Muhammad Wasim, 340/Ayub

Capt. Muhammad Wasim

By Kazi Zulkader Siddiqui, 671/Latif

Muhammad Wasim, kit no. 340/Ayub House joined Cadet College Petaro in 1962 and left the college in 1967 after completing his Intermediate.

He was born on 8 July 1948 at Lucknow. He got married to Syeda Nargis and has 5 children - Sabreen, Ambreen, Azeem, Kumail and Hamza.

After passing out from Petaro, he joined the Merchant Navy in 1968. He passed the Master Mariner (FG) examination in 1975.

Subsequently, he was appointed as Port Captain at Alexandria in 1979. Four years later, he decided to leave the Merchant Navy in 1983 and start his own business.

Since then, he has been running his company in Karachi under the name of Petaro Products (Pvt) Ltd., which produces various engineering products. The company has its own workshop in the SITE area of Karachi.

He has been active with the Petarian activities over the years, and has been an Elected Member of the Petarian Association.

Capt. Wasim is the elder brother of Saiyid Muhammad Kalim, kit no. 608/A.