Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid

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]

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

Early life

Wahid was born in Odayam village in the south Indian state of Kerala. He has a modest education 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 shutdown 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. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  6. "ഇന്ത്യയിലെ ആദ്യ സ്വകാര്യ വിമാനക്കമ്പനിയുടമ ഒരു മലയാളി; തഖിയുദ്ദീന്‍ വാഹിദിന്റെ വിസ്മയ കഥ". Chandrika Daily. 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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