Saiful Azam

Saiful Azam (; (; 11 September 1941 – 14 June 2020) was a Bangladeshi fighter pilot, (after 1971 Pakistan-India war) ace, and politician who first served as a fighter pilot for the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) (1960–1971) and later the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) (1971–1979). According to Pakistani sources, during his career as PAF pilot, he shot down one Indian Air Force (IAF) and four Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft. 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 liberation of Bangladesh, 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 the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) ticket. He died on 14 June 2020 at 13:00 hours at the Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka. Provided by Wikipedia