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Sajid has held a very special position in my
heart. When he joined the college in 1968, I was
in my final year. We were in the same house and he
(along with all the 8th class boys) were such a
wonderful sight. I can see them in the back of my
inner eye even to this day.
Over all these years, Sajid has kept up that
wonderful feeling for me and I have kept the same
for him. We have mutual respect and love between
each other, and he always shows the utmost respect
with such humbleness that I it virtually drives my
ego away.
Sajid was a studious and hardworking student at
Petaro. He would normally be amongst the top ten
students in the class. He was 3rd in his class in
the XI class finals.
He was also considered to be a good sportsman. He
was an excellent athlete - a middle and long
distance runner. He represented the college in the
Inter-Collegiate Athletics Championship. He
bettered the 1500m race record with a time of 4
minutes and 42 seconds in Inter-House Athletics
Championship in 1973. He was also a member of the
House Hockey team.
He was also good with his writing skills, and was
appointed the Assistant Editor (Urdu Section) of
The Cadet magazine in 1973. he was also appointed
the Editor of the Latif House Wallpaper in 12th
class.
Sajid joined Pakistan Navy soon after
passing out from Petaro in 1973 and was
commissioned as an officer in 1976. He completed his Bachelor
of Engineering (Electrical) from NED College in 1973. Later on,
he also completed his MS in Electrical Engineering from NED
University in 1992, and an MBA in Finance from Bahria
University, Islamabad in 2006.
During his tenure with the Pakistan Navy, he
served on board various navy ships and submarines
as Electrical/Electronics Engineer. He was
responsible for the maintenance and repair of
electronic and acoustic sensors, communication
equipment, navigational aids, weapon systems, and
power generation and distribution systems.
He completed his staff course from Joint Services
Staff College, Chaklala, Rawalpindi in 1995, when
we was awarded an M.Sc. degree in Joint War
Studies from Quaid-e-Azam University.
His held several staff appointments at the Naval
Headquarters including the posts of Deputy
Director Ships Maintenance and Repairs, Deputy
Director Naval Weapons and Equipment, Deputy Naval
Secretary, Director General Inspection and
Technical Development, and Assistant Chief of
Naval Staff (Technical).
He also served as Fleet Weapon Engineer to
Commander Pakistan Fleet, and as Commanding
Officer Naval Precision and Electronics Complex at
Karachi.
At present he is serving as Director Munitions
Production (Navy) at the Ministry of Defence
Production in Rawalpindi.
It has been an honour for me to have known Sajid
for these past over 4 decades. He is a very
special Petarian brother and an epitome of
humbleness.
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