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Naeem is truly a very eminent Petarian. He has had
a very distinguished career.
During his years at Petaro, he was a part of the
College Basketball team. He was a member of the
Famous
Forties during 1968. He was a very popular guy
always. He was appointed the Senior Section Leader
of Liaquat House during his 12th class.
He was very active in various clubs at Petaro. He
was the President of the
Radio and Electrical
Engineering Club,
Rocketry Club and the
Boat Modelling
Club.
After Petaro, he got admission to UET Lahore, and
he graduated from there as a Mechanical Engineer in 1974.
During his years at UET, he became the President
of the Students' Union on the Jamiat platform. In 1982,
he also obtained certification in Power Systems from the
Lawrence Institute of Technology, USA.
After graduation, Naeem moved to the USA, and
joined Detroit Diesel in Michigan. He worked with
them for over two decades and then decided to take
an early retirement. At present he has his own
company near Detroit called Multifacet Resources.
He has been very active in community affairs in
the USA all through these years. At one point in
time, he was the President of ICNA as well.
His services to the community at large led to an
award of the Medal of Honour for meritorious
services to the people of Detroit.
Naeem has been a great promoter of love and
brotherhood amongst Petarians. He was one of
the founding members of the
Petarian Association of North America (PANA),
and has been unflinching in his support for all
Petarian activities. He has participated in
virtually every PANA
gathering at Niagara Falls, carrying the Petaro
flag with him always.
Naeem was the Chief Coordinator of
PANA from 2006-2009. He has
provided sound leadership which will go a long way
in building the Petarian image in North America.
He is also been a great source of joy and unity
for the class of 1964-1969. He ensured his
presence at the major reunion of the batch at
Petaro in Sept 2001 and in March 2003 (at the time
of the inauguration of the Squash Court donated by
the batch to Cadet College Petaro. He was the
center of life for both of these functions.
He lives in Ypsilanti, Michigan, which is always a
welcome home for all Petarians.
May Allah give him health and wealth and
happiness!
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