Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza
Sitara-e-Basalat
Pakistan Air Force
(1927-2000)
Photographs - Album 2: Mechanical Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, India (1943-1948)
Syed Abid Raza attended Aligarh Muslim University for Pre-Engineering & Mechanical Engineering (1943-1948) and was awarded Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduated with honors by securing 2nd Position / 1st Division in 1948. He was also the Football (Soccer) Captain of the Aligarh Muslim University team (1947-1948) and played soccer in the university team from 1945-1948.
Notes: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is a public central university. It was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. Sir Syed Ahmad Khan's image for the college was based on his visit to Oxford and Cambridge and he wanted to establish an education system similar to the British model. The main campus of AMU is located in the city of Aligarh. Spread over 467.6 hectares, AMU offers more than 300 courses in both traditional and modern branches of education.
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aligarh_Muslim_University).
Photograph: Syed Abid Raza standing 7th from left; attending the Farewell Ceremony for the Final Year B.SC. Mechanical Engineering Students at Aligarh Muslim University (1947-1948).
Photograph: Syed Abid Raza (standing 3rd from left) with his football (soccer) team and academia, of the Engineering College Football Club, Aligarh Muslim University. The team won the Champions Trophy, Aligarh M.U. Football Tournament 1945-1946.
Photograph: Syed Abid Raza standing 3rd from left with his Engineering College Football Club Team, Aligarh Muslim University (1946-1947).
Photograph: Syed Abid Raza sitting 1st from right; attending the Parting Social Ceremony for the North Block S. S. Engineering Hall at Aligarh Muslim University (1947-1948).
Photograph: Syed Abid Raza posing with a pipe!
(Location and Date: Aligarh Muslim University, 1948)
The interesting fact is that he never smoked a pipe his entire life.