Khwaja Zakauddin

Khwaja Zakauddin

Personal information
Born	27 October 1936 (1936-10-27) (age 88) [1] Jalandhar, Punjab, British India
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   Pakistan Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team competition Asian Games 1958 Tokyo Team competition 1962 Jakarta Team competition 1966 Bangkok Team competition

Khawaja Zakauddin (born 27 October 1936 in Jalandhar, Punjab, British India ^[1] ) is a former field hockey forward from Pakistan who played from 1958 to 1966 . He represented Pakistan in 56 International matches and scored 26 goals in his career. In 2009, he was given Pride of Performance award, the highest civil award of Pakistan. After his retirement, he served as coach, chief selector and manager for Pakistan hockey at different times. ^[2]

Pakistani hockey Olympian Touqir Dar is his son-in-law.^{[ citation needed ]} Zakauddin has 4 sons: Kamran Zaka, Adnan Zaka, Imran Zaka, and Salmam Zaka.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• Pakistan Hockey Federation

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Profile of Khawaja Zakauddin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
2. Khwaja Zakauddin's Pride of Performance Award, The Nation newspaper, Published 19 August 2009, Retrieved 14 April 2017

External links

• Khwaja Zakauddin at Olympedia