Saiful Azam

Saiful Azam was a Bangladeshi <a href="/facts/Fighter_pilot/QvqJ7y6K">fighter pilot</a> and <a href="/facts/Flying_ace/qxUsQSPf">flying ace</a>, and politician. He first served as a fighter pilot for the <a href="/facts/Pakistan_Air_Force/Tnbsp4p7">Pakistan Air Force</a> (PAF) and later the <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Air_Force/U2mzcqHz">Bangladesh Air Force</a> (BAF). According to Pakistani sources, during his career as a PAF pilot, he shot down one <a href="/facts/Indian_Air_Force/XbNJ5qcp">Indian Air Force</a> aircraft in the <a href="/facts/Indo-Pakistani_war_of_1965/gjVxYNh7">1965 Indo-Pakistani War</a> and four <a href="/facts/Israeli_Air_Force/bcm4GjTf">Israeli</a> aircraft during the <a href="/facts/Six-Day_War/xM8d0Wy1">Six-Day War</a>, where he served as a <a href="/facts/Military_advisor/DIvKNjLJ">military advisor</a> and <a href="/facts/Mercenary/uQSfwcDR">mercenary</a> pilot for the air forces of <a href="/facts/Jordan/JC5sS1oJ">Jordan</a> and <a href="/facts/Iraq/pqYSFJw8">Iraq</a>.
For his actions, he received various gallantry awards from Pakistan, Jordan and Iraq. He also took part in 12 ground-attack missions against the Indian forces. After the independence of <a href="/facts/Bangladesh/NXk4f78Y">Bangladesh</a>, he joined the newly formed Bangladesh Air Force.
In 1980, Azam retired as a group captain from the Bangladesh Air Force. After retiring from the military, Azam continued government service on contract basis and started his own private trading firm. Azam was a one term parliament member (1991-1996) representing his hometown seat of Pabna in <a href="/facts/Bangladesh_Nationalist_Party/XCsAuGqk">Bangladesh Nationalist Party</a> (BNP). He died on 14 June 2020 at 13:00 hours at the <a href="/facts/Combined_Military_Hospital_(Dhaka)/LhjdufIo">Combined Military Hospital</a>, Dhaka Cantonment.

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Saiful Azam