed on controls. This painting adorned PIA Chairman's office
wall at airline's head office in Karachi for quite sometime and
it made Capt. Syed a very familiar face in PIA |
