Pak Heroes : Sir M.M. Alam

Sir M.M. Alam

Air commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam (Urdu: محمد محمود عالم, Bengali: মুহাম্মদ মাহমুদ আলম) is a retired Pakistani fighter pilot, North American F-86 Sabre Flying ace and one-star general who served with the Pakistan Air Force. He was awarded the Sitara-e-Jurat ("The star of courage"),Squadron Leader Muhammad Mahmud Alam, Commander of No 11 Squadron in 1965, was already a notable leader and highly experienced pilot. He also excelled in gunnery competition as a skill that without a doubt contributed greatly to his becoming the first and the only jet ace in one mission. a Pakistani military decoration, for his actions during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.

 In earning his decorations, Alam downed five Indian aircraft in less than a minute — the first four within 30 seconds — establishing a world record. Early life Alam's brothers are M. Shahid Alam, an economist and a professor at Northeastern University,[3][4] and M. Sajjad Alam, a particle physicist at SUNY Albany.[citation needed]

 His family moved to West Pakistan around 1971. Contrary to later accusations that also embittered him towards the establishment, ethnically Bengali Alam remained loyal to Pakistan and not to the newly created Bangladesh Retirement In 1982, Alam retired as an Air commodore and took up residence in Karachi. Since retiring, Alam has become more deeply interested in religion.[11] M. M. Alam Road in Gulberg, Lahore, is named after him.