Dr Tariq Aziz (Urdu: طارق عزیز; born 5 February 1938) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

former

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player. He won a

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at the

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, and a

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at the

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. Aziz was born in

Amritsar Amritsar, also known as Ambarsar, is the second-List of cities in Punjab, India by population, largest city in the India, Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab, after Ludhiana. Located in the Majha region, it is a major cultural, transportatio ...

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Education

Aziz graduated from CVS,

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, Pakistan in 1959 and did his masters (M.Sc.) from the University of Agriculture (Faisalabad) in 1966.

Career

He joined the University of Agriculture (Faisalabad), as instructor in 1962 and retired as professor of Veterinary Medicine in 1997.

Awards and recognition

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Award for Sports by the

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in 1968.

Retirement

Aziz announced retirement from international hockey on 31 December 1968.

Gallery

File:Hockey Nederland tegen Pakistan 0-1, nummer 7 en 8 hockey-elftal Pakistan, Bestanddeelnr 919-1219.jpg, Amstelveen: Pakistan hockey team before match with Netherlands on 8 May 1966 during their visit to the European nation. Olympian Tariq Aziz is fourth from left. File:Stamp of Rwanda - 1968 - Colnect 698220 - Ice hockey.jpeg,

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issued a postal stamp after Pakistan won field hockey tournament at

under captaincy of Tariq Aziz. The stamp contains a seal containing words, "Hockey: Pakistan".

References

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* 1938 births Living people Field hockey players from Amritsar Pakistani male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Olympic gold medalists for Pakistan Olympic silver medalists for Pakistan Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1962 Asian Games Field hockey players at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan Asian Games field hockey players for Pakistan Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games University of Agriculture, Faisalabad alumni 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub