Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza
Sitara-e-Basalat
Pakistan Air Force
(1927-2000)
Books
Books
Air Commodore S. Abid Raza is mentioned as the first "Managing Director" of F-6 Rebuild Factory, 1980 (pp. 214) and also listed as Group Captain S. Abid Raza in the section of "Officer Commanding 102 Air Maintenance Depot", 1972 (pp. 683) in “The Story of the Pakistan Air Force. A Saga of Courage and Honour”, which was authored by Nasim Yousaf and published by Shaheen Foundation in 1988. (Book statistics: 719 pp, 911, 25.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 4.0 cm, hardcover with dust jacket).
Source: Nasim Yousaf, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force. A Saga of Courage and Honour”, Shaheen Foundation, 1988.
Air Commodore S. Abid Raza is mentioned as the Managing Director of F-6 Rebuild Factory, Kamra at that time. The first F-6 aircraft was inaugurated into F-6 Rebuild Factory on November 8, 1980 is also mentioned in
'The Pakistan Air Force 1998 -2008: A New Dawn by Alan Warnes.
(Chapter 7 Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Page 103), with a Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, 2009.
Source: The Pakistan Air Force 1998 -2008: A New Dawn By Alan Warnes, 2009.
These two books have photographs of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza S.Bt, in the order as listed below;
Top Row: Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zulfiqar Ali Khan Air being briefed by Air Commodore S. Abid Raza on 19th November 1977.
Middle Row: Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza, Sitara-e- Basalat (S.Bt) Managing Director F-6 RF (June 1979 - December 1980).
Bottom Row: Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza, Sitara-e- Basalat (S.Bt) Project Director 721 (January 1977 - June 1979) ).
Sources: The Aviation City, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex: 1998 – 2012
By Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan & Air Cdre Qadeer Hashmi, Pakistan Air Force, 2013.
Milestones: Pictorial Glimpses of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex: 1973 – 2012
By Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan & Air Cdre Qadeer Hashmi, Pakistan Air Force, 2013.
Wing Commander Syed Abid Raza is mentioned as Head of Blue Flash I Project and his respective services in “Chapter 4: In between period 1965-1971" of the forthcoming book, "Triple War Veteran Pictorial Biography" by Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar (R), Pakistan Air Force.
Source: Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar, Triple War Veteran Pictorial Biography, Excerpts from “Chapter 4: In between period 1965-1971” (Forthcoming book)
Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza's biography book "An Officer and a Gentleman: Life, Career and Achievements of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza (Remembering a Distinguished Officer of Pakistan Air Force)", in pictorial format, highlights his life, education, career, projects, achievements, awards, tributes and accolades is being scheduled to publish in 2025.
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Foreword by Air Vice Marshal Khalid Rajput (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Preface by Air Vice Marshal Hamid Khawaja (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Introduction by Air Commodore M. Adnan Khan (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Acknowledgement by Syed Ahmer Raza
Endorsed by:
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Squadron Leader Akhtar Rao (R), Project Blue Flash I, Pakistan Air Force
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Air Commodore Khatib ur Rehman (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Air Commodore Javed Khan (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Air Commodore Shakil Sheikh (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Air Commodore Javed Iqbal Hussain (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Group Captain Shoib Ahmed (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Group Captain M. S. Baig (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini (R), Pakistan Air Force & Official Aviation Artist of Pakistan Air Force
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Wing Commander Muhammad Murad (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Flight Lieutenant Ahmed Saeed (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Air Commodore Omar Sani (R), Pakistan Air Force
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Mr. Naeem Sadiq, a retired officer of Pakistan Air Force
Source: An Officer and a Gentleman: Life, Career and Achievements of
Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza (Remembering a Distinguished Officer of Pakistan Air Force), Biography Volume, 2025. (Forthcoming book)
Bibliography
Primary Sources:
1. Alan Warnes, The Pakistan Air Force 1998 -2008: A New Dawn, 2009
Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force
(Library Locations: https://search.worldcat.org/en/title/431941202)
2. Nasim Yousaf, The Story of the Pakistan Air Force. A Saga of Courage and Honour”, Shaheen Foundation, 1988.
3. Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan & Air Cdre Qadeer Hashmi, The Aviation City, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex: 1998 – 2012, 2013
4. Air Marshal Farhat Hussain Khan & Air Cdre Qadeer Hashmi, Milestones: Pictorial Glimpses of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex: 1973 – 2012, 2013
5. Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar, Triple War Veteran Pictorial Biography, Excerpts from “Chapter 4: In between period 1965-1971” (Forthcoming book)
Credit: Air Vice Marshal Farooq Umar (R), Pakistan Air Force, Former Director General of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra, Pakistan Air Force, & Managing Director of Pakistan International Airlines for sharing the excerpts from “Chapter 4: In between period 1965-1971” of his forthcoming book.
6. An Officer and a Gentleman: Life, Career and Achievements of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza (Remembering a Distinguished Officer of Pakistan Air Force), Biography Volume, Foreword by Air Vice Marshal (R) Khalid Rajput, Preface by Air Vice Marshal (R) Hamid Khawaja, Introduction by Air Commodore (R) M. Adnan Khan, Acknowledgement by Syed Ahmer Raza, 2025 (Forthcoming book).
Secondary Sources:
(Other Books Which Mentioned Aircraft & Projects associated with the respect to the career of Air Commodore Syed Abid Raza)
1. History of the Pakistan Air Force, 1947-1982 by Syed Shabbir Hussain, & M. Tariq Qureshi, 332 pages, PAF Press Masroor, Pakistan,1982
(Library Locations: https://www.worldcat.org/title/history-of-the-pakistan-air-force-1947-1982/oclc/9748813).
2. The Story of the Pakistan Air Force, 1988-1998: A Battle Against Odds by the Shaheen Foundation, Islamabad. 414 pages, New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 969-8553-00-2.
(Library Locations: https://www.worldcat.org/title/story-of-the-pakistan-air-force-1988-1998-a-battle-against-odds/oclc/47869796)
3. Cutting Edge PAF: A Former Air Chief's Reminiscences of a Developing Air Force by ACM M. A. Shamim, Vanguard Books, April 1, 2011. ISBN 10: 9694025400/ ISBN 13: 9789694025407
(Library Locations: https://www.worldcat.org/title/642515699)
4. "PAF Over the Years" by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini (R), Pakistan Air Force. Published in 2002 and then 2007. Email of the Digital Paintings by Hussaini sahib for this Biography Project only.
5. "Air Warriors of Pakistan" by Group Captain Syed Masood Akhtar Hussaini (R), Pakistan Air Force, (1989)