Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid
Born
Odayam village, Trivandrum, India
Died(1995-11-13)13 November 1995
Mumbai
Cause of deathMurder
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Aviator
Known forfounding the East-West Airlines

Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid was an Indian entrepreneur and aviator. He was the Founder and Managing Director of the now-defunct East-West Airlines, the first scheduled private airline in the country. He was murdered on 13 November 1995.[1][2]

Early life

Wahid was born in Odayam village near Trivandrum in Kerala. He had a modest educational background and studied till 9th grade.[3][4]

Career

He began his business career with a travel agency with his brothers in Dadar, Mumbai to recruit manpower to Gulf countries. He started East-West Airlines in 1992 when the Indian Government reformed the airline industry by its "open skies policy".[5] East-West Airlines commenced commercial operations on 28 February 1992.[6]

The airline shut down its operations in 1996 after his death in 1995.[7][8]

Death

Wahid was shot dead on 13 November 1995 near his office in Mumbai.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Lakdawala's arrest may shed light on Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid murder case". OnManorama. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "I will return to India and face trial but after teaching Dawood a lesson: Chhota Rajan". India Today. 31 January 1996. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "ഈസ്റ്റ് വെസ്റ്റ് എയർലൈൻസ് : ഇടവ ഗ്രാമത്തിൽനിന്ന്‌ ആകാശം മുട്ടേ". Deshabhimani (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "അധോലോക കുറ്റവാളി ഇജാസ് ലക്ഡാവാലയെ റിമാൻഡ് ചെയ്തു". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Malayalam). Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "'The great survivor' Naresh Goyal throws in the towel". Moneycontrol. March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യ സ്വകാര്യ വിമാനക്കമ്പനിയുടമ ഒരു മലയാളി; തഖിയുദ്ദീന്‍ വാഹിദിന്റെ വിസ്മയ കഥ". Chandrika Daily. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Arrest of ex-aide of Dawood could shed light on aviation pioneer's murder". The Week. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. ↑ Bureau, BW Online. "Going Down Memory Lane". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "When underworld spilt blood on Mumbai streets". Hindustan Times. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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